Kenny Roby

Kenny Roby is a North Carolina-based singer-songwriter.[1] He's the former lead singer of 6 String Drag, which he formed with old friend bassist Rob Keller in the early 1990s and became one of the main bands of the era's so called Americana movement. The band's style ranged from old style country with a hint of soul and gospel to rock. While 6 String Drag broke up in the late 1990s, Roby continues to make records and play live shows with the Mercy Filter, which includes Scott McCall of $2 Pistols. In 2013 Roby released Memories & Birds which he described as "almost a concept album".[2] In 2015, Roby reunited the original members of 6 String Drag and released Roots Rock 'N' Roll, of which Roby says "the songs kind of lent themselves to a 50’s and 60’s style."[3]

Kenny Roby
Kenny Roby in Camden Town (2019)
Background information
Occupation(s)singer-songwriter, guitarist, vocalist
Years active1990s–present
Associated acts6 String Drag

Discography
Kenny Roby at Spiritual Bar in Camden Town, London (2019).

With 6 String Drag
  • 6 String Drag (1996)
  • High Hat (1997)
  • The JAG Sessions - Rare & Unreleased 1996-1998 (2014)
  • Roots Rock 'N' Roll (2015)
  • Top of the World (2018)

Solo
  • Mercury's Blues (1999)
  • Black River Sides (with Neal Casal, 1999)
  • Rather Not Know (2002)
  • The Mercy Filter (2006)
  • Memories & Birds (2013)

References
  1. "Kenny Roby Mercy Filter CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. Americana Music Show, episode 144, released June 17, 2013
  3. from an interview on episode #232 of the Americana Music Show, published on February 9, 2015.


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