Lynch was the first artist to cover a Beatles song when he released a version of Lennon and McCartney composition Misery in 1963. Tarbuck said: "I went down to the house to see him, in the last month. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenny_Lynch&oldid=956620366, Officers of the Order of the British Empire, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from January 2020, All articles needing additional references, Vague or ambiguous geographic scope from January 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2020, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Half the Day's Gone and We Haven't Earned a Penny", This page was last edited on 14 May 2020, at 10:27. Dani Dyer shows off her baby bump as she goes shopping with Georgia Steele, I loved lockdown with my man, ex & his new fella, says Rebecca Adlington, Phil Collins's wife dumped him with ‘I’ve found someone else’ text, SAS: Who Dares Wins chaos as Ulrika, Vicky Pattison & Jake Quickenden quit, Woman who gets sent a rude photo online has the best comeback for the bloke, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. © RTÉ 2020. Kenny Lynch passed away aged 81 in December 2019. "The funniest being we stood in for Les Dawson who wasn't well and they had some costumes made for Les Dawson as a lion and he (Lynch) put it on ready for the show and the fire alarm went off in the hotel. Kenny is survived by his two children, Amy and Bobby. Sadly our dad passed away in the early hours this morning. Although he had a couple of Top Ten singles in Britain in 1963, Kenny Lynch is most famous for a flop single he issued the same year. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. By Amalie Henden. "Everything is funny to me, everything's musical to me, everything is readable to me," said Lynch, who had previously been diagnosed with prostate cancer. [3] He is also known for a single release of "Misery", the first cover version of a Beatles song to be released. . © 2020 BBC. View our online Press Pack. .css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link{color:inherit;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:focus,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:focus{color:#B80000;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link::after,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited::after{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;z-index:2;}Italy tightens rules after Covid cases surge. Kenny Lynch is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was awarded an OBE in the 1970 New Year Honours list. Lynch was one of the relatively few Black singers on the British pop scene in the early 1960s, and made the Top Ten a couple of times in 1963 with "You Can Never Stop Me Loving You" and a cover of the Drifters' "Up on the Roof." If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Lynch took part in the 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. VideoThe woman who ferries Covid patients in a school bus, Large cat figure discovered in Peru's Nazca lines, The story of the blaze that destroyed Moria camp. Read about our approach to external linking. 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". Video, The woman who ferries Covid patients in a school bus, The story of the blaze that destroyed Moria camp. He was an actor, known for The Plank (1967), Room at the Bottom (1966) and Seaside Swingers (1964). In Spring 2018, Amy appeared as one of the 100 judges on the BBC singing show All Together Now. Video, Arctic Circle teens call for help to save their homes, Philippines artificial beach 'bad for environment' Video, Philippines artificial beach 'bad for environment', 'A year of rising and fading hopes' in Beirut. US election 2020 polls: Who is ahead - Trump or Biden? — Kenny Lynch (@KennyLynchieOBE) December 18, 2019 “He was a very good looking guy as a young man, a great singer, a funny guy and the most important thing, people liked him.” He was one of the first black British pop singers. 12" version. Kelly Ripa is Shredded. VideoArctic Circle teens call for help to save their homes, Philippines artificial beach 'bad for environment' VideoPhilippines artificial beach 'bad for environment', 'A year of rising and fading hopes' in Beirut.