Jesse Colin Young

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Jesse Colin Young
Born	November 22, 1941 (1941-11-22) (age 66)
Occupation	lead vocalist, guitarist, Solo & Celtic Mambo
Spouse	Connie

Jesse Colin Young (b, Perry Miller, November 11, 1941, in Queens, New York City) 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.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Album	Release Date	Chart
Elephant Mountain (The Youngbloods)	1969
Together	March 25, 1972	157
Song for Juli	October 6, 1973	51
Soul of a City Boy	February 9, 1974	172
Light Shine	April 20, 1974	37
Songbird	March 22, 1975	26
On the Road	March 27, 1976	34
Love on the Wing	April 2, 1977	64
American Dreams	December 9, 1978	165
The Perfect Stranger	1982	--
The Highway is for Heroes	1987	--
The Best of Jesse Colin Young: The Solo Years	1991	--
Swept Away	1994	--
Crazy Boy	1995	--
Sweetwater	1996	--
Greatest Hits	2001	--
Songs for Christmas	2002	--
Walk the Talk	2003	--
Living in Paradise	2004	--
The Very Best of Jesse Colin Young	2005	--

GOOD TIMES

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