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Zora Young

voc, *1948 US, West Point, Mississippi
Singer / Musician of Blues

Zora Young (born January 21, 1948, West Point, Mississippi, United States) is an American blues singer. She is a distant relative of Howlin' Wolf.Young's family moved to Chicago at age seven and sang gospel at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church. As an adult she began singing blues and R&B music, and over the course of her career played with Junior Wells, Jimmy Dawkins, Bobby Rush, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Professor Eddie Lusk, and B. B. King. Among those she has collaborated with on record are Willie Dixon, Sunnyland Slim, Mississippi Heat, Paul DeLay, and Maurice John Vaughan.

     
Genres
  • Blues
  • Folk
  • World
  • Jazz
  • R&B/Soul
Popular Tracks   
Go Ahead And Take Him on Tore Up From The Floor Up by Zora Young
Learned My Lesson on 50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Blues by Various Artists
Stumbling Blocks and Stepping Stones (feat. Hubert Sumlin) on Sunnyland by Zora Young
Bad Track Record on Sunnyland by Zora Young
Travlin' Light (feat. Hubert Sumlin) on Sunnyland by Zora Young
Wang Dang Doodle - Live on The French Connection by Zora Young
Goin' Back to Memphis on The French Connection by Zora Young
Learned My Lesson on Learned My Lesson by Zora Young
Tore Up From The Floor Up on Tore Up From The Floor Up by Zora Young
Better Be Ready on The French Connection by Zora Young

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Friday NightZora Young & Little Mike And The Tornadoes2015Album
SunnylandZora Young2009Album
The French ConnectionZora Young2009Album
Tore Up From The Floor UpZora Young2005Album
Learned My LessonZora Young2000Album
HandymanMississippi Heat With Billy Boy Arnold, Carl Weathersby, Zora Young1999Album
She Got A Thing Goin'OnSunnyland Slim With Bonnie Lee, Big Time Sarah & Zora Young1998Album
Travelin' LightZora Young1992Album
Travelin' LightZora Young1992Album
Bluesmeeting In ChicagoSven Zetterberg, Sunnyland Slim, Tor Einar Jacobsen, Knut Reiersrud, Hungry John, Bob Stroger, Kristin Berglund, S.P. Leary, Zora Young1983Album
Blues With The GirlsZora Young & Bonnie Lee & Big Time Sarah1982Album
Feel Like Stroking / Stumbling Blokes And Stepping StonesZora YoungSingle
Stumbling Blocks And Stepping StonesZora YoungAlbum
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