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1. 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.
2. Karen (Elizabeth) Young. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, percussionist, b Montreal 19 Jun 1951. A great-niece of Berkley E. Chadwick, she was raised in Hudson, Que, began playing guitar at 14, and had a minor folk hit, ‘Garden of Ursh’ (for Reprise), at 19.
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Jazzdjur
I need a hot shot!
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One of Karen's previously unreleased recordings entitled "Rendezvous With Me" will be released soon. It has remixes by MaxxRoxx, Zathan Radix, and Paul Goodyear. It's a pretty good track.
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