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Ray Kennedy (born May 13, 1954)[1] is an American country music artist. He has recorded two albums for Atlantic Records. His two albums produced four singles that appeared on the Hot Country Songs charts; 1990's "What a Way to Go" was his only top 40 country hit and peaked at No.10.

Ray Kennedy
Born (1954-05-13) May 13, 1954 (age 68)
OriginBuffalo, New York, U.S.
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1980s-present
LabelsAtlantic
Websiteraykennedyproducer.com

Born in Buffalo, New York, Kennedy won a Grammy Award in 2005 in the Best Contemporary Folk Album category for producing Steve Earle's album The Revolution Starts Now. He has produced many recordings with Earle which are collectively known as The Twangtrust.[2]

Ray's father is Ray Kennedy, Sr. Ray Kennedy Sr. was a credit manager for Sears; he had the idea to create the Discover Card which was launched in 1985.[1] Ray Kennedy Jr. is married to Siobhan Maher Kennedy.[3]


Discography



Albums


Title Album details Peak positions
US Country
What a Way to Go
  • Release date: July 17, 1990
  • Label: Atlantic Records
 51
Guitar Man
  • Release date: October 27, 1992
  • Label: Atlantic Records
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles


Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Album
US Country
[4]		 CAN Country
1990 "What a Way to Go" 10 8 What a Way to Go
1991 "Scars" 58 59
"I Like the Way It Feels" 74 80
1992 "No Way Jose" 70 — Guitar Man
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos


Year Video Director
1990 "What a Way to Go" Richard Jernigan
1991 "Scars"
1992 "No Way Jose" Marc Ball

As a producer



References


  1. Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits, p.173. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6.
  2. Mixonline. "Steve Earle interview/review". Archived from the original on May 30, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  3. "Liverpool Echo – Entertainment – ECHO Entertainment News – Why I'm in blues heaven-again". Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.



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