John Young (musician)
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| John Young (musician) | |
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.jpg) John Young at "Baltic Progressive festival" in Lithuania. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Smith |
| Born | May 31, 1956 Liverpool, England |
| Genres | progressive rock, rock, jazz, pop |
| Occupations | Musician, Performer, Songwriter |
| Instruments | vocals, Keyboard |
| Years active | 1974 - present |
| Labels | Heritage Records |
| Associated acts | John Young Band, Scorpions, Bonnie Tyler, Greenslade, Asia, John Wetton, Fish, The Law, Paul Rodgers, Qango, Uli Jon Roth, Roy Wood, Lucio Battisti |
| Website | myspace.com/johnyoungband |
John Young (born May 31, 1956) is a British progressive rock keyboardist and singer from Liverpool.
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[edit] Biography
Young spent his early years at the Liverpool Cathedral where he was classically trained on the keyboard and voice. His first bands were mainly semi-pro jazz rock bands, and he played in these into the mid 1980s. His first major break came in 1985 when he auditioned and became part of Uli Jon Roth's Band (ex-Scorpions). After the World Tour, Young spent his time doing studio and session work with artists as diverse as Steeleye Span and Bon Jovi. He formed a band with Jon Camp (Renaissance) which signed to Warner Bros, but failed to produce any material before the project was disbanded. Young went on to play with the MTV band in London and during this time he met John Wetton who asked him to join Asia for two European tours. Shortly after that he joined Paul Rodgers and Kenny Jones in a very short lived band called The Law. They played a solitary show at the Bowl in Milton Keynes with Bryan Adams and ZZ Top.
Young joined Bonnie Tyler in the mid 1990s and has since worked with her all over the world[citation needed]. In 2001, Young joined the Scorpions for a world tour of their CD Acoustica[citation needed]. 2001 saw him co-writing the Fish album Fellini Days with John Wesley and also appearing on the resulting live album Fellini Nights. John Young has also worked as part of the re-generated Greenslade appearing on the albums Large Afternoon and Live 2001.
In 2002, Young formed his own band and released albums Life Underground and Significance. The John Young Band still continues to play and has a fairly fluid line-up depending on the availability of its various members.
Young has worked with Jon Anderson of Yes. The first product of that union saw Jon Anderson touring Europe and playing the song "Sooner (Than Later)", a track co-penned with Young.
Young's most recent work has seen him as keyboard player with The Strawbs on their November/December 2010 Canada/UK tour, alongside Dave Cousins, Dave Lambert, Chas Cronk, and Tony Fernandez.
Work continues on the follow-up to Significance, which is likely to include tracks played during recent tours, including "Different".[citation needed]
[edit] Band members
- John Young - keyboards & lead vocals
- Frosty Beedle - drums & vocals (ex-Cutting Crew)
- Robin Boult - guitars (Howard Jones)
- Ian Salmon - bass guitar & vocals (Arena)
Others also associated with the John Young Band have included:-
- Dave Stewart - drums & vocals (Deacon Blue)
- John Jowitt - Bass & vocals (IQ)
- Steve Vantsis - Bass & vocals (Fish)
[edit] References
- Ritchie, Jason (2005). "10 questions with John Young". Get ready to ROCK!. http://www.getreadytorock.com/10questions/john_young2.htm. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- "Marr’s is serving up some classic prog-rock". Worcester News. 10 August 2007. http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/leisure/1609263.marrs_is_serving_up_some_classic_progrock/. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- Glenday, Duncan N (December 2003). "The John Young Band - Live at the Classic Rock Society 2003". Progressive World. http://www.progressiveworld.net/youngj4.html. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
