Kelly Gazzaway is a singer-songwriter and the grandson of a songwriter who co-wrote with Hank Williams Sr. He has been writing songs for five decades, spanning multiple musical genres and eras. His songwriting has won awards from the American Song Festival and he is a Kerrville New Folk songwriting contest winner. He released his first album of original songs, "Unvarnished Truth," in 2013. As he describes it, "Unvarnished Truth" contains songs about life from a Christian perspective. He is currently working on a project to record some of his favorite self-penned songs from across his catalog. He enjoyed successful careers in electronics technology and information technology while pursuing music on the side until his retirement in 2021. He is actively involved in the music program at his local church and has been a volunteer team member with Walk to Emmaus, providing music for many of their events for over a quarter century. Kelly's goal is to find people who enjoy his original songs and share his music with them.