Kenny Aaronson (born 14 April 1952 in Brooklyn, New York City) is a Jewish American bass guitar player. Aaronson started playing bass at 15, and became a regular on the New York scene. While a teenager, he played bass for heavy metal band Dust, who released two albums. In 1973, Aaronson joined the short-lived New York art rock band Stories, who reached #1 in the U.S. with "Brother Louie," a hit cover version of the Hot Chocolate song, which moved near the top of the American charts in September of that year.