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Ray Kennedy
Ray Kennedy
Born	May 13, 1954 (age 70)
Origin	Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	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. 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.

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

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	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
Year	Single	US Country ^[4]	CAN Country	Album
1990	"What a Way to Go"	10	8	What a Way to Go
1991	"Scars"	58	59
1991	"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"	Richard Jernigan
1992	"No Way Jose"	Marc Ball

As a producer

Dream Number 29 by Cindy Bullens (2005)

The revolution starts now by Steve earle(2004)

Almost daylight by Chris knight (2019)

References

^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits, p.173. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6.
^ Mixonline. "Steve Earle interview/review". Archived from the original on May 30, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
^ "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.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

External links

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[jwcntry-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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