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", "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
Quincy Jones,
Herman's Hermits,
The Shirelles,
Ben E. King,
Reparata and the Delrons,
Kenny Rogers,
Nancy Sinatra, and
Clodagh Rodgers.