) is an American country

Country music

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 singer, known professionally as Kenny Starr. He recorded for MCA Records

MCA Records

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 between 1973 and 1978, charting thirteen singles

Single (music)

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 and releasing one studio album. For much of the 1970s, he was a member of Loretta Lynn's touring band, the Coal Miners. Lynn is frequently credited with discovering him.

Starr's biggest hit was a cover

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 of David Geddes

David Geddes

David Cole Idema , best known by the stage name David Geddes, is a soft rock singer who had a U.S. Top 5 hit with "Run Joey Run" in 1975, which peaked at #4 in October 1975.-Early life:...

's single "The Blind Man in the Bleachers". Starr's version was a hit single in the U.S. in 1976, reaching #2 on the Country Singles chart and #58 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 and went to #1 on the country charts in Canada

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. The album from which it was taken, also called The Blind Man in the Bleachers, reached #12 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.

Discography

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	CAN Country	CAN
1973	"That's a Whole Lotta Lovin' (You Give Me)"	56	—	—	—
	"Ev'ryday Woman"	97	—	—	—
1975	"Put Another Notch in Your Belt"	89	—	—	—
	"The Blind Man in the Bleachers The Blind Man in the Bleachers "The Blind Man in the Bleachers" is a single by American country music artist Kenny Starr. Released in 1975, the song is from his album The Blind Man in the Bleachers. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in... "	2	58	1	82
1976	"Tonight I'll Face the Man (Who Made It Happen)"	26	—	—	—
	"The Calico Cat"	73	—	—	—
	"Victims"A	75	—	—	—
	"I Just Can't (Turn My Habit into Love)"	58	—	—	—
1977	"Me and the Elephant"	43	—	—	—
	"Old Time Lovin'"	64	—	—	—
	"Hold Tight"	25	—	—	—
1978	"The Rest of My Life"	72	—	—	—
	"Slow Drivin'"	70	—	—	—

• ^AB-side to "The Calico Cat."