About Andy Kim (singer)
Androwis Youakim (born 5 December 1946), better known as Andy Kim, is a Canadian pop rock singer and songwriter. He grew up in Montreal, Quebec. He is known for hits that he released in the late 1960s and 1970s: the international hit "Baby, I Love You" in 1969, and "Rock Me Gently", which topped the U.S. singles chart in 1974. He co-wrote "Sugar, Sugar" in 1968 and sang on the recording as part of the Archies; it was #1 for four weeks in the USA and was "Record of the Year" for 1969. He has recorded under the stage name Baron Longfellow since 1978 or just as Longfellow in the early 1990s. He continues to perform under his original recording name of Andy Kim. == Life and career == Kim was born Androwis Youakim (Arabic: أندرواس يوآكيم) on 5 December 1946 in Montreal, the third of four sons of Lebanese immigrants. His parents came from the mountains of Lebanon. In his teens, he moved to New York to pursue a career in music in the Brill Building. He recorded as "Andy Kim", using the different last name, though on his earliest releases he used the name "Youakim" in the writing credits.
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