Forgotten Artist: Kenny Price ~ The Sheriff of Boone County

[youngchampagne]

This is a very "billowy" video. =p

[IHATEPRINCETON]

Haaaa this was my first 45 as a kid

[animal19176490]

i remember kenny price on yee haw

[rcjohnsob]

The funny part about this song is that Boone Co., Ky. is one place you had better not be speeding in!

[flashbell]

@bumblingblockhead , Not PeeWee Whitewing. It is Lloyd Green. If you want to hear the distinctive sound of PeeWee Whitewing, listen to the original version of 'A Six Pack to Go,' by Hank Thompson.

[prairiemark]

My brother used to sing this one......he liked the line....Let me tell you boy, it aint not toy.

[thaysmydaddy]

again thats my daddy thanks dee for lookin it up omg i love and Elson Smith may he rest in peace

[gloknar]

@thaysmydaddy: Thank you for mentioning Elson. I used to work with him, He was a great man.

[sweetdelyte]

this song was written by Frank Marusa and Elson Smith for Kenny Price in 1970 and released in 1971. Frank is my father in law he also is a co writer of the Lil Mother Trucker cd's.

[55peterbilt93]

i could swear this is jerry reed singing but i have also never heard kenny price before so i will take your word for it. reguardless its a great song from a much better time in music...thanks for posting this and introducing me to a new artist

[bradmann85]

@55peterbilt93 jerry reed and kenny price do sound alike. ive never herd of kenny price before till now. if they both sang the same song i bet nobody could tell the diffrence.

[GusLynch651]

This was my favorite song when I was 6 year old and the proud owner of my first LP, K-Tel's 20 Great Truck Drivin' Hits.

Thanks for posting.

[bdwatkins2001]

I would have bet my left foot that Jerry Reed was involved somehow in this recording he was a very prominent guitar player at RCA Nashville at the time this was recorded. I have found nothing to support my theory so far though.

[countryfoxx]

Kenny Price released this song in 1971. His nickname was the Round Mound of Sound due to his height and weight. Kenny Price lived in Florence, Boone County, KY on Miriam Drive for several years, right down the street from my aunt and uncle. My cousin went to school with his son at Boone County High School.

James Kenneth Price is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetary in Erlanger, KY.

[dmbfiend]

This song was actually written about my Grandpaw who was Sherriff and Grandmaw was the Deputy Sherriff of Boone County but was written by Bobby Bobo and sung by Kenny.

[jayphill16]

Hell Yeah...  Kick ass song

[LemonG08]

most corrupt bastard since woodrow wilson

[K9FON]

I always thought this was about Boone County Indiana!

[nagnam06]

hense the reason why I got a speeding ticket going 80 in a 70... those boone county sheriff's......... blah!

[aSTAR4u]

haha....well the MAJOR of RABBIT HASH (in BOONE COUNTY) is actually a dog...yeppers. Theres also a movie that the Judds starred in featuring Rabbit Hash (Boone County)

Boone County isnt a small county anymore or even a homeboy town though it has a lot of homeboys in it, its the 9th fastest growing county

[dale859]

im from boone county and friends with his son

[budman495]

I live in Boone Co. KY... love this song and love Boone Co. KY

[brucew44guns]

Wish I knew the year thius was released by Kenny. Excellent.

[flashbell]

@brucew44guns, It rose to No. 8 on Billboard Charts in 1970.

[SuperBrotherBob]

I remember this song as a youth. Thanks for the memories. I'm getting older, much older and the people who influenced my life are quickly leaving for a better place.

[alaconap344]

This is great. I remember Kenny Price from my teenage years, the time when you could understand the words of the songs.

[DaChieftain]

I remember this gem from when I was a kid! It's AWESOME! 5-stars, thanks for posting!

[MarinCipollina]

Theme song for redneck Sheriffs everywhere.. Kind of hard to tell if Kenny Price recorded this song straight or as satire.. haha

[user208351]

way it used to be in the old south. Good song.

[openroad88]

I first heard this on a KTEL 8 Track called 20 Great Truck Drivin' Hits. Anybody have a copy on vinyl that they would like to part with?

[maynardforpresident]

FUCK BOOONE COUNTY.. i think this guy has pulled me over lol

[midwife61]

In Kenny's Midwestern Hayride days, I used to see him now and again as he lived across the road from my Uncle in Clermont County (OH) - a tiny little white frame house. I'm glad he eventually got some national attention - he had such a wonderful voice.

[dieselman1988]

he lived in clermont county oh i live in clermont i didn't not that

[Harry44Callahan2]

Incredible! I haven't heard this in 20 years. Great song by The Round Mound of Sound...Mr. Kenny Price!

[thestupiddrummer]

thats my grandpa i never got to meet him but i still look up to him i love you grandpa

[dabidosan]

Boone county is such an obscure location- was your Grandpa from Boone County or had family here?

[aSTAR4u]

@dabidosan LOL....do what?? Boone County is one of the fastest growin counties (#9_) in the states. Sux. When i moved here, 18 was still 2 lil lanes...now its traffic jams forever startin at 3pm til 7pm. Theres another SHERIFF of BOONE County song that Jerry Reed sings....

[dabidosan]

What? KY-18 has two lanes,Hebron finally gets a McDonalds,and Florence has a Hooters. BIG WHOOP! I say at what cost?!! Shilletos, Swallens, Service Merchandise, Steinbergs, Children's Palace, Shoney's, Flick's IGA, Izzy's, McAlpins, Hills, Little Caesars, Roy Rogers, Rax...gone. ALL GONE!

Although.........the new Chick-Fil-A just opened on Houston rd., so I guess things are really looking good.

I'm not sure of any Sheriff Song that Jerry Reed sings. He menions one in "when Ur Hot, Ur hot"

[Mojo19D]

Everone said I was crazy. I remember this song from when I was a little kid and all my family said they did not know what I was talking about. I have been looking for this song for 20 years.

[RMAN923]

R.I.P. Kenny......You were a good Ol Boy for sure......Roger

[unitedairforcepilot]

First of all I love this song.

I thought Jerry Reed sang this song.

And last I live in BOOOONE COUNTY!

[dabidosan]

Holy Crap! I thought this was Jerry Reed- and I live in Boone County, Too! This is getting too weird.

[richhhh111]

We were happy to see this video. Kenny Price recorded it, but Elson Smith wrote it. We were very lucky to know Elson. He was the owner ot The Bluegrass Shop in St. Pete Florida, which I took over after Elson's passing. Everyday someone would mention how much Elson was missed. This song we treasure.

Rick Kennedy

[dottiesnugget]

The late Kenny Price was the Sheriff of Boone County Indeed! He was truly great!

Luther John Bergold,

Spring Mills, Pennsylvania.

[wilmaohman]

i was about 19 and sneaking into clubs in cincinnati, one was a small club called old hickory with a 3 piece band, one player with a bass fiddle about the same size as him. i heard kenny price on radio a couple of years later.then one night i watched hee haw and saw this same bass player i had seen in the old hickory in cincinnati

[Zak7062]

i love this song <3

[Zak7062]

can u post the full video?

[gregorzick]

I grew up watching him on the Midwestern Hayride. Rest In Peace, Kenny.

[ACcountryFan]

I grew up watching him on HEE-HAW. He sometimes shown up dressed as a cop threatening to arrest people for telling corny jokes...but his long running skit was as "Pa" with Linda Thompson where they'd typically discuss the seldom scene character, Billy Bob.