Charles Kenny

Date of birth : 06/22/1898

Date of death : 01/20/1992

City of birth : Astoria, New York, USA

Composer, songwriter ("Love Letters in the Sand"), author and violinist, the brother of Nick Kenny. Joining ASCAP in 1936, his chief musical collaborator was his brother Nick, and his other popular-song compositions include "Laughing at Life", "Every Minute of the Hour", "There's a Goldmine in the Sky", "Little Old Cathedral in the Pines", "It's a Lone Trail When You're Traveling All Alone", "Make Believe Island", "Running Through My Mind", "Leanin' on the Old Top Rail", "Beyond the Purple Hills" and many more.