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Kenneth Dale Eoff (October 3, 1951 – July 15, 2020) was an American country music artist, known professionally as Kenny Dale.

Kenny Dale Richard
Birth name	Kenneth Dale Eoff[1]
Born	(1951-10-03)October 3, 1951[2] Artesia, New Mexico, United States[2]
Died	July 15, 2020(2020-07-15) (aged 68) San Antonio, Texas, United States
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1977–1986
Labels	Capitol

He was born in Artesia, New Mexico, United States,[3] and musically active in the 1970s, he recorded two albums for Capitol Records and charted several country hits, including "Bluest Heartache of the Year".[3] His biggest hit was a cover version of Gene Pitney's "Only Love Can Break a Heart", which peaked at No. 7.[3] Dale retired from the country music business in the early 1980s, and took up residence in Nashville, Tennessee. He most recently worked as a school bus driver in San Antonio, Texas.[2]

Kenny Dale died from COVID-19 on July 15, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas. He had entered the hospital on July 12, due to breathing complications.

Discography

Albums

All albums released on Capitol Records.

Year	Album	US Country
1977	Bluest Heartache of The Year	29
1978	Red Hot Memory	45
1979	Only Love Can Break a Heart	—
1981	When It's Just You and Me	—

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions		Album
		US Country	CAN Country
1977	"Bluest Heartache of the Year"	11	23	Bluest Heartache
	"Shame Shame on Me (I Had Planned to Be Your Man)"	11	16
1978	"Red Hot Memory"	17	—	Red Hot Memory
	"The Loser"	28	—
	"Two Hearts Tangled in Love"	18	31
1979	"Down to Earth Woman"	16	60	Only Love Can Break a Heart
	"Only Love Can Break a Heart"	7	20
	"Sharing"	15	38
1980	"Let Me In"	23	50
	"Thank You, Ever-Lovin'"	33	56	When It's Just You and Me
1981	"When It's Just You and Me"	31	—
1982	"Moanin' the Blues"	65	—	Singles only
1984	"Two Will Be One"	85	—
	"Take It Slow"	86	—
1985	"Look What Love Did to Me"	83	—
1986	"I'm Going Crazy"	63	—

References

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