Kenneth Whiteley (born April 30, 1951) is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer.
He began performing folk music in the early 1970s, making frequent appearances at the Mariposa Folk Festival and recording and touring with acclaimed children's performer Raffi.
[1] Whiteley was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania to Canadian parents.
He began to play guitar at the age of twelve and was influenced at an early age by the folk, blues and jug band traditions.
He began performing with his older brother Chris Whiteley and in 1965 they, along with clarinettist Tom Evens, formed the Original Sloth Band.