Ray Kennedy (born May 13, 1954)Whitburn, Joel (1996). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits'', p.173. . is an American

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artist. He has recorded two albums for

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. His two albums produced four singles that appeared on the

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charts; 1990's " What a Way to Go" was his only top 40 country hit and peaked at No.10. Born in

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, Kennedy won a

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in 2005 in the Best Contemporary Folk Album category for producing

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's album '' The Revolution Starts Now''. He has produced many recordings with Earle which are collectively known as The Twangtrust. Ray's father is Ray Kennedy, Sr. Ray Kennedy Sr. was a

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for

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; he had the idea to create the

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which was launched in 1985. Ray Kennedy Jr. is married to Siobhan Maher Kennedy.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

As a producer

*'' Dream Number 29'' by Cindy Bullens (2005)

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1954 births American country singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters Musicians from Buffalo, New York Grammy Award winners Living people Singer-songwriters from New York (state) Atlantic Records artists American country record producers Country musicians from New York (state) Record producers from New York (state) {{US-country-singer-stub