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Young was one of the busiest sidemen in Chicago from the late 1950s. He was in Otis Rush's band for several years in the 1960s, and played on Magic Sam's albums, West Side Soul and Black Magic. He recorded his own solo album, Blues with a Touch of Soul, for Delmark Records in 1971. Young also worked alongside Willie Dixon, Billy Boy Arnold and Jimmy Rogers. Young's song, \"Turning Point\", appeared in the Michael Mann feature film, Thief (1981). Young died in March 1999 at the age of 71, from a complication of spinal surgery which he hoped would restore his ability to play the guitar.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Mighty+Joe+Young","playStationPath":"/stations/264328075/play","stationId":264328075,"bioPath":"/music/Mighty+Joe+Young/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Joanna+Connor","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8c1/8c13695af08f1a44ff3cf38c66751dc9_md.jpg","artistName":"Joanna Connor","artistId":126197,"station_id":284348008},{"musicPath":"/music/Daddy+Mack+Blues+Band","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/14b/14bf90dad9e61f998eaaf1b604e0580f_md.jpg","artistName":"Daddy Mack Blues Band","artistId":101585,"station_id":279050154},{"musicPath":"/music/Larry+Garner","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3cb/3cbb4fd7aaa9b3f4ff9b0cca4ee366a3_md.jpg","artistName":"Larry Garner","artistId":101563,"station_id":280763789},{"musicPath":"/music/Bugs+Henderson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9af/9afc337ff88cadeccc3ef00d0d8c5aa0_md.jpg","artistName":"Bugs Henderson","artistId":109536,"station_id":282140634},{"musicPath":"/music/Ronnie+Earl+Duke+Robillard","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0ad/0ada8bdce338fdeb15c73151f171ba5c_md.jpg","artistName":"Ronnie Earl \u0026 Duke Robillard","artistId":101595,"station_id":280763800},{"musicPath":"/music/Gwyn+Ashton","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6cb/6cbad050494994f4a0f2fb5d94c3da2b_md.jpg","artistName":"Gwyn Ashton","artistId":116456,"station_id":283090710},{"musicPath":"/music/Doyle+Bramhall","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/773/7732ab21c241e51b2a27fec0dc110898_md.jpg","artistName":"Doyle Bramhall","artistId":101624,"station_id":278991629},{"musicPath":"/music/Willie+Kent","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6ce/6ce0fe7783e125a5ab0314bd4d1f6ebc_md.jpg","artistName":"Willie Kent","artistId":171213,"station_id":318397802},{"musicPath":"/music/Bill+Perry","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/581/5811bf9505cb4c535bedc1b6ccb6e863_md.jpg","artistName":"Bill Perry","artistId":87429,"station_id":278991006},{"musicPath":"/music/Monster+Mike+Welch","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/673/673c694a7de637f2530972d9e28ced99_md.jpg","artistName":"Monster Mike Welch","artistId":120414,"station_id":283410944},{"musicPath":"/music/Lou+Ann+Barton","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/814/814b78cc3f5d3ca6ef9b9e5509461402_md.jpg","artistName":"Lou Ann Barton","artistId":116396,"station_id":283090663},{"musicPath":"/music/Deborah+Coleman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d09/d09c49ab540dddadb8b544fb46ee894b_md.jpg","artistName":"Deborah Coleman","artistId":114159,"station_id":282638959},{"musicPath":"/music/Michael+Hill+s+Blues+Mob","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/be8/be89c7b65a0f96537c1a69dfa220fa1e_md.jpg","artistName":"Michael Hill's Blues Mob","artistId":101630,"station_id":278991637},{"musicPath":"/music/Homesick+James","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c2f/c2f638448f7d195b21f777fc85218311_md.jpg","artistName":"Homesick James","artistId":126374,"station_id":284348127},{"musicPath":"/music/Lurrie+Bell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a64/a6445b878d63ac211c2dd5329c4a1b7a_md.jpg","artistName":"Lurrie Bell","artistId":333264,"station_id":388845428},{"musicPath":"/music/Tracy+Nelson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/13f/13f15b96910d8b7be7e61f6f23a855c7_md.jpg","artistName":"Tracy Nelson","artistId":117679,"station_id":283168645},{"musicPath":"/music/Jerry+McCain","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/78a/78aedd526b7d8c3412c7f2f0cba40e5e_md.jpg","artistName":"Jerry McCain","artistId":108601,"station_id":281863141},{"musicPath":"/music/Robert+Nighthawk","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c35/c35d310cf490ada176ada2e91d299d0a_md.jpg","artistName":"Robert Nighthawk","artistId":101604,"station_id":279050300}]}