UK singer and all-round entertainer, KENNY LYNCH died yesterday, 18th December. He was 81 and although no reason behind loss of life has been revealed, it has been identified that Kenny had been ailing for a while.
Born in London in 1938, Kenny went into present enterprise after his Nationwide Service and within the 60s he is possibly finest remembered for his cowl model of the Beatles’ ‘Distress’ (the primary cowl of a Beatles’ track) and the his ‘Up on the Roof’ and ‘You Can By no means Cease Me Loving You’ hits– the previous a reputable model of the Drifters’ Goffin/King penned track.
Within the late 60s and 70s he continued to report however he was additionally an ever-present on the UK mild leisure scene – showing in selection, quiz reveals and films. Kenny was additionally an influential songwriter, penning songs for Cilia Black, the Hollies, Small Faces and plenty of others. He additionally collaborated with legendary songwriters like Mort Shuman and Jerry Ragavoy. Certainly a lot of Kenny’s recordings grew to become large tunes on the Northern and uncommon soul scene… notably ‘I Simply Wanna Love You’ and the nonetheless standard slowie ‘Movin’ Away’. Kenny’s ’83 launch ‘Half The Day’s Gone And We Have not Earned A Penny’ was a preferred tune of the 80s Brit soul scene.
In 1971 Kenny was awarded the OBE and in 2018 he went on a live performance tour with Jimmy Tarbuck and Anita Harris, in addition to showing in ITV’s ‘Final Snicker in Vegas’.
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