Jenee Fleenor

Early life

Fleenor was born in Springdale, Arkansas. She started learning to play the violin when she was three-years-old. She studied the Suzuki method of playing. She played alongside her parents, with her mother playing the piano and her father the violin.

In 2024 she started touring with George Strait and the Ace in the Hole Band after the passing of his long time fiddler and one of her fiddle heroes, Gene Elders.

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards Specialty Instruments Player of the Year 2019 Country Music Association Awards Musician of the Year 2020 2021 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards Specialty Instruments Player of the Year 2023Country Music Association AwardsMusician of the Year 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards Specialty Instruments Player of the Year 2025 Country Music Association Awards Musician of the Year 2026 Grammy Awards Best Country Song ("A Song to Sing")