Real name: Kenneth A. Gardner

Effective period / Period of releases: 1951 - 1965

Kenny Gardner, the light-voiced, cheerfully smooth tenor who for almost 30 years was the featured crooner with Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, passed away in 2002, in Manhasset, N.Y. He was 89 and lived in Plandome, N.Y. The cause of death was a heart attack soon after having an appendectomy, said his niece, Gina Lombardo Cudahy. Among the songs in which Mr. Gardner took center stage was the 1950 hit ''Enjoy Yourself, It's Later Than You Think.'' Kenneth A. Gardner was born on March 20, 1913, in Lakeview, Iowa. He won a scholarship to go west to college, but instead ended up singing for radio shows in Los Angeles. Kenny was also married to Guy's sister, Elaine Lombardo.