Kenny Young

Kenny Young
Origin	Israel, New York, Taos, Oxfordshire, England, United States
Genres	Rock, pop, world, alternative
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, musician, record producer, environmentalist
Years active	1960s–present
Associated acts	Rhythms Del Mundo, Yellow Dog (band), Fox (band), Gentlemen Without Weapons, San Francisco Earthquakes, Clodagh Rogers,

Kenny Young is an American songwriter, producer and environmentalist who has been an active writer, artist, and producer from 1963 to the present. His most famous songs are "Under the Boardwalk," co-written with Arthur Resnick, "Ai No Corrida", "Just a Little Bit Better", "SSSingle Bed', "Captain of Your Ship", Just One More Night",and "Only You Can". "Under the Boardwalk" was recorded by The Drifters in 1964 and also by The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, John Mellencamp, Ricky Lee Jones, The Undertones, Aaron Neville, Bette Midler and many other artists. Young also wrote or produced Top 40 hit songs for Herman's Hermits, Quincy Jones, Ben E. King, Mark Lindsay, Reparata and the Delrons, Clodagh Rodgers, Kenny Rogers, The Shirelles, and Nancy Sinatra.

Young grew up in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He attended Rabbi Jacob Joseph School, Seward Park High School and the City University of New York (CUNY), where he majored in sociology and psychology.

He was a singer and songwriter in the 1960s, recording under his own name, and as The Squirrels, San Francisco Earthquakes, and more. He wrote songs for The Drifters, Herman's Hermits, The Searchers, Ben E. King, The Shirelles, Ronnie Dove, The Seekers and many others.

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