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Career

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	Much of Lynch's material was self-written, but he also covered songs by writers of the [[Brill Building (genre)\|Brill Building]].<ref name="AMG"/>		Much of Lynch's material was self-written, but he also covered songs by writers of the [[Brill Building (genre)\|Brill Building]].<ref name="AMG"/>

	Lynch also wrote songs for others including actress [[Linda Thorson]], [[Small Faces]]' No. 3 UK hit "[[Sha-La-La-La-Lee]]" and [[Cilla Black]]'s No. 5 UK hit "Love's Just a Broken Heart", in collaboration with American songwriter [[Mort Shuman]].<ref name="AMG"/> "You'd Better Believe It" (co-written with [[Jerry ~~Ragavoy~~]]) and "Sorry She's Mine", which also appeared on the Small Faces' [[Small Faces (1966 album)\|1966 debut album]], were both Lynch works.<ref name="AMG"/>		Lynch also wrote songs for others including actress [[Linda Thorson]], [[Small Faces]]' No. 3 UK hit "[[Sha-La-La-La-Lee]]" and [[Cilla Black]]'s No. 5 UK hit "Love's Just a Broken Heart", in collaboration with American songwriter [[Mort Shuman]].<ref name="AMG"/> "You'd Better Believe It" (co-written with [[Jerry Ragovoy]]) and "Sorry She's Mine", which also appeared on the Small Faces' [[Small Faces (1966 album)\|1966 debut album]], were both Lynch works.<ref name="AMG"/>

	Lynch took part in the ''[[Eurovision: Your Country Needs You\|A Song for Europe]]'' contest in 1962 with the song "There's Never Been A Girl", but failed to win through to represent the UK in the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]''. Lynch had more success in 1978, as a songwriter and producer. That year, his song "Don't Bother to Knock", written for the group Midnight, placed second in the contest. The same year he wrote '"Love Crazy", the theme used for ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'', and "You Can't Fight It", the vocal version of the theme to the [[John Carpenter]] film ''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 film)\|Assault on Precinct 13]]''. In the mid-1960s he owned a record shop, the Kenny Lynch Record Centre in Walker's Court, [[Soho]].		Lynch took part in the ''[[Eurovision: Your Country Needs You\|A Song for Europe]]'' contest in 1962 with the song "There's Never Been A Girl", but failed to win through to represent the UK in the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]''. Lynch had more success in 1978, as a songwriter and producer. That year, his song "Don't Bother to Knock", written for the group Midnight, placed second in the contest. The same year he wrote '"Love Crazy", the theme used for ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'', and "You Can't Fight It", the vocal version of the theme to the [[John Carpenter]] film ''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 film)\|Assault on Precinct 13]]''. In the mid-1960s he owned a record shop, the Kenny Lynch Record Centre in Walker's Court, [[Soho]].

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Personal life and death

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	He had two daughters, Amy Lynch and Bobby Lynch.		He had two daughters, Amy Lynch and Bobby Lynch.

	Lynch died in the early hours of 18 December 2019,~~{{where\|date=January 2020}}~~ aged 81.<ref name="herald" /> He had been suffering from cancer.		Lynch died in the early hours of 18 December 2019, aged 81.<ref name="herald" /> He had been suffering from cancer.

	==Discography==		==Discography==

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	{{Infobox musical artist		{{Infobox musical artist
	\| name = Kenny Lynch		\| name = Kenny Lynch
	\| honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire\|OBE]]		\| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]]
	\| image = Kenny Lynch.jpg		\| image = Kenny Lynch.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption =
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	\| alias =		\| alias =
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1938\|03\|18}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1938\|03\|18}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Stepney\|~~Stepney]], [[~~w:London\|~~London]], England		\| birth_place = [[Stepney]], [[London]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2019\|12\|18\|1938\|03\|18}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2019\|12\|18\|1938\|03\|18}}
	\| death_place = England		\| death_place = England
	\| origin =		\| origin =
	\| instruments = Vocals		\| instruments = Vocals
	\| genre = [[w:Rock and roll\|Rock and roll]], pop		\| genre = [[Rock and roll\|Rock and roll]], pop
	\| occupations = {{hlist\|Singer\|songwriter\|entertainer\|actor}}		\| occupations = {{hlist\|Singer\|songwriter\|entertainer\|actor}}
	\| years_active = 1960–2019		\| years_active = 1960–2019
	\| label = [[w:HMV Records\|HMV]], Satril Records		\| label = [[HMV Records\|HMV]], Satril Records
	\| associated_acts =		\| associated_acts =
	\| website = {{url\|http://kennylynch.co.uk/}}		\| website = {{url\|http://kennylynch.co.uk/}}
	}}		}}
	'''Kenneth Lynch''', [[w:Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] (18 March 1938 – 18 December 2019)<ref name=herald>{{cite web \|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/18117549.obituary-kenny-lynch-singer-entertainer/ \|title=Obituary: Kenny Lynch, singer and entertainer\|date=2019-12-21 \|website=The Herald \|access-date=2019-12-27}}</ref> was an English singer, songwriter, entertainer, and actor. He appeared in many variety shows in the 1960s. At the time, he was among the few [[w:black people\|black]] singers in British pop music.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web\|title=Kenny Lynch Biography\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kenny-lynch-mn0000085023/biography\|publisher=[[AllMusic]]\|author-link=Richie Unterberger\|last=Unterberger\|first=Richie\|access-date=30 October 2009}}</ref> He was appointed an OBE in the [[~~w:1970 New Year Honours\|~~1970 New Year Honours]] list.		'''Kenneth Lynch''', [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] (18 March 1938 – 18 December 2019)<ref name=herald>{{cite web \|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/18117549.obituary-kenny-lynch-singer-entertainer/ \|title=Obituary: Kenny Lynch, singer and entertainer\|date=2019-12-21 \|website=The Herald \|access-date=2019-12-27}}</ref> was an English singer, songwriter, entertainer, and actor. He appeared in many variety shows in the 1960s. At the time, he was among the few [[black people\|black]] singers in British pop music.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web\|title=Kenny Lynch Biography\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kenny-lynch-mn0000085023/biography\|publisher=[[AllMusic]]\|author-link=Richie Unterberger\|last=Unterberger\|first=Richie\|access-date=30 October 2009}}</ref> He was appointed an OBE in the [[1970 New Year Honours]] list.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Lynch grew up in Stepney, [[w:East End of London\|East London]], as one of 13 children; his sister Gladys (stage name [[~~w:Maxine Daniels\|~~Maxine Daniels]]) was a [[~~w:jazz\|~~jazz]] singer of some note.<ref name="Larkin60">{{cite book\|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music\|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music]]\|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)\|Colin Larkin]]\|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]\|date=1997\|edition=First\|isbn=0-7535-0149-X\|page=286}}</ref> His father was born in [[Barbados]] and his mother was mixed-raced British and [[~~w:Jamaicans\|~~Jamaican]]. After leaving school at 15 and working various jobs, he did [[~~w:national service\|~~national service]]<ref name="Larkin60"/> in the [[~~w:Royal Army Service Corps\|~~Royal Army Service Corps]] and was the regimental [[~~w:featherweight\|~~featherweight]] [[~~w:boxing\|~~boxing]] champion.		Lynch grew up in Stepney, [[East End of London\|East London]], as one of 13 children; his sister Gladys (stage name [[Maxine Daniels]]) was a [[jazz]] singer of some note.<ref name="Larkin60">{{cite book\|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music\|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music]]\|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)\|Colin Larkin]]\|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]\|date=1997\|edition=First\|isbn=0-7535-0149-X\|page=286}}</ref> His father was born in [[Barbados]] and his mother was mixed-raced British and [[Jamaican]]. After leaving school at 15 and working various jobs, he did [[national service]]<ref name="Larkin60"/> in the [[Royal Army Service Corps]] and was the regimental [[featherweight]] [[boxing]] champion.

	==Career==		==Career==
	Before Lynch had several UK [[w:hit single]]s in the early 1960s, he released "Twist Me Pretty Baby" with [[~~w:Bert Weedon\|~~Bert Weedon]] in 1962 ([[~~w:HMV\|~~HMV]]-45 POP 989); the label's credit reads "Shouts by Kenny Lynch". Two [[w:Top 40\|top ten]] hits were "[[w:Up on the Roof (song)\|Up on the Roof]]", in January 1963; and "[[You Can Never Stop Me Loving You]]", in August, 1963.<ref name="AMG"/> He is also known for a single release of "[[w:Misery (The Beatles song)\|Misery]]", the first [[~~w:cover version\|~~cover version]] of a [[Beatles]] song to be released.<ref name="AMG"/> In early 1963, Lynch had been on the same bill as the Beatles on the group's [[w:The Beatles Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour\|first British tour]]; [[John Lennon]] and [[Paul McCartney]] wrote "Misery" in January 1963, in the hopes that the artist on top of the bill, [[~~w:Helen Shapiro\|~~Helen Shapiro]], would [[sound recording and reproduction\|record]] it.<ref name="AMG"/> Shapiro's record producer turned it down, but Lynch took the composition and gave it a much more pop-oriented arrangement than the Beatles would use when they recorded "Misery" themselves on their debut album, ''[[Please Please Me]]''. Whilst on a coach with [[the Beatles]] (on tour with Helen Shapiro), Lynch reportedly offered to help them write a song, but quickly became frustrated and criticised their ability to compose music – at the time Lennon and McCartney were writing "[[From Me to You]]".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/from-me-to-you/ \|title=From Me To You \|publisher=Beatlesbible.com \|date= 15 March 2008\|access-date=23 May 2015}}</ref> Years later he appeared on the [[album cover]] of [[Wings (band)\|Wings]]' 1973 album ''[[Band on the Run]]'', along with other celebrities.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.beatlesbible.com/people/paul-mccartney/albums/band-on-the-run/\|title=Band On The Run (album)\|date=23 October 2010\|website=The Beatles Bible}}</ref>		Before Lynch had several UK [[hit single]]s in the early 1960s, he released "Twist Me Pretty Baby" with [[Bert Weedon]] in 1962 ([[HMV]]-45 POP 989); the label's credit reads "Shouts by Kenny Lynch". Two [[Top 40\|top ten]] hits were "[[Up on the Roof (song)\|Up on the Roof]]", in January 1963; and "[[You Can Never Stop Me Loving You]]", in August, 1963.<ref name="AMG"/> He is also known for a single release of "[[Misery (The Beatles song)\|Misery]]", the first [[cover version]] of a [[Beatles]] song to be released.<ref name="AMG"/> In early 1963, Lynch had been on the same bill as the Beatles on the group's [[The Beatles Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour\|first British tour]]; [[John Lennon]] and [[Paul McCartney]] wrote "Misery" in January 1963, in the hopes that the artist on top of the bill, [[Helen Shapiro]], would [[sound recording and reproduction\|record]] it.<ref name="AMG"/> Shapiro's record producer turned it down, but Lynch took the composition and gave it a much more pop-oriented arrangement than the Beatles would use when they recorded "Misery" themselves on their debut album, ''[[Please Please Me]]''. Whilst on a coach with [[the Beatles]] (on tour with Helen Shapiro), Lynch reportedly offered to help them write a song, but quickly became frustrated and criticised their ability to compose music – at the time Lennon and McCartney were writing "[[From Me to You]]".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/from-me-to-you/ \|title=From Me To You \|publisher=Beatlesbible.com \|date= 15 March 2008\|access-date=23 May 2015}}</ref> Years later he appeared on the [[album cover]] of [[Wings (band)\|Wings]]' 1973 album ''[[Band on the Run]]'', along with other celebrities.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.beatlesbible.com/people/paul-mccartney/albums/band-on-the-run/\|title=Band On The Run (album)\|date=23 October 2010\|website=The Beatles Bible}}</ref>

	Much of Lynch's material was self-written, but he also covered songs by writers of the [[Brill Building (genre)\|Brill Building]].<ref name="AMG"/>		Much of Lynch's material was self-written, but he also covered songs by writers of the [[Brill Building (genre)\|Brill Building]].<ref name="AMG"/>

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	He had two daughters, Amy Lynch and Bobby Lynch.		He had two daughters, Amy Lynch and Bobby Lynch.

	Lynch died in the early hours of 18 December 2019,{{where\|date=January 2020}} aged 81.<ref name="herald" /> He had been suffering from cancer.~~{{citation needed\|date=January 2020}}~~		Lynch died in the early hours of 18 December 2019,{{where\|date=January 2020}} aged 81.<ref name="herald" /> He had been suffering from cancer.

	==Discography==		==Discography==

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	{{Infobox musical artist		{{Infobox musical artist
	\| name = Kenny Lynch		\| name = Kenny Lynch

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	{{short description\|British actor and musician}}		{{short description\|British actor and musician}}
	{{EngvarB\|date=August 2014}}		{{EngvarB\|date=August 2014}}
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	{{Infobox musical artist		{{Infobox musical artist
	\| name = Kenny Lynch		\| name = Kenny Lynch
	\| honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire\|OBE]]		\| honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire\|OBE]]
	\| image = Kenny Lynch~~-ab~~.jpg		\| image = Kenny Lynch.jpg
	\| caption ~~= Lynch in 2010~~		\| caption =
	~~\| image_size~~ =
	\| background = solo_singer		\| background = solo_singer
	\| birth_name = Kenneth Lynch<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100120311\|accessdate=18 December 2019\|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music\|edition=4th\|first=Colin\|last=Larkin\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|date=2006\|ISBN=9780195313734\|page=849}}</ref>		\| birth_name = Kenneth Lynch<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100120311\|accessdate=18 December 2019\|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music\|edition=4th\|first=Colin\|last=Larkin\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|date=2006\|ISBN=9780195313734\|page=849}}</ref>

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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{Portal\|Biography}}~~
	* {{IMDb name\|0528375}}		* {{IMDb name\|0528375}}
	* {{Discogs artist\|Kenny Lynch}}		* {{Discogs artist\|Kenny Lynch}}
	* {{Discogs artist\|Kenny Lynch Music}} as Kenny Lynch Music		* {{Discogs artist\|Kenny Lynch Music}} as Kenny Lynch Music

	~~{{Authority control}}~~

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Kenny}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Kenny}}

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	\| name = Kenny Lynch		\| name = Kenny Lynch
	\| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]]		\| honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire\|OBE]]
	\| image = Kenny Lynch-ab.jpg		\| image = Kenny Lynch-ab.jpg
	\| caption = Lynch in 2010		\| caption = Lynch in 2010
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	\| alias =		\| alias =
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1938\|03\|18}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1938\|03\|18}}
	\| birth_place = [[Stepney]], [[London]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Stepney\|Stepney]], [[w:London\|London]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2019\|12\|18\|1938\|03\|18}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2019\|12\|18\|1938\|03\|18}}
	\| death_place = England		\| death_place = England
	\| origin =		\| origin =
	\| instruments = Vocals		\| instruments = Vocals
	\| genre = [[Rock and roll]], pop		\| genre = [[w:Rock and roll\|Rock and roll]], pop
	\| occupations = {{hlist\|Singer\|songwriter\|entertainer\|actor}}		\| occupations = {{hlist\|Singer\|songwriter\|entertainer\|actor}}
	\| years_active = 1960–2019		\| years_active = 1960–2019
	\| label = [[HMV Records\|HMV]], Satril Records		\| label = [[w:HMV Records\|HMV]], Satril Records
	\| associated_acts =		\| associated_acts =
	\| website = {{url\|http://kennylynch.co.uk/}}		\| website = {{url\|http://kennylynch.co.uk/}}
	}}		}}
	'''Kenneth Lynch''', [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] (18 March 1938 – 18 December 2019)<ref name=herald>{{cite web \|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/18117549.obituary-kenny-lynch-singer-entertainer/ \|title=Obituary: Kenny Lynch, singer and entertainer\|date=2019-12-21 \|website=The Herald \|access-date=2019-12-27}}</ref> was an English singer, songwriter, entertainer, and actor. He appeared in many variety shows in the 1960s. At the time, he was among the few [[black people\|black]] singers in British pop music.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web\|title=Kenny Lynch Biography\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kenny-lynch-mn0000085023/biography\|publisher=[[AllMusic]]\|author-link=Richie Unterberger\|last=Unterberger\|first=Richie\|access-date=30 October 2009}}</ref> He was appointed an OBE in the [[1970 New Year Honours]] list.		'''Kenneth Lynch''', [[w:Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] (18 March 1938 – 18 December 2019)<ref name=herald>{{cite web \|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/18117549.obituary-kenny-lynch-singer-entertainer/ \|title=Obituary: Kenny Lynch, singer and entertainer\|date=2019-12-21 \|website=The Herald \|access-date=2019-12-27}}</ref> was an English singer, songwriter, entertainer, and actor. He appeared in many variety shows in the 1960s. At the time, he was among the few [[w:black people\|black]] singers in British pop music.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web\|title=Kenny Lynch Biography\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kenny-lynch-mn0000085023/biography\|publisher=[[AllMusic]]\|author-link=Richie Unterberger\|last=Unterberger\|first=Richie\|access-date=30 October 2009}}</ref> He was appointed an OBE in the [[w:1970 New Year Honours\|1970 New Year Honours]] list.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Lynch grew up in Stepney, [[East End of London\|East London]], as one of 13 children; his sister Gladys (stage name [[Maxine Daniels]]) was a [[jazz]] singer of some note.<ref name="Larkin60">{{cite book\|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music\|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music]]\|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)\|Colin Larkin]]\|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]\|date=1997\|edition=First\|isbn=0-7535-0149-X\|page=286}}</ref> His father was born in [[Barbados]] and his mother was mixed-raced British and [[Jamaicans\|Jamaican]]. After leaving school at 15 and working various jobs, he did [[national service]]<ref name="Larkin60"/> in the [[Royal Army Service Corps]] and was the regimental [[featherweight]] [[boxing]] champion.		Lynch grew up in Stepney, [[w:East End of London\|East London]], as one of 13 children; his sister Gladys (stage name [[w:Maxine Daniels\|Maxine Daniels]]) was a [[w:jazz\|jazz]] singer of some note.<ref name="Larkin60">{{cite book\|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music\|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music]]\|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)\|Colin Larkin]]\|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]\|date=1997\|edition=First\|isbn=0-7535-0149-X\|page=286}}</ref> His father was born in [[Barbados]] and his mother was mixed-raced British and [[w:Jamaicans\|Jamaican]]. After leaving school at 15 and working various jobs, he did [[w:national service\|national service]]<ref name="Larkin60"/> in the [[w:Royal Army Service Corps\|Royal Army Service Corps]] and was the regimental [[w:featherweight\|featherweight]] [[w:boxing\|boxing]] champion.

	==Career==		==Career==
	Before Lynch had several UK [[hit single]]s in the early 1960s, he released "Twist Me Pretty Baby" with [[Bert Weedon]] in 1962 ([[HMV]]-45 POP 989); the label's credit reads "Shouts by Kenny Lynch". Two [[Top 40\|top ten]] hits were "[[Up on the Roof (song)\|Up on the Roof]]", in January 1963; and "[[You Can Never Stop Me Loving You]]", in August, 1963.<ref name="AMG"/> He is also known for a single release of "[[Misery (The Beatles song)\|Misery]]", the first [[cover version]] of a [[Beatles]] song to be released.<ref name="AMG"/> In early 1963, Lynch had been on the same bill as the Beatles on the group's [[The Beatles Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour\|first British tour]]; [[John Lennon]] and [[Paul McCartney]] wrote "Misery" in January 1963, in the hopes that the artist on top of the bill, [[Helen Shapiro]], would [[sound recording and reproduction\|record]] it.<ref name="AMG"/> Shapiro's record producer turned it down, but Lynch took the composition and gave it a much more pop-oriented arrangement than the Beatles would use when they recorded "Misery" themselves on their debut album, ''[[Please Please Me]]''. Whilst on a coach with [[the Beatles]] (on tour with Helen Shapiro), Lynch reportedly offered to help them write a song, but quickly became frustrated and criticised their ability to compose music – at the time Lennon and McCartney were writing "[[From Me to You]]".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/from-me-to-you/ \|title=From Me To You \|publisher=Beatlesbible.com \|date= 15 March 2008\|access-date=23 May 2015}}</ref> Years later he appeared on the [[album cover]] of [[Wings (band)\|Wings]]' 1973 album ''[[Band on the Run]]'', along with other celebrities.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.beatlesbible.com/people/paul-mccartney/albums/band-on-the-run/\|title=Band On The Run (album)\|date=23 October 2010\|website=The Beatles Bible}}</ref>		Before Lynch had several UK [[w:hit single]]s in the early 1960s, he released "Twist Me Pretty Baby" with [[w:Bert Weedon\|Bert Weedon]] in 1962 ([[w:HMV\|HMV]]-45 POP 989); the label's credit reads "Shouts by Kenny Lynch". Two [[w:Top 40\|top ten]] hits were "[[w:Up on the Roof (song)\|Up on the Roof]]", in January 1963; and "[[You Can Never Stop Me Loving You]]", in August, 1963.<ref name="AMG"/> He is also known for a single release of "[[w:Misery (The Beatles song)\|Misery]]", the first [[w:cover version\|cover version]] of a [[Beatles]] song to be released.<ref name="AMG"/> In early 1963, Lynch had been on the same bill as the Beatles on the group's [[w:The Beatles Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour\|first British tour]]; [[John Lennon]] and [[Paul McCartney]] wrote "Misery" in January 1963, in the hopes that the artist on top of the bill, [[w:Helen Shapiro\|Helen Shapiro]], would [[sound recording and reproduction\|record]] it.<ref name="AMG"/> Shapiro's record producer turned it down, but Lynch took the composition and gave it a much more pop-oriented arrangement than the Beatles would use when they recorded "Misery" themselves on their debut album, ''[[Please Please Me]]''. Whilst on a coach with [[the Beatles]] (on tour with Helen Shapiro), Lynch reportedly offered to help them write a song, but quickly became frustrated and criticised their ability to compose music – at the time Lennon and McCartney were writing "[[From Me to You]]".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/from-me-to-you/ \|title=From Me To You \|publisher=Beatlesbible.com \|date= 15 March 2008\|access-date=23 May 2015}}</ref> Years later he appeared on the [[album cover]] of [[Wings (band)\|Wings]]' 1973 album ''[[Band on the Run]]'', along with other celebrities.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.beatlesbible.com/people/paul-mccartney/albums/band-on-the-run/\|title=Band On The Run (album)\|date=23 October 2010\|website=The Beatles Bible}}</ref>

	Much of Lynch's material was self-written, but he also covered songs by writers of the [[Brill Building (genre)\|Brill Building]].<ref name="AMG"/>		Much of Lynch's material was self-written, but he also covered songs by writers of the [[Brill Building (genre)\|Brill Building]].<ref name="AMG"/>

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	Much of Lynch's material was self-written, but he also covered songs by writers of the [[Brill Building (genre)\|Brill Building]].<ref name="AMG"/>		Much of Lynch's material was self-written, but he also covered songs by writers of the [[Brill Building (genre)\|Brill Building]].<ref name="AMG"/>

	Lynch also wrote songs for others including actress [[Linda Thorson]], [[Small Faces]]' No. 3 UK hit "[[Sha-La-La-La-Lee]]" and [[Cilla Black]]'s No. 5 UK hit "Love's Just a Broken Heart", in collaboration with American songwriter [[Mort Shuman]].<ref name="AMG"/> "You'd Better Believe It" (co-written with [[Jerry ~~Ragavoy~~]]) and "Sorry She's Mine", which also appeared on the Small Faces' [[Small Faces (1966 album)\|1966 debut album]], were both Lynch works.<ref name="AMG"/>		Lynch also wrote songs for others including actress [[Linda Thorson]], [[Small Faces]]' No. 3 UK hit "[[Sha-La-La-La-Lee]]" and [[Cilla Black]]'s No. 5 UK hit "Love's Just a Broken Heart", in collaboration with American songwriter [[Mort Shuman]].<ref name="AMG"/> "You'd Better Believe It" (co-written with [[Jerry Ragovoy]]) and "Sorry She's Mine", which also appeared on the Small Faces' [[Small Faces (1966 album)\|1966 debut album]], were both Lynch works.<ref name="AMG"/>

	Lynch took part in the ''[[Eurovision: Your Country Needs You\|A Song for Europe]]'' contest in 1962 with the song "There's Never Been A Girl", but failed to win through to represent the UK in the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]''. Lynch had more success in 1978, as a songwriter and producer. That year, his song "Don't Bother to Knock", written for the group Midnight, placed second in the contest. The same year he wrote '"Love Crazy", the theme used for ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'', and "You Can't Fight It", the vocal version of the theme to the [[John Carpenter]] film ''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 film)\|Assault on Precinct 13]]''. In the mid-1960s he owned a record shop, the Kenny Lynch Record Centre in Walker's Court, [[Soho]].		Lynch took part in the ''[[Eurovision: Your Country Needs You\|A Song for Europe]]'' contest in 1962 with the song "There's Never Been A Girl", but failed to win through to represent the UK in the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]''. Lynch had more success in 1978, as a songwriter and producer. That year, his song "Don't Bother to Knock", written for the group Midnight, placed second in the contest. The same year he wrote '"Love Crazy", the theme used for ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'', and "You Can't Fight It", the vocal version of the theme to the [[John Carpenter]] film ''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 film)\|Assault on Precinct 13]]''. In the mid-1960s he owned a record shop, the Kenny Lynch Record Centre in Walker's Court, [[Soho]].

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	~~==See also==~~
	*[[Popcorn (music style)]]

	==References==		==References==