# Kerry Marx

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{{Short description|American guitarist and studio musician}}
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'''Kerry Alan Marx''' is an American guitarist and [studio musician](/source/Session_musician) who has served as music director of the [Grand Ole Opry](/source/Grand_Ole_Opry)'s [Opry Band](/source/Opry_Band) since 2018.<ref name="Redmond">{{cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Making_It_in_Country_Music/3-R3EQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Kerry+Marx%22&pg=PA29&printsec=frontcover |title=Making It in Country Music: An Insider's Look at the Industry|first1=Rich|last1=Redmond|date=2023|page=29-30|publisher=[Bloomsbury Publishing](/source/Bloomsbury_Publishing)|isbn=9798765160411}}</ref> He is best known for his work with that organization,<ref>{{cite news | title =Country singer graciously shares his memorable night at the Opry | newspaper =The Augusta Chronicle | date =9 May 2006 | url =http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/03/09/rho_68409.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917142916/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/03/09/rho_68409.shtml#.V91TUnbP1qY | access-date =16 January 2014 |archive-date=September 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =Hollabaugh | first =Lorie | title =Artist Updates | newspaper =Music Row | date =3 December 2013 | url =http://www.musicrow.com/2013/12/artist-updates-12313/ | access-date =3 January 2014 }}</ref> where he has been staff guitarist since 2000.<ref name="Pews">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-opry-in-the-pews-again/195461336/|title=Opry in the Pews Again: Month at Mother Church could mark the show's rebirth|first1=Jay|last1=Orr|date=January 6, 2000|pages=1F, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-month-at-mother-church-co/119875006/ 4F]|work=The Tennessean|via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =Waddell | first =Ray | title =Strong Support System: Opry Band, Singers and Dancers Think and Play on Their Feet | newspaper =Billboard | date =17 June 2000 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=mw8EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Kerry+Marx%22&pg=PA52 | access-date =7 January 2014 }}</ref> He has been described as being among "Nashville's most in-demand musicians",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/kristen-chenowrth-happiness-is-christmas/|title=Kristin Chenoweth Announces Holiday Album, 'Happiness Is...Christmas!'|first=Will|last=Schube|website=www.udiscovermusic.com|date=September 7, 2021|quote=Chenoweth teamed up with award-winning producers Jay Landers (Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler) and Fred Mollin (Jimmy Webb, Johnny Mathis) for the album... The duo enlisted a group of Nashville's most in-demand musicians for the recording sessions, including guitarists Bryan Sutton and Kerry Marx...}}</ref> and has played with many high-profile musicians including [Johnny Cash](/source/Johnny_Cash),<ref>{{cite news | last =Washburn | first =Jim | title =Pop Music Review: Johnny Cashes In on the Past at the Coach House | newspaper =L.A. Times | date =10 August 1992 | url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-10-ca-4782-story.html | access-date =3 January 2014 }}</ref> [Taylor Swift](/source/Taylor_Swift), [John Legend](/source/John_Legend), [James Taylor](/source/James_Taylor), and [Steven Tyler](/source/Steven_Tyler). He was guitarist for the CD "Songs From The Neighborhood," which received a Grammy award, the album ''[Many Moods of Moses](/source/Many_Moods_of_Moses)'' which received a Grammy nomination, and for the 2 time multi-platinum [self-titled album](/source/Blackhawk_(album)) by musical group [Blackhawk](/source/Blackhawk_(band)).

Marx was also a member of [The Johnny Cash Show](/source/The_Johnny_Cash_Show) band,<ref>{{cite book | last =Smith | first =John L.  | title =Another song to sing: the recorded repertoire of Johnny Cash | publisher =Scarecrow Press | date =1999 }}</ref><ref name="Laton">{{cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Thirty_Years_behind_the_Scenes_with_the/OcBGEQAAQBAJ |title=Thirty Years Behind the Scenes with the Man in Black, Johnny Cash|first1=Allen|last1=Laton|year=2025|page=66, 72}}</ref> and toured extensively with [Don McLean](/source/Don_McLean). In June 2023, Marx was inducted into the South Carolina Entertainment & Music Hall of Fame.<ref name="WYFF">{{cite web|url=https://www.wyff4.com/article/new-inductees-south-carolina-entertainment-music-hall-of-fame/43427364 |title=4 new inductees announced for SC Entertainment & Music Hall of Fame|first1=Stephanie|last1=Moore|work=[WYFF 4](/source/WYFF)|date=March 27, 2023|quote=The third inductee for 2023 is Kerry Marx. Marx is the current music director at the Grand Ole Opry and has been since 2018. Before that, Marx was a guitarist at the Grand Ole Opry. He is from Aiken, South Carolina.}}</ref><ref name="Greenville Journal">{{cite web|url=https://greenvillejournal.com/arts-culture/three-upstate-sc-entertainers-named-2023-sc-entertainment-music-hall-of-fame-inductees/ |title=Three Upstate entertainers named 2023 SC Entertainment & Music Hall of Fame inductees|first1=Jeannie|last1=Putnam|work=Greenville Journal|date=March 28, 2023}}</ref><ref name="SCHOF">{{cite web|url=https://www.carolinafame.org/june-3rd-show |title=Hall of Fame Induction Show, Inductees for June 3rd., 2023|publisher=South Carolina Hall of Fame}}</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life, education, and career===
Born in [Aiken, South Carolina](/source/Aiken%2C_South_Carolina),<ref name="WYFF"/> Marx studied music at the [University of South Carolina](/source/University_of_South_Carolina);<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://kerrymarx.com/index.htm |title=Kerry Marx|website=kerrymarx.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029000033/http://kerrymarx.com/index.htm |access-date=2016-09-02|archive-date=October 29, 2016 }}</ref> a 1971 article noted that he was a "stand-in bass guitarist" for Wax Bean, the winning band in an Aiken [Battle of the Bands](/source/Battle_of_the_Bands).<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119875190/wax-bean-is-winner-in-battle-of-bands/ 'Wax Bean' Is Winner In Battle Of Bands]", ''Aiken Standard'' (November 3, 1971), p. 4-B.</ref> He then went on to concentrate in jazz guitar while attending North Texas State University in Denton, TX.<ref name=":0"/> He moved to Nashville in 1981 and has played a variety of jazz, pop, rock, and country music in the Nashville recording scene.<ref name=":0" /> Marx "broke into the demo scene gradually, in between road trips".<ref name="Daley">Dan Daley, ''Nashville's Unwritten Rules-Inside The Business of Country Music'' (The Overlook Press, 1998), [https://archive.org/details/nashvillesunwrit00dand/mode/2up?q=%22Kerry+Marx%22 p. 268-70], {{ISBN|0879518898}}.</ref> Marx related the frustrations of working as a session musician during that time, noting that session producers often did not convey their thoughts about whether the session had gone well. On one song recorded by both [Mark Chesnutt](/source/Mark_Chesnutt) and Chad Mullins, Marx "came up with a guitar line that the publisher said he wasn't crazy about", but that Marx then heard on the records, "played by a steel instead of a guitar"—an experience that Marx said "reassures me about my song sense and session sense".<ref name="Daley"/>

Marx toured with artists such as [Ray Price](/source/Ray_Price) (1979–1981), [Jerry Reed](/source/Jerry_Reed) (1981–1983), [Razzy Bailey](/source/Razzy_Bailey) (1983–1984), [Ronnie Milsap](/source/Ronnie_Milsap) (1984–1987), [Johnny Cash](/source/Johnny_Cash) (1989–1992), [Toby Keith](/source/Toby_Keith) and [Shania Twain](/source/Shania_Twain) (1993), [Don McLean](/source/Don_McLean) (2001–2023), [Lee Ann Womack](/source/Lee_Ann_Womack) (2004), [Porter Wagoner](/source/Porter_Wagoner) (2006), [Steve Wariner](/source/Steve_Wariner) (2006–2007), [Lynda Carter](/source/Lynda_Carter) (2008–2022),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Review-LYNDA-CARTER-THIS-LIFE-MY-MUSIC-MY-STORY-At-Jazz-At-Lincoln-Center-20191015|title=Lynda Carter "This Life: My Music, My Story", At Jazz At Lincoln Center|first=Brady|last=Schwind|website=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref> [Olivia Newton-John](/source/Olivia_Newton-John) (2012–2018), [Johnny Mathis](/source/Johnny_Mathis) (2016–2024).<ref name=":0" /> Other artists Marx is noted to have worked with include [Natalie Cole](/source/Natalie_Cole), [Taylor Swift](/source/Taylor_Swift), [John Legend](/source/John_Legend), [James Taylor](/source/James_Taylor), and [Branford Marsalis](/source/Branford_Marsalis).<ref name="Redmond"/> By 1983, Marx had become the lead guitarist of the True Life Country Band backing [B. J. Thomas](/source/B._J._Thomas).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-bj-thomas-sound-is-lu/195493388/|title=B.J. Thomas sound is lush, but falls into kissing trap|date=April 15, 1983|pages=8|work=The Cleveland Plain Dealer|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> A 1986 review of a Ronnie Milsap [benefit concert](/source/benefit_concert) in [Durham, North Carolina](/source/Durham%2C_North_Carolina) noted that despite the country tones of the show, "other aspects of the performance more closely resembled a rock concert, such as Kerry Marx's soaring lead guitar solo".<ref>Bob Nowell, "[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119875289/milsap-weaves-many-influences-into-a/ Milsap weaves many influences into a memorable show]", ''The Raleigh News and Observer'' (June 4, 1986), p. 11B.</ref>  Marx's association with Johnny Cash began in 1989 when Cash's longtime guitarist Bob Wooton took a leave of absence from performing.<ref name="Laton"/> He was noted for his contribution to Cash's song, "I'm an Easy Rider" from the 1991 album, ''[The Mystery of Life](/source/The_Mystery_of_Life)'', described as "a road song featuring Kerry Marx's hard-edged and doubled-up baritone guitar".<ref>C. Eric Banister, ''Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black'' (Backbeat Books, 2014), p. 330. {{ISBN|978-1480385405}}</ref> Marx left Cash's band in 1992 to pursue other projects.<ref name="Laton"/> In the late 1990s, he was also lead guitarist in TNN's ''Prime Time Country'' band.<ref name="Pews"/>

===Opry Band membership and later work===
Amidst concerns about declining Opry participation by high-profile members, newly promoted Grand Ole Opry director Pete Fisher fired five members of the [Opry Band](/source/Opry_Band), and brought on Marx, as well as fiddler [Hoot Hester](/source/Hoot_Hester), and drummer John Gardner.<ref name="Pews"/> The new lineup, with Marx as staff guitarist, debuted in January 2000,<ref name="Pews"/><ref name="Redmond"/> and was well-received, with a 2001 review of the ''Grand Ole Opry'' house band noting that "pianist Tim Atwood and guitarist Kerry Marx play with rare taste, feel, and soul".<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119875854/for-great-music-look-into-the-shadows/ For great music, look into the shadows]", ''The Tennessean'' (August 24, 2001), p, 7F.</ref>

Concurrently with his work on the Opry Band, Marx has performed and composed for major networks, most notably for the Lionel Richie Special (2012), [Hannah Montana](/source/Hannah_Montana), [American Music Awards](/source/American_Music_Awards) (2005–2017), [Billboard Music Awards](/source/Billboard_Music_Awards) (20012–2022), [Academy of Country Music Awards](/source/Academy_of_Country_Music_Awards) (2003–2022), CMA Christmas (2012–2019), [Country Music Association (CMA) Awards](/source/Country_Music_Association_Awards) (2011–2021, 1992 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and the 1985 Grammy Awards.<ref name=":0" /> Working with Lynda Carter, Marx also performed original music for the 2015 video game, ''[Fallout 4](/source/Fallout_4)''. In 2017, for former state trooper Michael Luster's tribute song for fallen military members and first responders, Kerry assembled a group of session musicians who had worked with numerous famous performers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-journal-register-tribute/195445954/|title=Retired trooper writes song |first1=Steven|last1=Spearie|date=April 24, 2017|pages=15–16|work=The Springfield State Journal-Register|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> In 2020, he performed on a Christmas project for sisters Kandy Isley and [Kim Johnson](/source/Kim_Johnson_(musician)).<ref>Kevin C. Johnson, "Sibling singers come up with their own Christmas project", ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' (December 25, 2020), p. G7.</ref> In February 2021, Marx was one of four members of the Opry house band brought into Daywind Studios in [Hendersonville, Tennessee](/source/Hendersonville%2C_Tennessee), as an electric guitarist on the Darin & Brooke Aldridge song, "Grand Ole Circle".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/makin-tracks-darin-brooke-aldridge-grand-ole-circle-1235058546/|title=Makin' Tracks: Bluegrass Duo Darin & Brooke Aldridge Honor Opry With 'Grand Ole Circle'|publisher=Billboard.com|first1=Tom|last1=Roland|date=April 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/grand-ole-circle-video-from-darin-brooke-aldridge/|title=Grand Ole Circle video from Darin & Brooke Aldridge|publisher=Bluegrass Today|first=John|last=Lawless|date=January 28, 2022}}</ref>

Beginning in 2023, Marx has also been a member of The Tennessee Four, a group formed to celebrate the legacy of Johnny Cash. The ensemble features Cash's grandson, [Thomas Gabriel](/source/Thomas_Gabriel_(country_singer)), along with veteran musicians who performed with Cash during his career, including Marx on guitar, [Paul Leim](/source/Paul_Leim) on drums, and Dave Roe on bass.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hollabaugh |first=Lorie |title=Grand Ole Opry To Celebrate The Music & Influence Of Johnny Cash |url=https://musicrow.com/2023/08/grand-ole-opry-to-celebrate-the-music-influence-of-johnny-cash/ |website=MusicRow |date=August 30, 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Tennessee Four preserves the legacy of Johnny Cash |url=https://www.foxcarolina.com/video/2024/07/24/tennessee-four-preserves-legacy-johnny-cash/ |website=Fox Carolina |date=July 24, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2026}}</ref> Marx also featured on several songs for the 2024 album, ''[Songwriter](/source/Songwriter_(Johnny_Cash_album))'', containing previously unreleased Johnny Cash recordings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldminemag.com/artist-news/previously-unreleased-recordings-of-johnny-cash-take-center-stage-on-new-release/ |title=Previously unreleased recordings of Johnny Cash take center stage on new release|work=Goldmine Magazine|date=April 23, 2024}}</ref>

In March 2023, Marx was inducted into the South Carolina Entertainment & Music Hall of Fame for his music career,<ref name="WYFF"/><ref name="Greenville Journal"/><ref name="SCHOF"/> and in May 2023, Marx toured with [Don McLean](/source/Don_McLean) in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.noise11.com/news/don-mclean-goes-out-on-the-top-of-his-game-on-final-australian-tour-20230501 |title=Don McLean Goes Out On The Top Of His Game On Final Australian Tour|first1=Paul|last1=Cashmere|website=noise11.com |date=May 1, 2023|quote=The credentials in this band are worldclass. Guitarist Kerry Marx worked with Johnny Cash and when he isn't touring with Don is a member of the Grand Old Opry staff band performing with over 10 artists a week at the legendary Nashville music venue.}}</ref> In March 2024, Marx performed in a career retrospective with then 89-year-old [Johnny Mathis](/source/Johnny_Mathis),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-at-89-johnny-mathis-wonder/193484525/|title=At 89, Johnny Mathis wonderful|first1=Jon|last1=Bream|date=March 10, 2025|pages=A10|work=Minneapolis Star Tribune|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> and later that month was announced as the featured entertainer for the 2024 South Carolina Entertainment & Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/greenville-journal-sc-music-entertainme/193484590/|title=SC Music, Entertainment Hall of Fame Induction at Furman on April 25|date=March 29, 2024|pages=18|work=Greenville Journal|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> In May 2025, Marx performed with then 90-year-old trumpeter [Herb Alpert](/source/Herb_Alpert).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://localspins.com/herb-alpert-turns-back-clock-with-verve-charisma-and-tijuana-brass-classics-local-spins/|title=Herb Alpert turns back clock with verve, classic songs|first=Ross|last=Boissoneau|work=Local Spins|date=May 12, 2025}}</ref>

{{As of|2011}}, Marx played Schenk guitars, handcrafted by [Silverdale, Washington](/source/Silverdale%2C_Washington), engineer and guitar maker Rod Schenk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.kitsapsun.com/news/local/silverdale-man-guitar-making-prodigy-ep-417941945-356974481.html |title=Silverdale man merges two careers|date=December 11, 2011|work=Kitsap Sun}}</ref> Over the course of his career, Marx came up with four points to convey to musicians trying to succeed in the industry: be realistic in self-assessing your ability; avoid taking jobs that take time away from your career; be pleasant and friendly; and "Don't go away!"<ref name="Redmond"/>

==Discography==

* 1990, ''[The Mystery of Life](/source/The_Mystery_of_Life)'', Johnny Cash, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* 1993, ''[Bob Dylan – The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration](/source/The_30th_Anniversary_Concert_Celebration)'', guitar<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/keystoraindefini0000trag |title=Keys to the Rain: The Definitive Bob Dylan Encyclopedia|first=Oliver|last=Trager|date=May 17, 2004|publisher=New York: Billboard Books|page=69-70|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
* 1995, ''[Standing On The Edge](/source/Standing_on_the_Edge_(John_Berry_album))'', Johnny Berry, electric guitar
* 1997, ''Christmas Time'', Eddy Arnold, electric guitar
* 1997, ''[Many Moods of Moses](/source/Many_Moods_of_Moses)'', [Beenie Man](/source/Beenie_Man), guitar
* 1997, ''[Butterfly Kisses](/source/Butterfly_Kisses_(Jeff_Carson_album))'', [Jeff Carson](/source/Jeff_Carson), guitar
* 2000, ''[Greatest Hits](/source/Greatest_Hits_(Blackhawk_album))'', Blackhawk, electric guitar
* 2002, ''[American IV: The Man Comes Around](/source/American_IV%3A_The_Man_Comes_Around)'', Johnny Cash, acoustic guitar
* 2003, ''O Mickey, Where Art Thou'', Disney, acoustic guitar
* 2003, ''Comfort of Her Wings'', Charley Pride, main personnel, electric guitar
* 2007, ''The Great Lost Performance'', Johnny Cash, main personnel, guitar
* 2008, ''How Great Thou Art: Gospel Favorites from the Grand Ole Opry'', acoustic guitar, main personnel
* 2008, ''Best of BJ Thomas'', BJ Thomas, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* 2009, ''[Then Sings My Soul](/source/Then_Sings_My_Soul_(album))'', Ronnie Milsap, acoustic guitar
* 2011, ''Choices'', Charley Pride, electric guitar
* 2013, ''[Sending You A Little Christmas](/source/Sending_You_a_Little_Christmas_(album))'', Johnny Mathis (with Natalie Cole, Susan Boyle, Jim Brickman), electric guitar, acoustic guitar

== Television ==

=== Guitarist and composer ===
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* 2016, ''[Two and a Half Men](/source/Two_and_a_Half_Men)''
* 2002–2003, [Academy of Country Music](/source/Academy_of_Country_Music) Pre-Show
* 2003–2022, [Academy of Country Music Awards](/source/Academy_of_Country_Music_Awards)
* 2013–2022, [Billboard Music Awards](/source/Billboard_Music_Awards)
* 2005, 20th Anniversary-[Academy of Country Music](/source/Academy_of_Country_Music)
* 2005–2016, [American Music Awards](/source/American_Music_Awards)
* 2011–2022, ABC [CMA Awards](/source/Country_Music_Association_Awards)
* 2007–2012, ''[Hannah Montana](/source/Hannah_Montana)''
* 2007–2009, [Colgate Country Showdown](/source/Colgate_Country_Showdown)
* 2008–2009, [Miss America Pageant](/source/Miss_America)
* 2009, George Strait Tribute
* 2009-2017, My First Home
* 2009–2012, ''[American Idol](/source/American_Idol)''
* 2010–2012, ''Men Seeking Women''
* 2011, CMT's Next Superstar
* 2011, Country Divas TV Special
* 2011–2012, ''[I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant](/source/I_Didn't_Know_I_Was_Pregnant)''
* 2012, ABC-Lionel Richie Special
* 2012-2017, ''[Auction Kings](/source/Auction_Kings)''
* 2012-2017, ''[Duck Dynasty](/source/Duck_Dynasty)''
* 2012, ''[Here Comes Honey Boo Boo](/source/Here_Comes_Honey_Boo_Boo)''
* 2012, ''[Toddlers & Tiaras](/source/Toddlers_%26_Tiaras)''
* ''[Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous](/source/Lifestyles_of_the_Rich_and_Famous)''
* ''[Passions](/source/Passions)''
* ''[Guiding Light](/source/Guiding_Light)''
* ''[Another World](/source/Another_World_(TV_series))''
* ''[As the World Turns](/source/As_the_World_Turns)''
* ''Riviera'' (French soap opera)
* ''Prime Time Country''
* ''[All My Children](/source/All_My_Children)''
}}

=== Live TV credits ===
<ref name=":0" />
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* ABC Lionel Richie Special
* 2011–2016, ABC CMA Christmas
* NPT-In Performance at the White House
* TNN "Prime Time Country" 
* [Grand Ole Opry](/source/Grand_Ole_Opry) Live
* [Grand Ole Opry](/source/Grand_Ole_Opry) Gospel Special 
* [Dove Awards](/source/GMA_Dove_Award)
* Music City Tonight
* [Late Nite With David Letterman](/source/Late_Night_with_David_Letterman)
* 1992 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
* [1985 Grammy Awards](/source/Grammy_Awards_of_1985)
* [Solid Gold](/source/Solid_Gold_(TV_series))
* Grammy Living Legends Awards
* [Entertainment Tonight](/source/Entertainment_Tonight)
* [Hee Haw](/source/Hee_Haw)
* [Austin City Limits](/source/Austin_City_Limits)
* CBS Country Christmas
* [The Jimmy Dean Show](/source/The_Jimmy_Dean_Show)
* Wrangler Country Star Search
* New Country
* Bob Braun Show
* [Nashville Now](/source/Nashville_Now)
* [Today Show](/source/Today_(U.S._TV_program))
* Tommy Hunter Show
* Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Special
* Dick Clark Great American Sing-Along
* Toast to Burt Reynolds
* Solid Gold Christmas Show
* [Pop Goes the Country](/source/Pop!_Goes_the_Country)
* [That Nashville Music](/source/That_Nashville_Music)
* Jerry Reed and Special Friends
* Music City USA
* Nashville Palace
* Nashville After Hours
* Tribute to Ralph Emery Show
* Company's Comin- Porter Wagoner TNN Special
* [On Stage](/source/On_Stage_(TV_series))
}}

== Film soundtracks ==
<ref name=":0" />
* ''[We Were Soldiers](/source/We_Were_Soldiers)'' (w/ [Dave Matthews](/source/Dave_Matthews) & [Johnny Cash](/source/Johnny_Cash))
* ''[The Apostle](/source/The_Apostle)'' (w/ Wynonna & [Gary Chapman](/source/Gary_Chapman_(musician)))
* ''[Red Rocks West](/source/Red_Rock_West)'' (w/ [Johnny Cash](/source/Johnny_Cash))

== Jingles and commercial products==
<ref name=":0" />
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [Apple Logic Pro](/source/Logic_Pro) demo sounds
* [American Automobile Association](/source/American_Automobile_Association)
* [Captain America](/source/Captain_America) toys
* [Captain Planet Toys](/source/Captain_Planet_and_the_Planeteers)
* [Chevrolet](/source/Chevrolet)
* [Chex Cereal](/source/Chex)
* [Churchill Downs](/source/Churchill_Downs)
* [Citgo](/source/Citgo)
* [CMT](/source/CMT_(American_TV_channel))
* [Eveready Batteries](/source/Eveready_Batteries)
* [Ford Trucks](/source/Ford_Motor_Company)
* [General Motors](/source/General_Motors)
* [Goody's Department Stores](/source/Goody's_(store))
* [H&R Block](/source/H%26R_Block)
* [HGTV](/source/HGTV)
* [Honda](/source/Honda)
* [John Deere](/source/John_Deere)
* Kahn's Meats
* King's Island
* [Larami](/source/Larami) Toys
* [Lincoln](/source/Lincoln_Motor_Company)
* Little King Cream Ale
* [McDonald's](/source/McDonald's)
* Murray Bikes
* [Procter & Gamble](/source/Procter_%26_Gamble) products
* RCA
* Sangria Wine
* [Super Soaker Toy Guns](/source/Super_Soaker)
* [Tampa Bay Bandits](/source/Tampa_Bay_Bandits)
* [Tyson's Chicken](/source/Tyson_Foods)
* Universal Tire
* [Wal-Mart](/source/Walmart)
* [Yellow Pages](/source/Yellow_pages)
* [Sandals Resorts](/source/Sandals_Resorts)}}

==Personal life==
In November 1975, Marx married Janice Christine Wynn in Dayton, Ohio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-marriage-of-marx-wyn/195447995/|title=Marriage of Marx|date=November 7, 1975|pages=14|work=Dayton Daily News|via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.opry.com/artists/the-opry-band-kerry-marx/ Grand Ole Opry page for Kerry Marx]
* [https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/2018/08/07/kerry-marx-interview/ Kerry Marx Interview – Music Director, Grand Ole Opry], ''Everyone Loves Guitar'' #292 (August 7, 2018)
* [https://www.followyourdreampodcast.com/episodes/kerry-marx-superstar-guitarist-music-director-for-the-grand-ole-opry-in-demand-session-musician-performed-with-taylor-swift-james-taylor-don-mclean-miss-america-acm-awards-show-and-more Kerry Marx - Superstar Guitarist. Music Director For The Grand Ole Opry], ''Follow Your Dream'' podcast
* [https://johnnymathis.com/wp2/index.php/2020/11/14/kerry-marx/ Johnny Mathis website bio page for Kerry Marx]
* {{IMDb name|5202796}}

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