Myles Kennedy is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Born in
Boston,
Massachusetts, he originally began his musical career in
Spokane, Washington as the guitarist in
jazz band Cosmic Dust.[1] He formed
alternative rock band Citizen Swing in 1992, which released two albums before breaking up in 1996.[2] Kennedy and Citizen Swing rhythm guitarist Craig Johnson moved onto The Mayfield Four in 1996, which released two albums during its six-year tenure.[3] Since early 2004, Kennedy's primary band has been
Alter Bridge, which he founded with former
Creed guitarist
Mark Tremonti, bassist
Brian Marshall and drummer
Scott Phillips.[1]
Outside of his bands, Kennedy has recorded with a range of artists including
Big Wreck on "Breakthrough" in 2001,[4]Fozzy on "Nameless Faceless" in 2005,[5] and
Sevendust on "Sorrow" in 2008.[6] In 2009, he recorded vocals for two songs on the
eponymous debut solo album by former
Guns N' Roses and
Velvet Revolver guitarist
Slash, "
Back from Cali" and "Starlight", released the following year.[7] He was later selected by Slash as the vocalist for his solo touring band.[8] Slash and Kennedy, along with The Conspirators (
Todd Kerns and
Brent Fitz), released Apocalyptic Love in 2012, which was written by the pair.[9] The following year, they collaborated on the title track for the Slash-produced film Nothing Left to Fear,[10] and in 2014 the collective released its second album World on Fire, which was again written by Slash and Kennedy.[11]
The vocalist first collaborated with
Slash in 2009, and has fronted the guitarist's solo band since 2010.
Todd Kerns (top),
Brent Fitz (middle) and
Frank Sidoris (bottom) are the other three current members of Slash's solo band, known collectively as The Conspirators.
Kennedy was featured on the
Fozzy track "Nameless Faceless" in 2005.Sevendust featured Kennedy on the 2008 song "Sorrow".A cover recording of
Tommy Bolin's "Dreamer" featuring Kennedy and
Nels Cline was released on the tribute album Great Gypsy Soul in 2012.Halestorm featured Kennedy on the "guest version" of the song "Here's to Us" in 2013.Gov't Mule featured Kennedy on a recording of "Done Got Wild" in 2013.In 2016, Kennedy was featured on the song "Black & White" by
Whitfield Crane(pictured) and Lee Richards.Also in 2016, Kennedy featured on
gothic metal band
Lacuna Coil's song "Downfall" for the album Delirium.
Myles Kennedy is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Born in
Boston,
Massachusetts, he originally began his musical career in
Spokane, Washington as the guitarist in
jazz band Cosmic Dust.[1] He formed
alternative rock band Citizen Swing in 1992, which released two albums before breaking up in 1996.[2] Kennedy and Citizen Swing rhythm guitarist Craig Johnson moved onto The Mayfield Four in 1996, which released two albums during its six-year tenure.[3] Since early 2004, Kennedy's primary band has been
Alter Bridge, which he founded with former
Creed guitarist
Mark Tremonti, bassist
Brian Marshall and drummer
Scott Phillips.[1]
Outside of his bands, Kennedy has recorded with a range of artists including
Big Wreck on "Breakthrough" in 2001,[4]Fozzy on "Nameless Faceless" in 2005,[5] and
Sevendust on "Sorrow" in 2008.[6] In 2009, he recorded vocals for two songs on the
eponymous debut solo album by former
Guns N' Roses and
Velvet Revolver guitarist
Slash, "
Back from Cali" and "Starlight", released the following year.[7] He was later selected by Slash as the vocalist for his solo touring band.[8] Slash and Kennedy, along with The Conspirators (
Todd Kerns and
Brent Fitz), released Apocalyptic Love in 2012, which was written by the pair.[9] The following year, they collaborated on the title track for the Slash-produced film Nothing Left to Fear,[10] and in 2014 the collective released its second album World on Fire, which was again written by Slash and Kennedy.[11]
The vocalist first collaborated with
Slash in 2009, and has fronted the guitarist's solo band since 2010.
Todd Kerns (top),
Brent Fitz (middle) and
Frank Sidoris (bottom) are the other three current members of Slash's solo band, known collectively as The Conspirators.
Kennedy was featured on the
Fozzy track "Nameless Faceless" in 2005.Sevendust featured Kennedy on the 2008 song "Sorrow".A cover recording of
Tommy Bolin's "Dreamer" featuring Kennedy and
Nels Cline was released on the tribute album Great Gypsy Soul in 2012.Halestorm featured Kennedy on the "guest version" of the song "Here's to Us" in 2013.Gov't Mule featured Kennedy on a recording of "Done Got Wild" in 2013.In 2016, Kennedy was featured on the song "Black & White" by
Whitfield Crane(pictured) and Lee Richards.Also in 2016, Kennedy featured on
gothic metal band
Lacuna Coil's song "Downfall" for the album Delirium.