Kenny Henry is a native of Lake Charles, Louisiana. His musical experience came early in life through participating in his church choir as a child and teenager. Kenny was also a member of his high school performing choir which afforded him the opportunity to compete on local and state levels. As Kenny became more serious about music he decided to study under vocal coaches.

Kenny Henry earned a Bachelor’s of science degree in Mass Communications and minor in Sociology from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA. Kenny Henry eventually moved to Los Angeles, CA to earn a degree in Merchandising and be closer to the world of music. His musical influences consist of world music, and cross over soul artist like Sam Cook, Stevie Wonder, and Donnie Hathaway just to name a few.

Kenny Henry has a musical style that is best described as a musical salad because it fuses sporadic pop and Hip-Hop elements together with Rhythm and Blues as its main ingredients. The Southern Gent’s mission is to always pay homage to the past, acknowledge the present, and embrace the future while giving listeners hope, awareness, empowerment and the opportunity to rock out. Kenny has often said “there is no such thing as music genre because all music has a message or emotion that can be interpreted by all people.