Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young - US blues guitarist
Person from United States
Genres: blues, chicago blues, electric blues, Chicago blues, guitar, allboutguitar, blues rock, rock
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About Mighty Joe Young
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. Young was one of the busiest sidemen in Chicago from the late 1950s. He was in Otis Rush's band for several years in the 1960s, and played on Magic Sam's albums, West Side Soul and Black Magic. He recorded his own solo album, Blues with a Touch of Soul, for Delmark Records in 1971. Young also worked alongside Willie Dixon, Billy Boy Arnold and Jimmy Rogers. Young's song, "Turning Point", appeared in the Michael Mann feature film, Thief (1981). Young died in March 1999 at the age of 71, from a complication of spinal surgery which he hoped would restore his ability to play the guitar. 2) The original name of Stone Temple Pilots, who recorded the Mighty Joe Young demo before changing their name.
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Mighty Joe Young — Top 30 songs of 35
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Mighty Joe Young | I Have the Same Old Blues | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Drivin' Wheel | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Early in the Morning | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Ain't Goin' For That | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Baby, Please | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Takes Money | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Things I Used To Do | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Every Man Needs A Woman | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Honky Tonk | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Five Long Years | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Just A Minute | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Sweet Home Chicago | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Why Baby | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Rock Me Baby | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Why Baby? | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | That's All Right | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | As the Years Go Passing By | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Baby Please | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | It's Alright | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Take A Fool Advice | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Every Man Needs a Woman | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Somebody Loan Me A Dime | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Got My Mind On My Woman | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Got A Bad Case Of Loving You | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Stormy Monday | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | On The Move Again | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | As The Years Go Passing By | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Bring It On | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | Teasing The Blues | ||
| Mighty Joe Young | As The Years Go Passing By |