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Jimmy Kennedy

Jimmy Kennedy is credited on 7,988 releases across 2,182 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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7,988

Pressings credited

2,182

Albums

8

Decades active

418

In collections

Biography

James Kennedy (20 July 1902 – 6 April 1984) was an Irish songwriter. He was predominantly a lyricist, putting words to existing music such as "Teddy Bears' Picnic" and "My Prayer" or co-writing with composers such as Michael Carr, Wilhelm Grosz and Nat Simon. In a career spanning more than 50 years, he wrote some 2000 songs, of which over 200 became worldwide hits and about 50 are popular music classics.

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Credited work

7,988 releases · 2,182 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 8,734
  • Other credits · 100
  • Production · 1

Studios: Gold Star Studios · Star-Club Hamburg · Webster Hall · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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