KENNY RAY HORTON

Singer - Songwriter - Entertainer - Producer

Print It PR is excited to share the talent of Kenny Ray Horton, a Missouri native, former Lead Singer for the US Navy Band Country Current (US Navy, Musician First Class, Retired), and a gifted Nashville singer-songwriter.

For all Missourians, it is also exciting to announce that his song, "Missouri," has passed through the Senate and is on its way to the Missouri House to become the Missouri state song for tourism and promotion.  We look forward to confirmation of this honor and are excited to promote his home state with this uptempo, uplifting song!

He is available immediately for booking at Opera Houses, Theatres, Fairs, Festivals, and other venues nationwide. 

We are also creating a Missouri tour from north to south and east to west throughout 2026, and we would love for you to be a part of the tour, adding your name to all our promotional materials.

Contact us for more information how you can be involved in this tour:  CONTACT

Please learn more about Kenny Ray and his music at the following links

EPK

www.KennyRayHorton.com/EPK    password KRHEPK

“Missouri” Dedicated Page - Listen and More!

https://kennyrayhorton.com/track/3517424/missouri 

Kenny's range of music includes his own award-winning songwriting with some of the best in Nashville, as well as music that has influenced him, including artists like John Prine, Garth Brooks, and Billy Joel.  

Horton is a talented guitar player, and his acoustic show is an engaging and enjoyable event for audiences filled with an eclectic mix of music and wonderful stories about the music industry and some of its most influential artists he has collaborated and performed with over the years.

Full band shows are also available.

Here are some exciting things Kenny has done in his career:

  • Nashville songwriter with a Gold Record Award for his song, "A Soldier's King," he co-wrote and was cut by Kenny Rogers for his Christmas Album, "The Gift."  https://youtu.be/1tlOMcx5G6Y 
  • Wrote for John Prine's O Boy Records - check out his homage to Prine with his song, "Broken Radio."  https://youtu.be/yTddlkO2zsU 
  • Kenny Ray wrote a song for his home state, "Missouri."  This song has passed the Missouri Senate and is on its way to the House to become the new state song for tourism and promotion.  https://youtu.be/tWFYe0wUNEA (Country Current Performance) and the single, featuring Rhonda Vincent, Missouri's own and Opry member, has her own verse, Kenny wrote as a Missouri girl. 
  • His song, "Run Petty Run," was written for NASCAR's king, Richard Petty.  Horton had the opportunity to perform the song for Petty and present him with a copy of the lyrics.  https://youtu.be/rlh5odD9tsE 
  • Performing our country's National Anthem for the US Navy Band Country Current  https://youtu.be/Iw-Dvht7W5k 

 Show Details:

Shows are fully turn-key, providing our own sound if required

  • We also provide tour promotion/publicity support to enhance the venue's efforts, as well as a professional poster and social media files.  We will coordinate any publicity interviews with radio and/or print as needed.
  • He is available after the show to meet with your guests and sign autographs, as well as a limited number of VIP pre-show meet and greets for Sponsors or special guests.

Kenny Ray Horton Releases New Record - "Hope It Grows" that includes the hit "Missouri" featuring fellow Missouri native and Opry Member, Rhonda Vincent

Kenny Ray’s “Missouri” Honors His Home State

Kenny Ray Horton Career Highlights

Kenny Ray Horton Biography

Kenny Ray’s music was born and bred in southeast Missouri. Living on a dairy farm outside a small town he was raised on the southern gospel harmonies of Albert E. Brumley (“I’ll Fly Away”) that could be heard through those Ozark mountains of his childhood.


Following his dreams in music moved down the road to Nashville where he learned from a select group of fellow musicians and songwriters including Blake Shelton, Verlon Thompson, John Jarvis, and Tom Wurth. This move provided Kenny Ray with wide-open opportunities to hone his craft as a songwriter and performer.


Success came quickly with a cut by the legendary Kenny Rogers that garnered Horton the title of Gold Record Awarded Songwriter. As a songwriter signed to Oh Boy Records (owned by the legendary John Prine and Al Bunetta), Kenny Ray co-wrote “A Soldier’s King” (with John Jarvis) that was recorded by Rogers for his Christmas Album, “The Gift.”


His decision to enter Active Duty service with the United States Navy afforded another opportunity to continue his dream of making music and entertaining. When the spot came available in the Navy’s premier country and bluegrass band, “Country Current,” Horton was off to Washington DC to accept the honor and continue to serve, but now with continuing back on the road of his musical journey.


Horton has also been recognized for his flawless delivery of our nation’s National Anthem and has performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” for countless dignitaries, national events as well as sporting events.


Through this life-changing event, he has served his country for twenty years and entertained audiences of all sizes from coast to coast.


For Kenny Ray Horton there has never been a difference in playing for a fair, festival, resort, opera house or theatre audience or the President of the United States. Entertaining knows no boundaries and bringing quality music and entertainment to that audience is always first and foremost for this entertainer.


“I will always follow the music,” Horton says. “It’s always worked the best for me.”


Ineverysparemoment Kenny Ray Horton has continued his songwriting and playing.  He has written, “Run Petty Run,” for NASCAR’s king, Richard Petty and had the honor of presenting the song to Petty himself. Kenny Ray has also honored his home state of Missouri with the song, “Missouri,” and has enjoyed playing the song with Bluegrass and Country Singer, as well as fellow Missourian, Rhonda Vincent.


With his retirement in 2022 from his service to his country, he will continue following the music wherever it may lead.