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Johnny Young

US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist

From
Vicksburg, United States
Active
1918–1974
Releases
7
  • chicago blues
  • blues

About

Johnny "Man" Young (January 1, 1917 – April 18, 1974) was an American blues singer, mandolin player, and guitarist, significant as one of the first of the new generation of electric blues artists to record in Chicago after the Second World War. He was one of the few mandolin players active in blues music in the postwar era. His nickname, Man, came from his playing the mandolin.

From Johnny "Man" Young on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Discography

Albums 3
Compilations 3
Other 1

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000000006158723X

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.