Ken Whiteley (born Kenneth Whiteley on 30 April 1951 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, to Canadian parents, moved to Toronto in 1956) is a Canadian 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. Whitely frequently performed with his brother Chris Whiteley (as The Whiteley Brothers, Junior Jug Band, and as The Original Sloth Band), and later with his niece and nephew Jenny Whiteley and Daniel Whiteley. He is the father of Canadian bassist and guitarist Ben Whiteley of New Country Rehab and Ken Whiteley and The Beulah Band .

Whiteley has been honoured with numerous awards, including a Genie Award in 2004, and he was inducted into the Mariposa Festival Hall of Fame in 2008. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.