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Mighty Joe Young (September 23, 1927 – March 27, 1999) was an American Chicago blues guitarist. Born Joseph Young in Shreveport, Louisiana, he died in Chicago, Illinois.〔 Although he was born in Louisiana, Young was raised in Milwaukee. Prior to his musical career, Young was an active amateur boxer in the 1940s, though Young later confessed "It was nothing to write home about. I decided that music was the best thing to do."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joesph "Mighty Joe" Young )〕 He first began playing in the early 1950s by singing on the Milwaukee nightclub circuit. In 1955, Young returned to Louisiana to make his recording debut for Jiffy Records.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mighty Joe Young )〕 Young worked as a sidemen in Chicago starting the 1950s. He worked as an occasional sideman with Otis Rush in the 1960s, appearing on Rush's album ''Cold Day in Hell'', and played on Magic Sam's albums, ''West Side Soul'' and ''Black Magic''.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Remembering Mighty Joe Young )〕 His album ''Blues with a Touch of Soul'' came out on Delmark Records in 1971.〔 Young also worked with Billy Boy Arnold, Jimmy Rogers, and Willie Dixon.〔 Young's song, "Turning Point", appeared in the Michael Mann feature film, ''Thief'' (1981). Young died from pneumonia at the age of 71, which developed after he underwent spinal surgery meant to relieve numbness in his fingers that prevented him from playing the guitar. ==Discography== *''Blues with a Touch of Soul'' (Delmark) - 1971 *''Legacy of the Blues, Vol. 4'' (Sonet) - 1972 *''Chicken Heads'' (Ovation) - 1974 *''Mighty Joe Young'' (Ovation) - 1976 *''Bluesy Josephine'' (Black and Blue) - 1976 *''Love Gone'' (Ovation) - 1978 *''Live at the Wise Fools Pub'' (Aim Trading Group) - 1978 *''Mighty Man'' (Blind Pig) - 1997 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mighty Joe Young (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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