Ray Kennedy (country singer)

Ray Kennedy (born May 13, 1954) 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.