Black and British pioneer Kenny Lynch
Eddie Piller chooses the black and British entertainer Kenny Lynch, who first found fame with the song 'Up on the Roof'.
Kenny Lynch was born in Stepney, East London in 1938. He toured with the Beatles, wrote best-selling songs, was a champion boxer in the army, and a regular face on British TV. He was also - at the start of his career - one of the very few black and British singers in the UK, but he's not really remembered as a pioneer. Out to change that is his nominator, broadcaster and record producer Eddie Piller who first liked Kenny for his effortless style, but loves his records too. "Kenny Lynch was no victim," he says. Features extensive archive of Kenny talking about his East End childhood plus the music he sang and produced.
Presenter Matthew Parris
Producer Miles Warde
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