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USA Today
18-03-2025
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Jesse Colin Young, Youngbloods frontman and 'Get Together' singer, dies at 83: Reports
Jesse Colin Young, Youngbloods frontman and 'Get Together' singer, dies at 83: Reports Jesse Colin Young, the former Youngbloods frontman known for the hit song "Get Together," has died, according to reports. He was 83. Young died Sunday, a representative confirmed with NPR and People. Young's wife, Connie Young, confirmed he died at his home in Aiken, South Carolina, with Rolling Stone. Young "left a unique mark on the intersecting worlds of folk, blues, jazz, country, and rock & roll," the statement to People read. He "immortalized the ideals of the Woodstock generation with 'Get Together,' an international hit that called for peace and brotherhood during the turbulent 1960s." USA TODAY has reached out to Young's rep for comment. Badfinger guitarist Joey Molland dead at 77, remembered as a 'friend' to all The New York City-born singer and guitarist – with Jerry Corbitt, Lowell "Banana" Levinger and Joe Bauer – fronted the 1960s-70s era rock band. "Get Together," the iconic call for love and peace written by Chet Powers, was the group's only hit. The group disbanded in 1972, with Young moving on with a solo career that "mixed socially conscious lyrics with top-tier guitar skills and gorgeous vocals," according to the statement. He briefly retired in 2012 due to his diagnosis with chronic Lyme disease. What are the symptoms of Lyme disease? It's a broad range. That year, the bassist told Wicked Local, part of the USA TODAY Network, about the "struggle" he felt after going undiagnosed for two decades, saying at the time that his health goes "up and down." "I lived in the (San Francisco) Bay Area, on the edge of Point Reyes National Seashore, so I had a 150,000-acre backyard," he said. "I used to walk it every day – full of ticks. The Lyme disease wasn't discovered for another 20-some years after that. From 1967 on, I was walking in the woods all the time. It's been treated for only the last two years." Young emerged out of retirement to release a live project and one final album, "Dreamers," in 2019.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
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Jesse Colin Young, Youngbloods frontman and 'Get Together' singer, dies at 83: Reports
USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. Jesse Colin Young, the former Youngbloods frontman known for the hit song "Get Together," has died, according to reports. He was 83. Young died Sunday, a representative confirmed with NPR and People. Young's wife, Connie Young, confirmed he died at his home in Aiken, South Carolina, with Rolling Stone. Young "left a unique mark on the intersecting worlds of folk, blues, jazz, country, and rock & roll," the statement to People read. He "immortalized the ideals of the Woodstock generation with 'Get Together,' an international hit that called for peace and brotherhood during the turbulent 1960s." USA TODAY has reached out to Young's rep for comment. Badfinger guitarist Joey Molland dead at 77, remembered as a 'friend' to all The New York City-born singer and guitarist – with Jerry Corbitt, Lowell "Banana" Levinger and Joe Bauer – fronted the 1960s-70s era rock band. "Get Together," the iconic call for love and peace written by Chet Powers, was the group's only hit. The group disbanded in 1972, with Young moving on with a solo career that "mixed socially conscious lyrics with top-tier guitar skills and gorgeous vocals," according to the statement. He briefly retired in 2012 due to his diagnosis with chronic Lyme disease. What are the symptoms of Lyme disease? It's a broad range. That year, the bassist told Wicked Local, part of the USA TODAY Network, about the "struggle" he felt after going undiagnosed for two decades, saying at the time that his health goes "up and down." "I lived in the (San Francisco) Bay Area, on the edge of Point Reyes National Seashore, so I had a 150,000-acre backyard," he said. "I used to walk it every day – full of ticks. The Lyme disease wasn't discovered for another 20-some years after that. From 1967 on, I was walking in the woods all the time. It's been treated for only the last two years." Young emerged out of retirement to release a live project and one final album, "Dreamers," in 2019. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jesse Colin Young dead: Youngbloods 'Get Together' singer was 83
Express Tribune
17-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Jesse Colin Young, singer of 1960s anthem ‘Get Together,' dies at 83
Jesse Colin Young, the folk-rock singer best known for leading the Youngbloods and performing their 1969 hit 'Get Together,' has died at the age of 83. His wife and manager, Connie Young, confirmed that he passed away at home in Aiken, South Carolina, on Sunday, March 16. No cause of death was disclosed. Young rose to fame as the frontman of the Youngbloods, whose song 'Get Together' became a defining anthem of the 1960s counterculture. Originally released in 1967, the song gained national recognition when it was reissued in 1969, peaking at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although the Youngbloods disbanded in 1972, Young continued a successful solo career, releasing multiple albums throughout the 1970s and beyond. His most popular solo record, Song for Juli, reflected his love for jazz and life in the countryside. He also toured extensively, including as an opener for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young during their legendary 1974 stadium tour. In later years, Young faced health challenges, including a chronic Lyme disease diagnosis in 2009, which affected his ability to perform. However, after finding treatment, he returned to music in 2016, inspired by his son's Berklee College of Music recital. His final album, Highway Troubadour (2021), revisited his early work. Despite semi-retirement, Young remained passionate about music, saying in 2019, 'The power of 'Get Together' has never diminished.' His contributions to folk and rock music leave a lasting legacy.
New York Times
17-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Jesse Colin Young, Singer Who Urged Us to ‘Get Together,' Dies at 83
Jesse Colin Young, whose sincere tenor vocals for the Youngbloods graced one of the most loving anthems of the hippie era, 'Get Together,' a Top Five hit in 1969, before he went on to pursue a solo career that lasted more than five decades, died on Sunday at his home in Aiken, S.C. He was 83. His death was announced by his publicist, Michael Jensen, who did not specify a cause. Mr. Young didn't write 'Get Together.' It was composed by the folk singer Dino Valenti, later a member of the band Quicksilver Messenger Service, under the pseudonym Chet Powers. But Mr. Young's voice idealized it. He also composed many other key pieces of the Youngbloods' repertoire during their prime in the late 1960s, including the brooding 'Darkness, Darkness,' which reflected the terror he imagined American soldiers were experiencing during the Vietnam War; 'Sunlight,' a ravishing ode to passionate love; and 'Ride the Wind,' a jazzy paean to freedom. The lyrics to many of Mr. Young's songs celebrated the gifts nature gives, from the dreamy play of sunlight on skin to the unfettered sweep of wind in the hair. 'Love of the natural world is as much a theme in my music as romantic love,' he told the website Music Aficionado in 2016. 'I get more out of walking over the ridgetop in Marin and looking out at the national seashore than any drugs I ever did' — a reference to the Northern California county where he lived for much of his career. Mr. Young's voice was as sensuous as his words. Blessed with a boyishly high pitch, and with the ability to bend a lyric with the ease that a great dancer uses to navigate a delicate move, he balanced his innocent character with a sophisticated musicality. His phrasing, like his composing, drew from a wealth of genres, including folk, jug band music, psychedelia, R&B and jazz, both traditional and modern. The same sources informed his solo work, notably a string of successful albums he released in the mid-1970s, including 'Light Shine' and 'Songbird,' each of which broke Billboard's Top 40. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
