Karen Young (March 23 1951-January 26 1991) was a disco singer best known for her hit "Hot Shot". Well-known for her ability to scat-sing and deliver vocals with ferocious energy, Young was also a gifted pianist and songwriter.
Karen Young grew up in a Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rowhouse. Before becoming an overnight international recording star with "Hot Shot," she recorded jingles and background vocals for Philadelphia-based production companies. She died unexpectedly of a bleeding ulcer.
The song "Hot Shot" peaked at #67 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 in 1978, but spent two weeks at #1 on the magazine's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, thus qualifying Young as a bona-fide one-hit wonder. "Hot Shot" was written, produced and arranged by Philadelphians Andy Kahn and Kurt Borusiewicz. An LP entitled "Hot Shot" followed the hit single, both released by West End Records of NYC. "Hot Shot" was featured in the 1990 movie "Reversal of Fortune." The song was later used as a sample in Daft Punk's song "Indo Sliver Club" on their album Homework. "Hot Shot" re-mixes by Andy Kahn, MaxRoxx Music and DJ Ralphi Rosario were released in 2007.
In the early 1970s Young performed with the group Sandd, featuring Philadelphia musicians Frank Gilckin lead guitar, George Emertz rhythm guitar, Frank Ferraro bass and Dennis Westman drums.
Karen Young (born 29 September 1958) is an American actress.
Born in Pequannock Township, New Jersey, Young studied at Rutgers University. After graduation she moved to New York City and became an actress, appearing in such films as Nine 1/2 Weeks, Jaws: The Revenge, Mercy and Hoffa. Her ex-husband is Tom Noonan. Young currently portrays FBI Agent Robyn Sanseverino on The Sopranos and has portrayed various characters for the Law & Order franchise.
Karen Young (born 1 January 1946, in Sheffield, Yorkshire) is a British-born singer, who had a 1969 hit in the UK Singles Chart with "Nobody's Child".
She had other singles released between 1965 to 1971, before retiring from the music business in 1974.
Karen Young (born 19 June 1951), sometimes known by the stage name Karen Egan, is a Canadian singer and jazz musician.
Young was born in Montreal and raised in Hudson, Quebec. At age 14 she began playing the guitar and had recorded a minor hit with the song "Garden of Ursh" by the time she was 19. Originally Young played folk music but quickly switched to jazz. She performed with various groups during the 1970s and early 1980s; from 1983-1990 she collaborated with Michel Donato. Young began teaching at the Université de Montréal in 1988.
The LP Contredanse with Young as the singer and Donato as the bassist won the duo a Félix Award in 1988 for Jazz Album of the Year.
Karen Young is a bestselling American author of over thirty contemporary romance novels.
