Chip Kinman

# Chip Kinman

Guitarist and co-founder of the influential Austin, Texas band Rank & File, Chip Kinman helped pioneer the intersection of punk energy and country sensibilities in the 1980s. Working alongside his brother Tony, Kinman crafted a distinctive sound that blended raw guitar work with Americana influences, establishing Rank & File as a cornerstone of the alt-country movement and earning respect across punk and roots music communities.