Ray Kennedy (country singer)
Encyclopedia
Ray Kennedy is an American country music
artist. He has recorded three studio albums: one on Columbia Records
and two on Atlantic Records
. His two Atlantic albums produced a total of four singles on the Hot Country Songs
charts, with 1991's "What a Way to Go
" being his only top 40 country hit, peaking at #10.
Kennedy won a Grammy Award
in 2005 in the Best Contemporary Folk Album
category for production on Steve Earle
's album The Revolution Starts Now
.
Ray's father, Ray Sr., who was the Credit manager
for Sears, formed the concept for the Discover Card
, which was launched in 1985.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist. He has recorded three studio albums: one on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
and two on Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
. His two Atlantic albums produced a total of four singles on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts, with 1991's "What a Way to Go
What a Way to Go (song)
"What a Way to Go" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Ray Kennedy. It was released in 1991 as the first single from his debut album, What a Way to Go...
" being his only top 40 country hit, peaking at #10.
Kennedy won a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
in 2005 in the Best Contemporary Folk Album
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was awarded from 1987 to 2011. Until 1993 the award was known as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. In 2007, this category was renamed Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album...
category for production on Steve Earle
Steve Earle
Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play....
's album The Revolution Starts Now
The Revolution Starts Now (album)
The Revolution Starts Now is an album by alternative country singer Steve Earle, released in 2004.Earle received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album for this album at the 47th Grammy Awards held February 13, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.-Track listing:All...
.
Ray's father, Ray Sr., who was the Credit manager
Credit manager
A credit manager is a person employed by an organization to manage the credit department and make decisions concerning credit limits, acceptable levels of risk and terms of payment to their customers. In companies, the role of Credit manager is variable in its scope...
for Sears, formed the concept for the Discover Card
Discover Card
The Discover Card is a major credit card, issued primarily in the United States. It was originally introduced by Sears in 1985, and was part of Dean Witter, and then Morgan Stanley, until 2007, when Discover Financial Services became an independent company. Novus, a major processing center, used to...
, which was launched in 1985.
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| Ray Kennedy |
|
— |
| What a Way to Go |
Atlantic Records Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz... |
51 |
| Guitar Man |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1991 | "What a Way to Go What a Way to Go (song) "What a Way to Go" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Ray Kennedy. It was released in 1991 as the first single from his debut album, What a Way to Go... " |
10 | 8 | What a Way to Go |
| "Scars" | 58 | 59 | ||
| "I Like the Way It Feels" | 74 | 80 | ||
| 1992 | "No Way Jose" | 70 | — | Guitar Man |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
External links
- [ allmusic.com Biography]