Marl Young

Marl Young was a pianist, keyboard player and later music director, who played the harpsichord in the song Beyond Antares, recorded for the Star Trek: The Original Series episode  (the song was written by Wilbur Hatch and had lyrics by Gene L. Coon). (The World of Star Trek, p. 114)

Young had a long collaboration with Lucille Ball and Desilu. He frequently worked as a pianist and arranger for The Lucy Show, and after the death of Hatch, he became the music director of Here's Lucy. Young was the first African American to serve as a music director for a major US television network.