Ray Kennedy (born May 13, 1954)Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits, p.173. . is an American country music artist and record producer. 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.
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. Ray Jr. is married to Siobhan Maher Kennedy.
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 chartpositions Album US Country 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
As producer Happy to Be Here by Todd Snider (2000) 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)
Music videos Year Video Director 1990 "What a Way to Go" Richard Jernigan 1991 "Scars" 1992 "No Way Jose" Marc Ball
References
External links [ AllMusic Biography]