Bluegrass Guitar: Kenny Smith is from Nine Mile, Indiana, and is widely considered one of the most important and influential flatpicking-style guitarists of his generation. A two-time IBMA Guitarist of the Year award winner, his professional credits include six years with the popular Lonesome River Band and an exceptional solo CD, Studebaker, released on Sugar Hill Records in 1997. Kenny is in great demand at guitar workshops and master classes, teaching at guitar workshops at major events such as IBMA and the Nashville Flatpick Camp. He has released a two-DVD instruction set on AcuTab Publications.