Ray Kernaghan

Ray Kernaghan is an Australian country music artist. He is married to Pam Kernaghan and they are the parents of musicians Lee, Greg, Tania and Fiona Kernaghan.

Kernaghan has twelve gold and two platinum records.[1] He was inducted into the Australian Country Music Hands of Fame in 1995.[2] In 2015, Kernaghan was inducted into the Australian Roll of Renown.[3]

At one time Kernaghan owned the world's fastest truck Waltzing Matilda.[4][5]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [6]
Me & Louie On the Road	Released: 1977 Format: LP Label: Bullet (BLT/12-002)	-
Jet Set Country	Released: 1978 Format: LP Label: Bullet (BLT-12-004)	96
Remember Me (I'm The One Who Loves You)	Released: 1979 Format: LP Label: Bullet (BLT-12-007)	-
Ray Kernaghan Country	Released: 1981 Format: LP Label: Telmak (TMAK 031)	96
Family Tradition (with Lee Kernaghan)	Released: 1985 Format: LP Label: KCR (KCR 009)	-

Awards and honours

Australian Roll of Renown

The Australian Roll of Renown honours Australian and New Zealander musicians who have shaped the music industry by making a significant and lasting contribution to Country Music. It was inaugurated in 1976 and the inductee is announced at the Country Music Awards of Australia in Tamworth in January.[7]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2015	Ray Kernaghan	Australian Roll of Renown	inductee

References

1. Elder, Bruce (1 December 1995). "Kernaghan Country". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
2. "Ray Kernaghan". countrymusichalloffame.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
3. "Roll of Renown". TCMF. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
4. "Waltzing Matilda". Australian Land Speed Racing. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
5. "Fast truck's slick arrival". The Canberra Times. 12 February 1982. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 165. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
7. "Roll of Renown". Tamworth Country Music Festival. Retrieved 29 October 2020.