Kenny Vernon (born July 19, 1940) is an American country music singer-songwriter and guitar player often associated with the Bakersfield country music scene and an early participant of the country rock and outlaw country movements. In addition to his own career as an artist, Vernon was also a longtime friend of Merle Haggard and a member of the Strangers.
As a child, Vernon was inspired by his older brother Roy, who hosted a country music radio show in Jackson, Tennessee.
