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Mighty Joe Young (musician) is an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his work with the legendary bluesman Muddy Waters. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and began playing guitar at the age of nine. He moved to Chicago in the early 1950s and began playing with Muddy Waters in 1954. He recorded with Waters for Chess Records and toured with him for several years. Young has released several solo albums, including "Mighty Joe Young" (1962), "Mighty Joe Young and His Blues Band" (1966), and "Mighty Joe Young and His Blues Band Live" (1970). He has also recorded with other blues artists, including Willie Dixon, Otis Rush, and Buddy Guy. Young is known for his unique style of playing, which combines elements of blues, jazz, and rock. He is also known for his use of the slide guitar. He has been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and has received numerous awards, including the W.C. Handy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2000. Mighty Joe Young (musician) is 72 years old as of 2021. He has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
| Popular As | Joseph Young Jr. |
| Occupation | Musician, singer, guitarist |
| Age | 72 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Born | 23 September, 1927 |
| Birthday | 23 September |
| Birthplace | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States |
| Date of death | (1999-03-24) |
| Died Place | N/A |
| Nationality | Louisiana |
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Mighty Joe Young (musician) Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Mighty Joe Young (musician) Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Mighty Joe Young (musician) worth at the age of 72 years old? Mighty Joe Young (musician)’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. He is from Louisiana. We have estimated Mighty Joe Young (musician)'s net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
| Salary in 2022 | Under Review |
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| Source of Income | artist |
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Timeline
In 1986 he began work on an album, eventually released in 1997 as Mighty Man. After he underwent surgery on a pinched nerve in his neck, he developed numbness in his fingers, which affected his ability to play guitar. In 1998, he underwent further surgery on his spine in an attempt to regain feeling in his fingers, but he died at the age of 71 after developing pneumonia.
Young's album Blues with a Touch of Soul was released by Delmark Records in 1971, and two further albums followed on the Ovation label in the mid-1970s.
Young regularly performed in the 1970s and 1980s at the Wise Fools Pub in Chicago. His song "Turning Point" was used in the feature film Thief (1981), directed by Michael Mann.
Young's mid-1970s Ovation LPs were said by AllMusic's Bill Dahl to have "showcased the guitarist's blues-soul synthesis". Reviewing Young's 1976 self-titled LP in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "If Young's voice weren't as gruffly workaday as his guitar, he might be a threat—he's got a knack for the blues subject, from mama-in-law to barbecue to what money can buy. Even with the stupid string synthesizer butting in, this is a solid, coverable groove album."
He then moved to Chicago, where he worked as a sideman, notably with Joe Little & his Heart Breakers and later Billy Boy Arnold. After recording "Why Baby" / "Empty Arms" for Bobby Robinson's Fire Records in 1961, he performed with Otis Rush in the early 1960s, playing on Rush's album Cold Day in Hell. He also continued to record under his own name for small labels such as Webcor, Celtex, and Jacklyn. He played on Magic Sam's albums West Side Soul and Black Magic and also worked with Jimmy Rogers, Willie Dixon, Tyrone Davis and Jimmy Dawkins.
Young was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, moving to Milwaukee in about 1945. He was an amateur boxer in the 1940s, but he later recalled that "It was nothing to write home about... I decided that music was the best thing to do." He began his music career in the early 1950s, singing on the Milwaukee nightclub circuit and taking his stage name after the film of the same name. In 1955, he returned to Louisiana to make his recording debut, for Jiffy Records.
Joseph Young Jr. (September 23, 1927 – March 24, 1999), known as Mighty Joe Young, was an American Chicago blues guitarist.
