James Young (American musician)
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James Vincent Young (born November 14, 1949) is an American musician who is best known as one of the guitarists and occasional lead vocalists in the American rock band Styx, having served as the only continuous original member of the band.[1]
Early life, family and education
Young was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Calumet High School.[2] His father, who he described as "very conservative",[3] could play piano by ear.[2] His idols were Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Johnny Winter, and Albert King.[2]
Young graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering.
Career
Young's first band, the Catalinas, won a "Best Teens In America" contest, came in third place at a Chicago talent competition, and toured Europe in 1966.[2]
In 1970, Young joined the band TW4[4][5][6][7] while a college student. That band later became the first incarnation of Styx.
After Styx's initial breakup in 1984, Young collaborated with Jan Hammer on the album City Slicker (1985).[7] Since reforming in 1995, Young is still a member of Styx.[8]
Personal life
Young was married to Susan Godsted for just over fifty years. Godsted had been partially paralyzed on the right side of her body as a result of a stroke. She died on November 10, 2022.[3]
Discography
Styx
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Solo studio albums
- City Slicker (1985), with Jan Hammer
- Out on a Day Pass (1988)
- Raised by Wolves (1995), with James Young Group
As guest
- Jim Peterik, Don't Fight the Feeling (1976)
- Tommy Shaw, Ambition (1987)
- Enuff Z'Nuff, Paraphernalia (1998)
- Enuff Z'nuff, Clowns Lounge (2016) (archival)
References
External links
- Unofficial James Young website
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- 1949 births
- American rock guitarists
- American male guitarists
- American rock singers
- Singers from Chicago
- Illinois Institute of Technology alumni
- Living people
- Styx (band) members
- American lead guitarists
- American male singer-songwriters
- Guitarists from Chicago
- 20th-century American guitarists
- Singer-songwriters from Illinois