Kendell Marvel

Kendell Marvel is an American country music singer and songwriter. He released his debut solo album, Lowdown & Lonesome in October 2017.

Early life Kendell Marvel was born and raised in Southern Illinois. He grew up between Galatia and Thompsonville, Illinois, and spent much of his youth traveling around the area playing shows. Marvel decided to relocate to Cheatham County, Tennessee in 1998, to pursue his career as a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee.

Career On his first day in Nashville, Kendell wrote the song "Right Where I Need to Be" which was cut by Gary Allan and peaked at number 5 on Billboard's country music chart. This initial success really boosted Kendell's career as a writer and allowed him to work with a wide array of acts including, Jake Owen, George Strait and many more. Kendell has also written over 60 songs with country star, Chris Stapleton including his grammy winning track, "Either Way". In 2017 Marvel started a residency at Nashville's Exit/In, performing monthly shows tagged as "Kendell Marvel's Honky Tonk Experience" playing original songs, and classic country hits, with a different set of special guests each month. Some of the guests that have joined him on this stage include, Cody Jinks, Brothers Osborne, Alison Krauss, Jamey Johnson, Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters, Randy Houser, Ashley McBryde and many more.

In 2017, Marvel released his first solo album Lowdown and Lonesome, a 10-track concept album that tells stories of heartbreak and vice, produced by Keith Gattis, featuring songs co-written by acts such as Chris Stapleton and Randy Houser.

Discography Studio albums Lowdown and Lonesome (Big Daddy, 2017) Solid Gold Sounds (Easy Eye Sound, 2019) Come On Sunshine (self released, 2022)

Songwriting credits + Songs written by Marvel, with original artists, co-writers and originating album, showing year released Title Artist(s) Co-writer(s) Originating album Year US Hot 100 US HotCountry "Right Where I Need to Be" Gary Allan Casey Beathard Smoke Rings in the Dark 2000 42 5 "Don't Think I Can't Love You" Jake Owen Owen, Jimmy Ritchey Easy Does It 2008 57 2 "Twang" George Strait Jim Lauderdale, Jimmy Ritchey Twang 2009 100 14 "Comin' Around" Josh Thompson Thompson, Rodney Clawson N/A 2011 – 31 "Either Way" Chris Stapleton Stapleton, Tim James From A Room: Volume 1 2017 89 17