Ray Kennedy (country singer)

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

Ray Kennedy
Born (1954-05-13) May 13, 1954
OriginBuffalo, New York, U.S.
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, record producer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1980s-present
LabelsAtlantic
Associated actsSteve Earle, Cindy Bullens
Websitehttp://www.raykennedyproducer.com/

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

Ray's father, Ray Kennedy, Sr., who was the credit manager for Sears, formed the concept for the Discover Card, which was launched in 1985.[1] He is married to Siobhan Maher Kennedy.[3]

Discography

Albums
Title Album details Peak positions
US Country
What a Way to Go 51
Guitar Man
  • Release date: October 27, 1992
  • Label: Atlantic Records
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"—" 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 0-89820-177-2.


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