Kenny Young
American songwriter (1941–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kenny Young (born Shalom Giskan, April 14, 1941 – April 14, 2020) was an American songwriter, musician, producer and environmental campaigner who wrote and in some cases produced hit songs for The Drifters, Ronnie Dove, Herman's Hermits, Mark Lindsay, Reparata and the Delrons, Clodagh Rodgers, Quincy Jones, and Fox, among others. His most successful and famous songs as a writer include the Grammy Hall of Fame song "Under the Boardwalk" (co-written with Artie Resnick), and the Grammy Award winning song, "Ai No Corrida" (co-written with Chaz Jankel). From the late 1960s, he lived in the UK.
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Birth name | Shalom Giskan |
Born | (1941-04-14)April 14, 1941 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
Origin | New York City, U.S.[1] |
Died | April 14, 2020(2020-04-14) (aged 79) Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
Genres | Pop, rock, world |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, musician, record producer, environmentalist |
Years active | 1963–2020 |
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