Kenny Nolan
Kenny Nolan | |
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| Born | September 30, 1949 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, adult contemporary, soft rock |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Labels | 20th Century, Casablanca |
Kenneth "Kenny" Nolan (born September 30, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles.
He is best remembered for the 1976–77 song "I Like Dreamin'", which he wrote and performed; it reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Easy Listening chart. He wrote "Swing Your Daddy", which became a 1975 hit for Jim Gilstrap, reaching No.4 in the UK Singles Chart and No.10 on the American Billboard Black Music chart of that year.
Nolan also co-wrote several hits with Bob Crewe, including Frankie Valli's "My Eyes Adored You" and Labelle's "Lady Marmalade." Both of these hit songs hit #1 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 Chart in March of 1975. Of note, "My Eyes Adored You" hit #1 on March 22, 1975 and the very next week, "Lady Marmalade" hit #1 on March 29, 1975. This marked one of the few times in chart history when the same songwriter(s) had back-to-back hits at #1 (John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, Holland-Dozier-Holland of Motown fame, and The Bee Gees have accomplished this feat).