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Mighty Joe Young
Sign in to saveAmerican Chicago blues guitarist (1927–1999)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1927
- Active to
- 1999
blueschicago blueselectric blues
Discography
- Blues With a Touch of Soul1972
- The Legacy of the Blues, Volume 41972
- Chicken Heads1974
- Bluesy Josephine1976
- Mighty Man1997
- Mighty Joe Young2002
- Live at the Wise Fool’s Pub2004
- 1983-01-29: Oakridge Concert Club, Ottawa, Ontario2008
- 1973-09-09: Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival2013
- Live From the North Side of Chicago2017
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- 17,856
- Total plays
- 81,989
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1) Mighty Joe Young (September 23, 1927 – March 27, 1999) was a blues guitarist known for playing Chicago blues. Born Joseph Young in Shreveport, Louisiana, he died in Chicago, Illinois. Though born in Louisiana, Young was raised in Milwaukee. He first began playing in the early 1950s by singing in Milwaukee nightclubs. By the mid 1950s, Young had recorded his first song for Jiffy Records in Louisiana. Before Young became known for his contributions to blues, he was training to become a boxer.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Young
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Shreveport
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Genre
- Chicago blues
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Sonet Records
- Image
- Mighty Joe Young.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1927-09-23
- date of death
- 1999-03-24
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- Commons category
- Mighty Joe Young (musician)
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