Ken Wanovich

Ken Wanovich will captivate you with his accomplished acoustic guitar fingerstyles, his driving classic rock styles, and his smooth and engaging vocal renditions. Ken's singing and guitar playing brings together the best in musical storytelling, high energy classic rock, musical reminiscing, and just plain fun! Since age 6, Ken has been singing and entertaining audiences of all generations. As a solo performer, Ken has traveled coast to coast entertaining at college campuses, outdoor and indoor theatres, concert halls, and nightclubs. You'll have a new friend in short time as Ken shares his life, his music, and his gift of entertainment.

Why Hire Ken?

Reason #1: High Quality Performance. Ken has been performing locally and nationally for over 35 years! He is known for providing an entertaining, high quality, engaging performance.

“Ken has performed for us at two different locations, with two different clientele and has been above and beyond everyone's expectation at both. Ken's performances have come to be the highlight of our month. Ken is not a local singer, he is a performer and makes you feel like you got to spend the night at your own private concert!" - Cedric, Local Nightclub Owner

Reason #2: Audience Connection. Ken's ability to draw his audience into the music is a unique talent. Whether it's his smooth and silky ballads, his gutsy and earthy acoustic rock, or the variety of crowd participation songs in his repertoire, Ken connects with people at an honest, authentic level that must be experienced to understand.

“Ken is my favorite musician. He has the charisma, talent and the enthusiasm to make a memorable musical event into a life changing experience. I would have Ken lead any event because he has the broadest range of musical experience and repertoire. He is comfortable at river boat parties, corporate events, and receptions of all kinds. Ken loves people and it shows in how he engages the audience to sing along. He has the aura and ability to lift people into another dimension of joy and tranquility. Hire Ken. He is the best I've worked with period.”
- Larry, Local & National Non Profit Leader

Reason #3: Small Footprint… High Quality Sound. Ken has invested in the highest quality music and sound equipment. The award-winning Bose L1-II sound system can cover an entire room with even, consistent sound levels… even at low volumes. Now the audience in the back of the room can hear with the same tone and clarity as those right in front of the stage. With this combination of a high quality sound system and excellent acoustic instrumentation, close your eyes and you'll swear you were sitting in a concert hall.

Reason #4: Variety - Variety - Variety - Variety - Variety - Variety - Variety! Ken's music appeals to a wide variety of ages and musical tastes. He covers a multitude of musical styles from the 1950's to present day pop music. He can turn a room into a concert setting with his storytelling and acoustic fingerstyles, or into a party room with the audience singing and dancing to a variety of their favorite songs from yesterday and yester-year.

“Ken thoroughly loves to play the guitar and entertain his audience, and you can tell he is happy to be on stage. When you have the kind of passion that Ken has it really resonates throughout his audience and pulls them into a participation mode that most musicians simply cannot accomplish. This is what separates Ken from all other musicians who play one song after the other, and become back ground music. We look forward to the nights Ken is performing as we are guaranteed a wonderful time.” - Dave, recent fan feedback

Thank you for taking a little time to get to know me! If you want quality music and entertainment that your guests will be talking about long after your event is over, please let me make your special event a memorable one!

• Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
• Ain’t Too Proud to Beg - The Temptations
• All For You - Sister Hazel
• All Summer Long - Kid Rock
• Already Gone - Eagles
• Amazed - Lonestar
• American Pie - Don McLean
• Amie - Pure Prairie League
• Annie’s Song - John Denver
• Babylon - David Gray
• Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
• Before You Accuse Me - E. McDaniels
• Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
• Best of My Love - The Eagles
• Big Yellow Taxi - Counting Crows
• Black Horse & the Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
• Brandy - Looking Glass
• Bring it On Home - Little Big Town
• Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
• Bubble Toes - Jack Johnson
• Buddy Holly Medley - Buddy Holly
• Can’t Buy Me Love - The Beatles
• Cat’s In the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• California Dreaming - Mamas & the Papas
• Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel
• Change the World - Eric Clapton
• Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson
• Cherry - Cherry
• City of New Orleans - Steve Goodman
• Closer To Fine - Indigo Girls
• Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett
• Country Roads - John Denver
• Cover of the Rolling Stone - Dr. Hook
• Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
• Crazy Love - Van Morrison
• Crocodile Rock - Elton John
• Daniel - Elton John
• Danny’s Song - Loggins and Messina
• Daughters - John Mayer
• Dear Abby - John Prine
• Desperado - The Eagles
• Do Wah Ditty Ditty - Manfred Mann
• Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Brown
• Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - James Taylor
• Down On the Corner - CCR
• Drift Away - Uncle Kracker
• Driving My Life Away - Eddie Rabbitt
• Dust in the Wind - Kansas
• Every Rose Has It’s Thorn - Poison
• Eye of the Hurricane - David Wilcox
• 59th Street Bridge Song - Simon & Garfunkel
• Faith - George Michael
• Father and Son - Cat Stevens
• Fields of Gold - Sting
• Fire - Bruce Springsteen
• Fire and Rain - James Taylor
• Fishin’ In the Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
• For What It’s Worth - Buffalo Springfield
• Four Strong Winds - Neil Young
• Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Free Falling - Tom Petty
• Free Man In Paris - Joni Mitchell
• Friends - Michael W. Smith
• Full Force Gail - Van Morrison
• Future’s So Bright - Timbuk 3
• Give A Little Bit - Supertramp
• Good Hearted Woman - Waylon Jennings
• Handy Man - James Taylor
• Happy Together - The Turtles
• Harvest Moon - Neil Young
• Have A Little Faith In Me - John Hiatt
• Have I Told You Lately? - Van Morrison
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• Hey Baby! - Bruce Channel
• Hey Good Lookin’ - Hank Williams
• Hey There Delilah - Plain White T’s
• Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkel
• Horse With No Name - America
• Hotel California - Eagles
• House of the Rising Sun - Animals
• How Far Is Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
• Hurt So Good - John Mellencamp
• I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
• I Love This Bar - Toby Keith
• I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt
• I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos
• I Should’ve Known Better - Beatles
• I’ll Cry Instead - Beatles
• I’ll Have to Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce
• I’ll Play For You - Seals and Crofts
• I’m Into Something Good - Herman’s Hermits
• I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
• I’ve Got A Name - Jim Croce
• If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
• It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson
• It’s Hard To Be Humble - Mac Davis
• It’s Still Rock & Roll to Me - Billy Joel
• Jambalaya - Hank Williams
• Jack & Diane - John Mellencamp
• Jesse’s Girl - Rick Springfield
• Joy To the World - Three Dog Night
• Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
• Just Remember I Love You - Firefall
• Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites
• King of the Road - Roger Miller
• Knocking On Heaven’s Door - Bob Dylan
• Kodachrome - Paul Simon
• Kokomo - The Beach Boys
• Landslide - Stevie Nicks
• Last Kiss - J Frank Wilson
• Layla - Eric Clapton
• Leader of the Band - Dan Fogelberg
• Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter
• Let’s Get Together - The Youngbloods
• Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokins
• Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
• Little Pink Houses - John Mellencamp
• Locomotion - Little Eva
• Lodi - CCR
• Long Haired Country Boy - Charlie Daniels Band
• Lonely People - America
• Lookin’ Out My Back Door - CCR
• Love Is All Around - The Troggs
• Love Will Keep Us Alive - The Eagles
• Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
• Me & Julio Down by the Schoolyard - Paul Simon
• Monkees Medley - The Monkees
• Moonshadow - Cat Stevens
• Morning Sky - Dan Foggelberg
• Move It On Over - Hank Williams
• Mr. Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker
• Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
• Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
• My Life - Billy Joel
• My Maria - B.W. Stevenson
• My Music - Loggins and Messina
• New Shoes - Paulo Nutini
• Night Moves - Bob Seger
• Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
• Nothing Ever Hurt Like You - James Morrison
• Nothing Left to Lose - Mat Kearney
• Old Man - Neil Young
• One Love - Bob Marley
• One Step Up and Two Steps Back - Bruce Springsteen
• Only You Can Love Me - Keith Urban
• Operator - Jim Croce
• Peace Train - Cat Stevens
• Peaceful Easy Feeling - The Eagles
• Photographs & Memories - Jim Croce
• Piano Man - Billy Joel
• Please Don’t Bury Me - John Prine
• Proud Mary - CCR
• Remember When - Alan Jackson
• Rhythm of the Rain - The Cascades
• R.O. C.K. In the USA - John Mellencamp
• Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
• Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
• Ruby Jean and Billy Lee - Seals and Crofts
• Run For the Roses - Dan Foggelberg
• Runaround Sue - Dion
• Runaway - Del Shannon
• Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
• Say Hey (I Love You) - Michael Franti
• Scarborough Fair - Simon and Garfunkel
• Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers
• See the World - Gomez
• She’s Always A Woman - Billy Joel
• Shower the People - James Taylor
• Signs - Five Man Electric Band
• Sittin’ On the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
• Small Town - John Mellencamp
• Some Day Some Way - Marshall Crenshaw
• Something Good This Way Comes - Jakob Dylan
• Something in the Way She Moves - James Taylor
• Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
• Southern Cross - Crosby
• Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
• Stand By Me - Ben E. King
• Step By Step - Eddie Rabbit
• Stuck in the Middle with You - Steeler’s Wheel
• Summer Breeze - Seals and Crofts
• Summer of ’69 - Bryan Adams
• Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
• Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Swingin’ - John Anderson
• Sympathy - Goo Goo Dolls
• Tailspin - Jayhawks
• Take It Easy - The Eagles
• Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan
• Taxi - Harry Chapin
• Teach Your Children - Crosby
• Tuesday Afternoon - Moody Blues
• Tequila Sunrise - The Eagles
• Thank God I’m A Country Boy - John Denver
• The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• The Letter - The Boxtops
• The Story In Your Eyes - Moody Blues
• The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
• The Weight - The Band
• The Wind Beneath My Wings - Gary Morris
• This Old Guitar - John Denver
• Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce
• True Companion - Marc Cohn
• Two Pina Coladas - Garth Brooks
• Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
• Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters
• Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother - Jerry Jeff Walker
• Up On the Roof - James Taylor
• Upside Down - Jack Johnson
• Vincent - Don McLean
• Walk Tall - John Mellencamp
• Walkin’ in Memphis - Marc Cohn
• We Just Disagree - Dave Mason
• We May Never Pass Way - Seals and Crofts
• What I Like About You - The Romantics
• Where Do the Children Play? - Cat Stevens
• Who’ll Stop the Rain? - CCR
• Why Georgia - John Mayer
• Wild Nights - Van Morrison
• Wild World - Cat Stevens
• Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
• Wonderful World - Louie Armstrong
• Wondering Where Lions Are - Bruce Cockburn
• Working On A Dream - Bruce Springsteen
• Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
• You and Me - Lifehouse
• You Don’t Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
• You Got It - Roy Orbison
• You Send Me - Sam Cooke
• You’ll Think of Me - Keith Urban
• You’ve Got A Friend - Carole King
• You’ve Got Hide Love Away - Beatles
• You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling - The Righteous Brothers

Anniversaries, Apres Ski Parties, Awards Nights, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Studio Session, TV Soundtracks, Weddings...and more.

• Ken was extremely helpful in working with us and with the memorial service family member to select the music of Bob Dylan that they wanted. He arrived early to request a music stand and appropriate microphone and to talk with our minister about the memorial service. He was gracious and thoughtful, qualilties that are so essential in this sensitive setting. As the church memorial service coordinator, I could not have been more pleased. -- Julie H, Saint Paul, MN, 3/19/2010
• GREAT Job ~ played to the genre of the guests in attendance for our grandma's 90th birthday ~ My grandma lives in Gramercy Park C0-OP & she asked for his name @ the end of the party so she could have it for future gatherings @ Gramercy. -- Stacy M, Inver Grove Heights, MN, 3/7/2010
• Ken played at our wedding ceremony, which was mostly traditional wedding music, and it was beautiful. It added so much to our ceremony and was exactly what we wanted. He also played at our reception and was a HIT! Our guests loved him! We had many, many comments on Ken during and after the wedding. At the reception he played a variety of music, perfect selections for the athmosphere we wanted. He was very accomodating to our requests, playing a few songs off of CD's we provided, and letting one of our relatives sing a song with him. We're so happy we had Ken provide the music for our wedding, we would highly recommend him! -- Sara W, Edgerton, WI, 6/12/2010

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