14-11-2017, 10:16
James V. Young was born on this day in 1949, in Chicago, Illinois. He is the lead guitarist and sometime vocalist for Styx and has appeared on all their albums as well as having released three solo affairs; he’s also at home on the keys and synths. He tends to have been responsible (or co-responsible) for some of the heavier songs in the Styx catalogue, “Snowblind” being one of them … live, from their 1996 Return to Paradise tour … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qg7qOrcROo
“Double Life” from Kilroy Was Here – he wrote and took lead vocal on this one … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql54uZEKI_4
And I love “Boat on the River”, which he didn’t write – Tommy Shaw did – that’s Young on the acoustic guitar …
“Double Life” from Kilroy Was Here – he wrote and took lead vocal on this one … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql54uZEKI_4
And I love “Boat on the River”, which he didn’t write – Tommy Shaw did – that’s Young on the acoustic guitar …
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