In 1954, Elvis Presley performed on Louisiana Hayride, and Jerry Kennedy was in attendance with a friend.
13 Facts About Jerry Kennedy
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Jerry Kennedy recalls their frustration with the young girls who screamed incessantly, preventing his friend and him from hearing Scotty Moore, Presley's guitar player, clearly during the performance.
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Jerry Kennedy signed a recording contract with RCA Records at age 11.
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Jerry Kennedy subsequently recorded several singles, several of which included contributions by Chet Atkins.
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Thereafter Jerry Kennedy became something of a teen idol at his high school.
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Jerry Kennedy arrived in Nashville just as the country music boom of the 1960s was getting under way.
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The Jerry Kennedy Orchestra participated in the complete recording sessions for Johnny Hallyday in 1962.
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Jerry Kennedy was one of the session musicians used by Bob Dylan in recording his classic album Blonde on Blonde, in 1966.
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Jerry Kennedy took the reins, and ran Smash Records until 1970, when Mercury shut down that label and appointed him as the head of its country music division.
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Hall, speaking in 1974, credited Jerry Kennedy with getting him started in the business.
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Jerry Kennedy himself left Mercury in 1984 to start JK Productions, through which he produced recordings by The Statler Brothers, Connie Smith, Mel McDaniel, Reba McEntire and other artists.
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In 1987, Jerry Kennedy and David Briggs released a cut for Mercury Records credited to Joe Kenyon, which was a cover of Vangelis' "Hymne".
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Jerry Kennedy is the father of songwriter, musician and producer Gordon Jerry Kennedy.