Ray Kennedy (country singer)

Ray Kennedy
Born	(1954-05-13) May 13, 1954 (age 71)
Origin	Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1990-present
Labels	Atlantic
Website	raykennedyproducer.com

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

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 . Kennedy has produced many recordings with Earle which are collectively known as The Twangtrust. ^[2]

Ray Kennedy Jr.'s father, Ray Kennedy, Sr., was a credit manager for Sears, and then a creator of the Discover Card, which launched in 1985. ^[1] Ray 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

• The Revolution Starts Now by Steve Earle (2004)
• Dream Number 29 by Cindy Bullens (2005)
• Little Victories by Chris Knight (2012)
• Almost Daylight by Chris Knight (2019)
• Good Souls Better Angels by Lucinda Williams (2020)
• Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart by Lucinda Williams (2023)

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.

External links

• AllMusic Biography