Jesse Colin Young, the singer, songproducer, and establishing member of the Youngbloods, has passed away at the age of 83, recents of his death surfaced recently. Known for his role in well-understandnizing the 1969 hit “Get Together,” Young’s music became an emblem of the peace and adore shiftment of the 1960s, and he progressd his solo atgentle for over five decades.
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Jesse Colin Young passes away at 83, claims tell
Jesse Colin Young, the singer, songproducer, and establishing member of the Youngbloods, has died at the age of 83.
He passed away on Sunday at his home in Aiken, South Carolina. His wife and administerr, Connie Darden-Young, declared his death. His accessibleist, Michael Jensen, verifyed the recents but did not distinguish the caengage. (via The Hollywood Reporter)
Young was the direct singer of the Youngbloods, best understandn for their 1969 hit “Get Together.” The song was written by folk musician Dino Valenti under the pseudonym Chet Powers. Originassociate freed in 1967, it became widely well-understandn after being featured in a accessible service publicizement for the National Council of Christians and Jews. It accomplished No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year. The chorus, “Come on people now, smile on your brother,” became associated with the peace and adore shiftment of the postponecessitate 1960s.
Born Perry Miller in 1941 in Queens, New York, Young grew up on Long Island. He joined Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachengagetts, Ohio State University, and New York University before leaving to pursue music. He freed two solo albums, The Soul of a City Boy (1964) and Young Blood (1965), before createing the Youngbloods with Jerry Corbitt, Lowell “Banana” Levinger, and Joe Bauer. They were the hoengage prohibitd at Greenwich Village’s Cafe Au Go Go.
Follotriumphg the Youngbloods’ shatterup in 1972, Young had a solo atgentle that lasted more than five decades. His albums included Together (1972), Song for Juli (1973), Light Shine (1974), and Love on the Wing (1977). He was also part of the 1979 No Nukes concert alengthyside Crosby, Stills & Nash, James Taylor, and Jackson Browne. His last album, Dreamers (2019), featured his son, baid Tristan Young.
