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Best remembered for her 1960 smash "A Thousand Stars," teen pop singer Kathy Young was born in Santa Ana, CA on October 21, 1945. Her big break followed while attending a taping of <a href="spotify:artist:1X5ZSwlYraWjWqjkkhJjdg">Wink Martindale</a>'s local television show -- among the guests were harmony trio <a href="spotify:artist:59aYVQd0YHXqoOBf3pmxqs">the Innocents</a>, riding high on the success of their hit "Honest I Do," and after the show Young introduced herself to the group and their producer, Indigo Records staffer Jim Lee. At <a href="spotify:artist:1IOaYT0kBhd9DGymD2gwcL">Lee</a>'s invitation, the 15-year-old Young entered Indigo's studios the next week, and backed by <a href="spotify:artist:59aYVQd0YHXqoOBf3pmxqs">the Innocents</a> she recorded a cover of Eugene Pearson and <a href="spotify:artist:0KdNva5eqm6LlbtVMVdshm">the Rivileers</a>' doo wop favorite "A Thousand Stars"; not only did the record peak at number three on the U.S. pop charts that Halloween, it cracked the R&B Top Ten as well. The follow-up "Happy Birthday Blues" reached the number 30 spot in March of 1961, although subsequent efforts including "Magic Is the Night" and a cover of <a href="spotify:artist:6KWcxMWVNVIYbdOQyJtsSy">the Platters</a> classic "The Great Pretender" failed to achieve Top 40 status. When <a href="spotify:artist:1IOaYT0kBhd9DGymD2gwcL">Lee</a> left Indigo in 1962 to found the Monogram label, he brought Young with him; there she recorded as a solo artist in addition to a series of duets with <a href="spotify:artist:0QRgfCLzSR9GyCjXboWQTA">Chris Montez</a>. None recaptured her earlier success, however, and after some final sides for the Starfire imprint, Young relocated to London, later marrying <a href="spotify:artist:49WlsIvcUYj7Awo93hDKgf">the Walker Brothers</a>' John Maus. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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