Kenny Serrat Passed Away

Earl Briggs · Post by **Earl Briggs** » 26 Aug 2015 9:00 pm

my long time friend and band leader kenny serrat passed away on monday please keep his family in all your prayers.........earl

Bill Bailey · Post by **Bill Bailey** » 27 Aug 2015 12:27 am

"Good By Comes Hard For Me" Rest in peace Kenny.

john buffington · Post by **john buffington** » 27 Aug 2015 7:09 am

I truely hate to hear this, as I got to work with Kenny when he came through Oklahoma back in the early 70's. He was a true gentlemen and great entertainer. We extend our deepest sympathies to Kenny's family.

Junior Knight · Post by **Junior Knight** » 27 Aug 2015 9:34 am

Prayers to all the family..He was a GREAT singer and dear friend..

Terry Wood · Post by **Terry Wood** » 28 Aug 2015 6:36 am

I got to play Steel Guitar with Kenny at the Grapevine Opry of Texas and at their Branson, Missouri show in the early 1980s. He was a Great Guy and heck of a singer! Prayers for his Family and Friends!

Jack Harper · Post by **Jack Harper** » 28 Aug 2015 9:20 am

such a great singer and as humble about it as can be. did a tour with hag', 'cause he sounded spot on. just like 'im. which came first, the chicken or the egg.
originally from north arkansas. r.i.p. there'll never be another....

country jack....

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 28 Aug 2015 10:49 am

He was a good friend of Merle's' brother Lowell. Lowell sent some of Kenny's music to Merle, he liked it and produced Kenny's first lp "Love and Honor in 1973.

That lp featured the song "Goodbye Comes Hard For Me" mentioned in the post above.

I was turned on to Kenny and his music by Bobby Bowman. Now they are both gone. R.I.P.

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 28 Aug 2015 11:34 am

Sad news indeed,Kenny recorded a song my band wrote back in the 80's called Queen of the Road . RIP

Larry Hamilton · Post by **Larry Hamilton** » 28 Aug 2015 6:43 pm

Gladi got to play steel behind him in the mid 70's. Hell of a singer and a great guy to boot.

Jay Dee Maness · Post by **Jay Dee Maness** » 31 Aug 2015 11:19 am

Goodbye to an old,old friend.

David Wren · Post by **David Wren** » 31 Aug 2015 11:41 am

How sad... way back when I was 20 ('70 or so), Tiny Moore gave my name, and a good friend (a Sacramento area drummer) to Lowell Haggard.... as they were putting together a band for Kenny... seems I remember it was George and Tammy, with Jerry Lee Lewis on the show.

Kenny was very excited.. we would get together down at Merle's studio for rehearsals... all very exciting for me the youngster steeler... Jimmy Nichols was on guitar....

Unfortunately two weeks before the tour, some other touring act came back into Bakersfield... and me and my drummer friend were sent back to Sacramento. Could even have been Jay Dee who replaced me.... I just don't remember now.

I've often wondered how Kenny's career went after that... sad he is gone. He was a super nice guy... and I was lucky to meet him at the start of both of our careers in music.

Earl Briggs · Post by **Earl Briggs** » 31 Aug 2015 9:10 pm

Kenny passed away last monday,of a stroke.in montana.were he had his ranch.he lived up there during the summer and came back to texas for the fall and winter.he had been playing at the wylie opry since 1993 during the time he was down here each year.still had a great voice till the end.was coming back in september i first met him when i was 15.he will be missed....... earl

Buddie Hrabal · Post by **Buddie Hrabal** » 6 Sep 2015 5:15 pm

One heck of a good singer,songwriter,and superb friend. I got to work with Kenny several times when he was in Texas. Rest in peace my brother

LJ Eiffert · Post by **LJ Eiffert** » 7 Sep 2015 9:11 am

RIP Kenny Serrat! I still sing your song our old friend Merle Haggard wrote,and it's for sure," Good Byes come hard for me".

Uncle: Leo J Eiffert Jr just A Traditional Country Musician/Artist hanging on to our History!

Dale Bennett · Post by **Dale Bennett** » 8 Sep 2015 10:53 am

Wow Earl, that makes 3 great friends we have lost in the last couple of weeks. I thought the world of Kenny, he would drop by and do some songs when he came thru OKC. Like every other singer I still do Good Byes come hard for me, I can't do it nearly as good but people still like the song. Gosh, Al, Boomer and now Kenny. RIP guys, we all love you. db

Tommy Shown · Post by **Tommy Shown** » 9 Sep 2015 11:06 pm

I was 14 when Good Byes Comes Hard For Me came out. The first time I heard, I thought it was Merle singing it. Kenny was truly a talented singer. Sad to say there hardly no more legends left, to look up to. I pray God's Angels will comfort his family at this time.