Ray Kennedy (country singer)

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Ray Kennedy
Born (1954-05-13) May 13, 1954 (age 69)
Origin Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1980s-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. 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.

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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]

His father, Ray Kennedy, Sr., was a credit manager for Sears, and was a subsequent creator of the Discover Card, which was launched in 1985. [1] Ray Jr. is married to Siobhan Maher Kennedy. [3]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
US Country
What a Way to Go 51
Guitar Man
  • Release date: October 27, 1992
  • Label: Atlantic Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
Album
US Country
[4]
CAN Country
1990"What a Way to Go"108What a Way to Go
1991"Scars"5859
"I Like the Way It Feels"7480
1992"No Way Jose"70Guitar Man
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
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)

Almost daylight by Chris knight (2019)

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