RIP Jesse Colin Young
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2025 10:24 am
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Jesse Colin Young, the singer, songwriter and founding member of the Youngbloods, the 1960s group best known for their top 10 hit “Get Together,” has died. He was 83.
Young died Sunday in his home in Aiken, South Carolina, his wife and manager, Connie Young, announced.
As the frontman of the Youngbloods, Young brought forth the ideals of the Woodstock generation with his band’s version of Chet Powers’ “Get Together.” The song, which called for peace and brotherhood, came off their debut album in 1967 and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 two years later.
Jesse Colin Young, the singer, songwriter and founding member of the Youngbloods, the 1960s group best known for their top 10 hit “Get Together,” has died. He was 83.
Young died Sunday in his home in Aiken, South Carolina, his wife and manager, Connie Young, announced.
As the frontman of the Youngbloods, Young brought forth the ideals of the Woodstock generation with his band’s version of Chet Powers’ “Get Together.” The song, which called for peace and brotherhood, came off their debut album in 1967 and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 two years later.