George Kennedy

Welcome to the George Kennedy facebook fan page. The lights dim, excitement & anticipation fill the air.. music rumbles & strobe & lazer light pierce the electric atmosphere. backstage a nervous but excited young man is limbering up about to enter the arena, like a warrior entering a battle. The crowd scream as he blasts onto the stage, an explosion of energy & charisma hits the audience . . . A normal procedure for George Kennedy who has grown up from a shy youngster into one of the nations most unique acts, a natural born performer. Only a few years old his interest in music started with keyboard lessons & nights watching his dad and country band rehearse in the livingroom. A few years of keyboard lessons later,at the age of nine, he joined his dad's band, this gave him his first taste of performing live and over the years he grew in confidence and started singing after his voice broke. Music played a huge part in George's education, head of music at Earlston High School, Jeff Thompson gave him the chance to perform & starr in school productions as George's rock 'n' roll idols Buddy Holly & Elvis Presley, and also performed in the classic show 'Singin in the Rain'. Jeff also took George to perform in 'Me & My Girl' with Galashiels Operatic Society. These shows were a huge confidence builder for a young shy George. Knuckling down to study he achieved an advanced higher A pass in Music. After deciding to start a career in music he began studying for a degree in Music Performance with the UHI Millenium Institute,Perth, by this point George's dad had retired from performing and George went solo. During the three year course he developed himself into an outstanding performer, also discovering new forms of music and mixing with musicians from all different cultures. You can certainly tell on stage that George is truly passionate about what he does. Inspired by music's rebels such as Elvis Presley, David Bowie he has always strived to be different from the rest, he is constantly evolving, always fresh, each performance is given 110% percent & is not the same as the last. www.officialgeorgekennedy.co.uk