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Kerry Alan Marx is an American guitarist and studio musician who has served as Music Director of the Grand Ole Opry since 2018. He is best known for his work with that organization, where he has been staff guitarist since 2000. He has been described as being among "Nashville's most in-demand musicians", and has played with many notable musicians including Johnny Cash, Taylor Swift, John Legend, James Taylor, and Steven Tyler. He was guitarist for the CD "Songs From The Neighborhood," which received a Grammy award, the album Many Moods of Moses which received a Grammy nomination, and for the 2 time multi-platinum self-titled album by musical group Blackhawk. Marx was also a member of The Johnny Cash Show band, and toured extensively with Don McLean. In June 2023, Marx was inducted into the South Carolina Entertainment & Music Hall of Fame. Biography Born in Aiken, South Carolina, Marx studied music at the University of South Carolina; a 1971 article noted that he was a "stand-in bass guitarist" for a band called Wax Bean, the winning band in an Aiken Battle of the Bands. He then went on to concentrate in jazz guitar while attending North Texas State University in Denton, TX. He moved to Nashville in 1981 and has played a variety of jazz, pop, rock, and country music in the Nashville recording scene. Marx "broke into the demo scene gradually, in between road trips". Marx related the frustrations of working as a session musician during that time, noting that session producers often did not convey their thoughts about whether the session had gone well. On one song recorded by both Mark Chesnutt and Chad Mullins, Marx "came up with a guitar line that the publisher said he wasn't crazy about", but that Marx then heard on the records, "played by a steel instead of a guitar"—an experience that Marx said "reassures me about my song sense and session sense".Marx toured with artists such as Ray Price (1979–1981), Jerry Reed (1981–1983), Razzy Bailey (1983–1984), Ronnie Milsap (1984–1987), Johnny Cash (1989–1992), Toby Keith and Shania Twain (1993), Don McLean (2001–2023), Lee Ann Womack (2004), Porter Wagoner (2006), Steve Wariner (2006–2007), Lynda Carter (2008–2022), Olivia Newton-John (2012–2018), Johnny Mathis (2016-2024). A 1986 review of a Ronnie Milsap benefit concert in Durham, North Carolina noted that despite the country tones of the show, "other aspects of the performance more closely resembled a rock concert, such as Kerry Marx's soaring lead guitar solo". He was noted for his contribution to Cash's song, "I'm an Easy Rider" from the 1991 album, The Mystery of Life, described as "a road song featuring Kerry Marx's hard-edged and doubled-up baritone guitar". In 2000, he was lead guitarist in TNN's Prime Time Country band. A 2001 review of the Grand Ole Opry house band noted that "pianist Tim Atwood and guitarist Kerry Marx play with rare taste, feel, and soul".Marx has performed and composed for major networks, most notably for the Lionel Richie Special (2012), Hannah Montana, American Music Awards (2005–2017), Billboard Music Awards (20012–2022), Academy of Country Music Awards (2003–2022), CMA Christmas (2012–2019), Country Music Association (CMA) Awards (2011-2021, 1992 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and the 1985 Grammy Awards. Working with Lynda Carter, Marx also performed original music for the 2015 video game, Fallout 4. In 2020, he performed on a Christmas project for sisters Kandy Isley and Kim Johnson. In February 2021, Marx was one of four members of the Opry house band brought into Daywind Studios in Hendersonville, Tennessee, as an electric guitarist on the Darin & Brooke Aldridge song, "Grand Ole Circle".In March 2023, Marx was inducted into the South Carolina Entertainment & Music Hall of Fame for his music career, and in May 2023, Marx toured with Don McLean in Australia. Discography 1990, The Mystery of Life, Johnny Cash, acoustic guitar, electric guitar 1993, Bob Dylan – The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, guitar 1995, Standing On The Edge, Johnny Berry, electric guitar 1997, Christmas Time, Eddy Arnold, electric guitar 1997, Many Moods of Moses, Beenie Man, guitar 1997, Butterfly Kisses, Jeff Carson, guitar 2000, Greatest Hits, Blackhawk, electric guitar 2002, American IV: The Man Comes Around, Johnny Cash, acoustic guitar 2003, O Mickey, Where Art Thou, Disney, acoustic guitar 2003, Comfort of Her Wings, Charley Pride, main personnel, electric guitar 2007, The Great Lost Performance, Johnny Cash, main personnel, guitar 2008, How Great Thou Art: Gospel Favorites from the Grand Ole Opry, acoustic guitar, main personnel 2008, Best of BJ Thomas, BJ Thomas, acoustic guitar, electric guitar 2009, Then Sings My Soul, Ronnie Milsap, acoustic guitar 2011, Choices, Charley Pride, electric guitar 2013, Sending You A Little Christmas, Johnny Mathis (with Natalie Cole, Susan Boyle, Jim Brickman), electric guitar, acoustic guitarTelevision Guitarist and composer Live TV credits Film soundtracks We Were Soldiers – Mel Gibson (w/ Dave Matthews & Johnny Cash) The Apostle – Robert Duvall (w/ Wynonna & Gary Chapman) Red Rocks West – Nicolas Cage (w/ Johnny Cash)Jingles and commercial products References External links Grand Ole Opry page for Kerry Marx Kerry Marx Interview – Music Director, Grand Ole Opry, Everyone Loves Guitar #292 (August 7, 2018) Kerry Marx at IMDb. 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