It was while recording a "Marty Edwards" album at a studio that producer James Bowers observed that not only did Marty bear a striking resemblance to the country great, but he actually sounded like Kenny!
Edwards didn't do anything about the comment made by James until 1998 when he produced the first annual "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" benefit concert, an annual benefit concert that helps abused children. His first show was short one act and so he put the Kenny Rogers tribute together as a one-time performance. It went over so well he was asked to repeat the performance at other venues.
Marty Edwards' critically acclaimed tribute to Kenny Rogers has since, raised thousands of dollars for charity, and delighted audiences ever since!
A second meeting was in 2002. Kenny was performing and stopped to introduce Marty to the audience to show how close Kenny and he looked.
Marty has since, performed all across Canada and the USA and in Asia, the U.K. and Ireland.
In early 2007, Marty appeared on Oprah Show and on the Jay Leno Tonight Show and CNN Headline News.
