https://news.sky.com/story/kenny-lynch-up-on-the-roof-singer-and-carry-on-star-dies-11889653

Everyone in Northern Soul knows 'Moving Away' of course and possibly 'My Own Two Feet' (or Puff! and others) but he was much more.  The first British songwriter working in the Brill Building, NY in the early 1960s, had a key Soho record shop with R&B/Soul imports, wrote for Small Faces, produced Mod bands such as The Action, The Boys and The Game in the mid-late 1960s. His early 1960s songs are great R&B/early Soul.  Even had his Disco song with 'Half A Day Is Done And We Haven't Earned A Penny'.   That's without his comedy, film and cabaret career of less relevance here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Lynch

https://www.discogs.com/artist/88596-Kenny-Lynch

Edited December 18, 20195 yr by Thinksmart

So sad. Impressive career. RIP.

Ed

 

Kenny Lynch was a great all round artist good singer , good actor, and made some good feasible copies of American artists,

RIP Kenny

ML

sad news

Rip Kenny 

 

R.I.P Kenny.

 

A different dance scene for this cut and one that I felt should have had some prominence. The man had class Kenny Lynch RIP 

 

RIP Kenny, memories of your singing and TV from my childhood

Kenny pictured here with Paul, Linda and other famous faces of a famous LP

 

Very sad news.

R.I.P. Kenny

Legend! Didn`t get the credit he so richly deserved.

RIP sir 

R.I.P. Kenny 

Movin' away, thank you

😪

 

Edited December 18, 20195 yr by Steveh73

I bought this recently, it was the only record I’d ever seen with the names Kenny Lynch and Curtis Mayfield on the same label. It turned out to be the Etta James classic written by Willie Dixon - I wonder what the story is behind this

I  think the lead singer on 'I Want To Make Love To You' might be Genya Ravan, formerly with Ten Wheel Drive. She does a very fine version of Lorraine Ellison 'Stay With Me' on Polydor.  I used to own an LP of her's called 'Night Owl'. I seem to recall she was Mick Ronson's girlfriend.

(Don't take any of this as fact 'cos it's from a muddled memory about a record I owned over forty years ago)

Edited December 19, 20195 yr by Firecrest
clarification.

Kenny also penned and produced Blueslogy (Elton John, playing piano, quit the group in 1967)

Edited December 19, 20195 yr by Blackpoolsoul

4 hours ago, Firecrest said:

I  think the lead singer on 'I Want To Make Love To You' might be Genya Ravan, formerly with Ten Wheel Drive. She does a very fine version of Lorraine Ellison 'Stay With Me' on Polydor.  I used to own an LP of her's called 'Night Owl'. I seem to recall she was Mick Ronson's girlfriend.

(Don't take any of this as fact 'cos it's from a muddled memory about a record I owned over forty years ago)

You’re quite right, it is Genya Ravan 

13 hours ago, Nickinstoke said:

You’re quite right, it is Genya Ravan 

Brilliant stuff I never knew that thanks

https://www.genyaravan.com

One of the few black faces on telly growing up in sixties and seventies in UK, led the way.

RIP Kenny

Sad news. Definitely an overlooked talent. He owned record shops in London in the 60s, wrote hits for the Small Faces and had many a showbiz shenanigans with Brucie, Tarby, etc. What a life!

 Found this one in a local charity earlier in the year. Not bad at all...

Also, behind this one:

 RIP legend.