Jesse Colin Young

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Jesse Colin Young
Jesse Colin Young - Live Performance
Born	November 22, 1941
Occupation	lead vocalist, guitar, Solo & Celtic Mambo
Spouse	Connie

Jesse Colin Young (22 November 1941–) is an American singer/songwriter/folksinger. His career began in 1960s Greenwich Village and he released two solo albums before forming The Youngbloods. The group signed with RCA and released "Grizzly Bear" (written by guitarist Jerry Corbitt), followed by their debut, "Youngbloods", in 1967. This album included Get Together, which became a major hit a few years later when RCA re-released it after it was used in a public service announcement for the National Council of Christians and Jews.

Young also wrote a few hits from 1969 and into the '70s, including "Sunlight" and "Darkness, Darkness. The group formed its own label, Raccoon Records, and continued releasing albums until Young disbanded the group in 1972 after his solo album, "Together" became a hit. Several more albums and some mainstream success followed, but Young had lost a major label contract by the 1980s. He continued touring and re-formed the Youngbloods for a brief period before going back to his solo recording career again in 1987. He has since begun re-issuing older material.