Kathy Young

Kathy Young (born October 21, 1945) is an American musician; she was a teen pop singer during the early 1960s, whose rendition of "A Thousand Stars", at age 15, rose to number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

Biography Young was born in Santa Ana, California. Young's follow-up, "Happy Birthday Blues", peaked at No. 30 on the Hot 100 in 1961.

In 1962, she followed Jim Lee to Monogram Records, recording solo and with Chicano rock singer Chris Montez. Still a teenager, she saw her promising career slowing to a standstill and, in 1964, traveled to London. There she married American singer-songwriter John Maus, aka John Walker, founder of the Walker Brothers. Her marriage to Maus lasted from 1965 to 1968.

Kathy returned to the US in 1969, remarrying two years later. Over the next 20 years, she raised children and helped manage the family citrus ranch in Central California. Following a move back to Los Angeles in 1994, she began working for a major international company while also returning to her original passion, music.

In the 2000s, she performed at numerous rock shows at venues such as the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and New Jersey's Izod Center at the Meadowlands Sports Complex.

Kathy Young was inducted into the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame, presided over by Harvey Robbins, on October 12, 2014, at the North Shore Music Theater in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Discography Albums YearAlbumRecord label 1961 The Sound of Kathy Young (with The Innocents) Indigo Records 1981 Our Best to You Starfire Records

Singles YearTitlePeak chartpositionsRecord LabelB-sideAlbum US R&B 1960 "A Thousand Stars" 3 6 Indigo Records "Eddie My Darling" The Sound of Kathy Young 1961 "Happy Birthday Blues" 30 – "Someone to Love" "Our Parents Talked It Over" – – "Just as Though You Were Here" "Magic Is the Night" 80 – "Du Du'nt Du" "Baby Oh Baby" – – "Great Pretender" The Sound of Kathy Young 1962 "I'll Hang My Letters Out to Dry" – – "Lonely Blue Nights" "Dream Awhile" – – "Send Her Away" "(Hey There) Dream Boy" – – Monogram Records "I'll Love That Man" 1979 "Sparkle and Shine" – – Starfire Records "Please Love Me Forever" The Sound of Kathy Young