Gordon Scott Kennedy | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Gordon_Kennedy.jpg) Kennedy at Backstage Nashville Live, July 2018 (photo: Andrew Orth) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gordon Scott Kennedy |
| Born | November 1959 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Origin | Nashville |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, musician, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Gordon Scott Kennedy is an American songwriter, musician, and record producer based in Nashville, Tennessee whose most successful composition is the international hit song "Change the World", recorded by Eric Clapton, for which Kennedy and his co-writers received a Grammy Award for Song of the Year (1996). Kennedy also received a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album (2007), co-producing, composing, and performing on Peter Frampton's Fingerprints album. He was a member of the Christian rock band White Heart for six years in the 1980s. Kennedy has written 15 songs recorded by Garth Brooks, and has done projects with Frampton and Ricky Skaggs. Kennedy's songs have been recorded by artists including Bonnie Raitt, Alison Krauss, Stevie Nicks, Faith Hill, and Carrie Underwood. His compositions have been heard in the film soundtracks of Tin Cup, For Love of the Game, Where the Heart Is, Almost Famous, Summer Catch, Someone Like You, The Banger Sisters, Phenomenon and Disney's The Fox and the Hound 2.