Kenny Young

American songwriter, musician and producer.
Born: 14th April 1941 Mea-Shearim, Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
Died: 14th April 2020 Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

His most famous songs were "Under the Boardwalk," co-written with Clodagh Rodgers among many others.

In 1970 Young moved to England. In 1974 he founded Rhythms Del Mundo.

In 1990 he co-founded and organized the charity Earth Love Fund to aid environmental projects around the world. With fellow musicians, he began the label Elf Records Ltd., part of the Earth Love Fund charity. In 2006 he founded Artists' Project Earth (APE).