Zora Young
Zora Young (born January 21, 1948, West Point, Mississippi, United States) is an American blues singer. She is distantly related to Howlin' Wolf. Young's family moved to Chicago when she was seven.
Zora Young
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- Name
- Zora Young
- Born
- 21 January 1948
- Birthplace
- West Point, Mississippi, United States
- Occupation
- Musician, singer
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- blues.
- Languages
- English.
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Zora Young (born January 21, 1948, West Point, Mississippi, United States) is an American blues singer. She is distantly related to Howlin' Wolf. Young's family moved to Chicago when she was seven.
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Zora Young (born 1948) is an American musician and singer. The musician was born in West Point.
Genres include blues. Languages used include English.
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She began singing gospel music at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church. In 1982, she toured Europe with Bonnie Lee and Big Time Sarah, billed as "Blues with the Girls", and recorded an album in Paris. She was later cast in the role of Bessie Smith in the stage show The Heart of the Blues. Young has toured Europe more than thirty times and has made appearances in Turkey and Taiwan. She was the featured performer at the Chicago Blues Festival six times. In 2014, she was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the category 'Traditional Blues Female' (known as the Koko Taylor Award). Her latest album, Friday Night (2016), featured Little Mike and the Tornadoes.
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• Name — Zora Young • Birth Name — Zora Young • Born — 21 January 1948 • Birthplace — West Point, Mississippi, United States • Instrument — Vocals • Genre — Blues • Occupation — Musician, singer • Years Active — Late 1960s–present • Label — Delmark Deluge Airway • Website — ZoraYoungMusic.com • Illustration — Young in 2007
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Zora Young is recorded as a citizen of United States. Recorded with the occupation musician. Classed in the genre blues.
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1948
Zora Young was born on 21 January 1948.
Discography
• Travelin' Light (Deluge Records, 1992) • Learned My Lesson (Delmark Records, 2000) • Tore Up from the Floor Up (Delmark, 2005) • Sunnyland (Airway, 2009) • The French Connection (Delmark, 2009) • Friday Night (Elrob Records, 2016)
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- 1.Linda Seida. Zora Young | Biography & History. AllMusic. 1948-01-21.
- 2.Russell, Tony. The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Carlton Books. 195. 1997. 1-85868-255-X.
- 3.Colin Larkin. The Guinness Who's Who of Blues. Guinness Publishing. 392. 1995. 0-85112-673-1.
- 4.Blues.about.com. 2014 Blues Music Awards Nominees and Winners.
- 5.Friday Night - Zora Young. Store.cdbaby.com.
- 6.AllMusic. Zora Young | Album Discography. 1948-01-21.
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