A native of
Southern California, Young was born in the
Orange County seat,
Santa Ana. Young's follow-up, "Happy Birthday Blues", peaked at No. 30 on the Hot 100 in 1961. 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==