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KENNY G: If it wasn't for his personal letters
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If it wasn'tfor his personal letters to the radio programmers, that record "Songbird"...

KENNY G: If it wasn't
for his personal letters to the radio programmers, that record "Songbird" probably
wouldn't have been a hit. And then to finish the story, six months go by
and guess who calls?

Full Transcript

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KENNY G: If it wasn't for his personal letters
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to the radio programmers,
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that record "Songbird" probably wouldn't have been a hit.
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And then to finish the story,
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six months go by and guess who calls?
Duration
14 seconds
Views
58
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:59
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
HBO Documentary Films,The Ringer Films,Polygram Entertainment

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Movie Summary

An examination of the most popular instrumentalist of all time, Kenny G, and why he is polarizing to so many.
"We'd love to have you back on the show." (CHUCKLES) - Listening to Kenny G 00:09
"We'd love to have you back on the show." (CH...
It's not-- like, it's normally a lot more neater than this, - Listening to Kenny G 00:09
It's not-- like, it's normally a lot more neater t...
Household chores are actually a lot of fun for me. - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
Household chores are actually a lot of fun for me.
It's like a detail thing. - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
It's like a detail thing.
I'm into the details, working hard, - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
I'm into the details, working hard,
And then reaping the reward of, "Hey, I'm really good at this." - Listening to Kenny G 00:09
And then reaping the reward of, "Hey, I'm really g...
Everything I try to get good at, I've gotten good at. - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
Everything I try to get good at, I've gotten good at.
♪ (SAXOPHONE NOTES PLAYING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:08
♪ (SAXOPHONE NOTES PLAYING) ♪
PENNY: I wanna talk to you about golf. - Listening to Kenny G 00:14
PENNY: I wanna talk to you about golf.
It's got a lot of the same qualities - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
It's got a lot of the same qualities
You have to practice, you have to work hard-- - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
You have to practice, you have to work hard--
I was one of the original ten guys that-- part of Starbucks - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
I was one of the original ten guys that-- part of Starbucks
♪ (SAXOPHONE NOTES CONTINUE) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:23
♪ (SAXOPHONE NOTES CONTINUE) ♪
♪ ("SILHOUETTE" PLAYING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
♪ ("SILHOUETTE" PLAYING) ♪
So this is the thing about "Silhouette" after "Songbird." - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
So this is the thing about "Silhouette" after &quo...
Ramsey Lewis, "The 'In' Crowd." - Listening to Kenny G 00:20
Ramsey Lewis, "The 'In' Crowd."
And then here comes Kenny with a second hit, - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
And then here comes Kenny with a second hit,
Hi, this is Kenny G, - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
Hi, this is Kenny G,
BEN: He does have a style. He does have a style. - Listening to Kenny G 00:08
BEN: He does have a style. He does have a style.
Um, sort of trembly, uh, lots of dynamics. - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
Um, sort of trembly, uh, lots of dynamics.