Kenny "Neckbone"Harris -
Bobby Gentry -
Jim Thorpe -
Steve Young -
About the Band
Robbie Canter -
Darrell Horn-Sound
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Some history of band.
Some history of band.
Steve has been playing bass since the early 80’s. Steve’s favorite
basses are Gibson and his favorite Amp is a 59 Fender Bassman.
Playing in the style of Roger Glover and John Paul Jones with bands
such as Gin Mill, Profile and Tantalize with guitarist (the late)
Jimmy Faulkner and also Shade Tree, Steve has been writing music
since adolescence. Steve is one of the founding members of
Badly Bent. He is also a devoted family man with a wife, two children
and, three grandchildren.
basses are Gibson and his favorite Amp is a 59 Fender Bassman.
Playing in the style of Roger Glover and John Paul Jones with bands
such as Gin Mill, Profile and Tantalize with guitarist (the late)
Jimmy Faulkner and also Shade Tree, Steve has been writing music
since adolescence. Steve is one of the founding members of
Badly Bent. He is also a devoted family man with a wife, two children
and, three grandchildren.
Married 32 years with two children and 3 granddaughters
45 years plus experience playing music heavily influenced by Southern
Rock and Blues. Jim and (his little brother) blues maestro
Steve Thorpe, were taught to play by their Mom. Too many bands
and years to remember but Jim’s resume is impressive and includes
sharing the stage with Exile and jamming on stage with his favorite
player. Little brother Steve
45 years plus experience playing music heavily influenced by Southern
Rock and Blues. Jim and (his little brother) blues maestro
Steve Thorpe, were taught to play by their Mom. Too many bands
and years to remember but Jim’s resume is impressive and includes
sharing the stage with Exile and jamming on stage with his favorite
player. Little brother Steve
Married 34 years 2 children 4 grandchildren and 4 step grandchildren.
Bobby’s favorite title is papaw. He learned to play at the ripe old age
of 11 after his Dad made a deal with him. If he learned to play the
House of the Rising Sun his Dad would buy him a guitar at
Western Auto. With friend Paul Chaney Bobby started a band Called
Shade Tree where Bobby first played with Steve Young. Bobby then
played with keyboardist Pat Williams a former band mate of
Billy Ray Cyres. Steve Young then asked Bobby to join Badly Bent
which he readily agreed. Bobby’s favorite gear includes Takamine,
Fender, Peavey, Vox, Les Paul and, several variations of the above
mentioned.
Bobby’s favorite title is papaw. He learned to play at the ripe old age
of 11 after his Dad made a deal with him. If he learned to play the
House of the Rising Sun his Dad would buy him a guitar at
Western Auto. With friend Paul Chaney Bobby started a band Called
Shade Tree where Bobby first played with Steve Young. Bobby then
played with keyboardist Pat Williams a former band mate of
Billy Ray Cyres. Steve Young then asked Bobby to join Badly Bent
which he readily agreed. Bobby’s favorite gear includes Takamine,
Fender, Peavey, Vox, Les Paul and, several variations of the above
mentioned.
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Fifty two year old Kenny was born in Ohio and moved to
Kentucky with his parents at age ten. He started playing music in
1971 with a hometown garage band and stayed with local bands
until 1997 when he joined with Lexington Ky. Standout
Dave Delaney and his band Southwind. They did quite a bit of touring
throughout Ky. Ohio, Tenn. and West Virginia. They opened for such
well known acts as The Kentucky Headhunters, The Platters and,
Little Texas. Kneckbone is divorced and has a twenty eight year old
son. Ken has announced that he will soon be the newest Papaw of
the group. Kneckbone also enjoys motorcycles, guns, baseball and,
basketball.
42 years old married 2 children and 4 grandchildren Robby is also
a devoted family man. Robby is a self taught guitarist. He is one of
the smoothest guitar players around with a style that is distinctly his
own. Robby has honed his skills playing with many local bands with
repertoires deep rooted in country, country rock and, southern rock.
54 year old Darrel is an integral part of BADLY BENT. Darrel does
all the band’s live shows and rehearsals. Darrel started out with a small
gospel group called Kindred Spirit and is now capable of doing
medium sized festivals and small intimate gatherings.