Ray Kennedy (country singer)

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.

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

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)
• Almost Daylight by Chris Knight (2019)