Leon "Lenny" Welch (May 31, 1938 – April 8, 2025) was an American MOR and pop singer. == Early life == Welch was born on May 31, 1938 in New York City, and raised in Asbury Park, New Jersey, by his godparents, Eva and Robert Richardson. He attended Asbury Park High School. When he was 16 years old, Welch joined a local Asbury Park vocal group called The Mar-Keys (not to be confused with the Stax records studio band The... [more on Wikipedia]