My name is KC Armstrong.
I'm a singer/songwriter/producer from Brantford, Ontario Canada.
I consider myself an 'Americana/Country' artist. I have played festivals and bars coast to coast in Canada for many years and have also played bass as a 'Hawk' for the legendary Ronnie Hawkins.
Other famous 'Hawks' over the years have included: The Band (Robbie Robertson and Levon Helm), David Clayton Thomas of Blood Sweat and Tears, Beverly D'Angelo of the National Lampoon Movies, Gowan, Burton Cummings, and David Foster.
I have learned a lot about the business from Ronnie, who once hired my entire band and myself as members of his back-up band to play at the Downsview SARS Concert (2002) featuring headliners Rush, ACDC, and the Rolling Stones. Unfortunately after a month of rehearsals we had to back out due to illness so I missed the opportunity to play in front of over 400,000 people.
Over the years I have met and played with many top artists including former band-mate Producer/Musician Greg Wells (125 million albums sold), and Jeff Healy (who sat in for a set one night as a guest guitarist).
The musicians on my albums have worked for many successful recording artists (Del Shannon, Jim Cuddy Band, Doug and the Slugs, Ronnie Hawkins, George Canyon and many others) who have between them tallied: 8 Gold and 1 Platinum record, 7 Junos, 1 Grammy award, and 2 Canadian Walk of Fames.
Two singles from the album 'Finally Crafted' have achieved #9 and #8 on the Canadian Independent Country Countdown, having aired on national radio multiple times, with over 100,000 listeners each time they were spun.
The International Singer Songwriter Association has named 'Finally Crafted' as a finalist for International Male Album of the Year, and the single 'I Don't Care' as International Male Single of the Year. Awards in these categories will be announced in August 2025.
Singles from 'Finally Crafted' have achieved #1 status on Sound Machine Country Radio (South Carolina) and ITISNOW radio (the UK).
My Christmas single 'I Hate That Sweater' won a contest on Cashbox Radio for most requested song of the season with requests coming from as far away as Europe.
Cashbox, and Record World International magazines have featured cover-story articles on both 'Someone Else Tonight' and 'I Don't Care'.
I am a self-taught Producer, Mixing Engineer/Editor, and Video Producer, and am currently working on a 14th video soon to be available on my YouTube channel which has over 12,000 views.
The song ‘When You’re Gone' from my upcoming album ‘Late Boomer’ had it's first Premiere on CBC Radio.
When You're Gone was then entered on the Canadian Independent Country Countdown and peaked at #8.
It was named by Cashbox Radio as a "Hot Pick" and was their #1 most requested song for two months straight.
The song received radio play in many Countries including South Africa, Denmark, Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, the UK, the US, and Canada.
My latest single to be released is Mountain Man from the Finally Crafted album.
On a whim I sent it to a station in the UK just to get it some airplay. The first week they played it it entered their charts at #33.
By week two it had climbed to #7, and in the third week it was #1 (there were over 125,000 votes cast that week).
With such an unexpected result it just had to be released.