Kenny Edwards

Kenny Edwards (February 10, 1946 – August 18, 2010) was an American singer/songwriter, bassist, guitarist, mandolinist and session musician. He was a founding member of The Stone Poneys and Bryndle and a long-time collaborator with both Linda Ronstadt and Karla Bonoff.

Biography

Born Kenneth Michael Edwards. Having been a founding member of The Stone Poneys in 1964 with Linda Ronstadt and Bobby Kimmel, Edwards next turned his musical attention to the band Bryndle (with Karla Bonoff, Andrew Gold and Wendy Waldman) five years later. In 1970, Bryndle recorded their debut album for A&M Records. The album went through many revisions before being submitted to the record company, but it was never released. Edwards subsequently returned to work with Linda Ronstadt on her ground-breaking album, Heart Like A Wheel. He then spent many years with Ronstadt as a sideman, singer, arranger and touring band member. Edwards also became a noted producer and was responsible for masterminding former Bryndle colleague Bonoff's solo albums. His session work has seen Edwards work either live or in the studio with acts such as Emmylou Harris, Stevie Nicks, J.D. Souther, Don Henley, Brian Wilson, Warren Zevon, Art Garfunkel, Vince Gill, Mac McAnally, David Lee Murphy, Jennifer Warnes, Danny Kortchmar, Lowell George, as well as a younger generation of artists including Glen Phillips and Natalie D-Napoleon. Edwards released his first, self-titled solo album in 2002. In his later years, he performed as a singer-songwriter, often with Nina Gerber accompanying, and completed the recording and release of a second solo album in 2009.

Kenny Edwards (rugby league)

Kenny Edwards (born 13 September 1989) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the Parramatta Eels of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays lock and second-row.

Early life

Born in Levin, New Zealand, Edwards played his junior football for the Levin Knights and Pukekohe Pythons before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.

Club career

In 2008, Edwards played for Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' NYC team, however his contract was terminated at the start of 2009 due to disciplinary reasons.

In 2009, Edwards joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team. Later on, he had his contract terminated once again for disciplinary reasons which forced him to sit out the 2011 season.

In 2012, Edwards joined the Southport Tigers in the Gold Coast Rugby League. After acting as a trainer in one of the Tigers' Under-17s matches, Edwards was accused of repeatedly inciting his team to fight their opponents. He was subsequently banned for the rest of the season, but had the charges downgraded on appeal and was freed to play for Southport in the finals.