two songs . So he returned the favor when I was doing this Blues record , because I know he loves Blues and loves to play that stuff . So , when I was doing this Blues cover album called Going Home I asked him if he wanted to play on it and he said , “ Yes !” So , I went to his house and we were talking about some things and I told him that we had done a of version of “ Yer Blues ”. After I said that I thought , you know , he probably hears from at least one person everyday that they ’ ve covered one of his songs , so I ’ m sure it was nothing new for him . But he told me all about how they recorded that song in the studio that day , and then he jumped behind the drum kit and started playing it . The moment he started playing , my ears , it was just this familiar sound , that was the sound of The Beatles , that was the man right there . There is just no doubt , he ’ s one of the guys who you can hear play a couple of beats and you know that it ’ s Ringo Starr playing the drums , a signature sound .
[ WM ] Are there any SRV tone secrets that aren ’ t common knowledge you ’ d like to share ?
[ Kenny ] I don ’ t know , I don ’ t think so . There are so many people who have analyzed what Stevie did far deeper than I have . So I think they ’ ve probably gotten every bit of information that one could get . I think the biggest mystery was , what was his number one guitar like ? And then Fender did that limited edition version of that guitar . I think most of the cats are out of the bag . I ’ ve heard many stories over the years , of course knowing Reese , Tommy and Chris and those guys for so long , and having so many conversations with them , I ’ ve heard lots of stories about things . But as far as his gear , I don ’ t know that I have much more to offer than the public knowledge that ’ s out there .
[ WM ] I realize you ’ re not a worship musician , but on the last guitar you couldn ’ t help but miss the big cross on it . Are you a man of faith ?
[ Kenny ] Absolutely , I ’ ve never shied away from that , to me it ’ s a big part of who I am . I believe without a doubt that without God in my life I would not be here today on many levels . Whether its breathing air and being above ground , to where my career is at . I did not manifest this myself , I ’ ve had a lot of help along the way and I believe a lot of that to be divine help . I shy away from politics and things like that , but I never shy away from my faith . There are so many people imposing their beliefs and their positions on each other today that I really try to lead more by example instead of telling everybody what I think they should be doing or what I believe is the right thing to do . I ’ ve learned that being a quiet example usually piques people ’ s curiosity , and when people feel comfortable enough to ask , then I ’ m more than happy to share .