Ray Kennedy (country singer)
Ray Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 13, 1954 |
| 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 |
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
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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| US Country | ||
| What a Way to Go |
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51 |
| Guitar Man |
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— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Singles
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "What a Way to Go" | Richard Jernigan |
| 1991 | "Scars" | |
| 1992 | "No Way Jose" | Marc Ball |
As a producer
[edit]- Dream Number 29 by Cindy Bullens (2005)
The revolution starts now by Steve earle(2004)
Almost daylight by Chris knight (2019)
References
[edit]- ^ 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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