James "J.Y." Young
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James "J.Y." Young is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member and longtime lead guitarist of the rock band Styx.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James "J.Y." Young canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
guitarist
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human ⓘ rock musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| alias |
J.Y.
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J.Y. Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
James Young Group
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Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1949-11-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| education | Illinois Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | mechanical engineering ⓘ |
| foundingMemberOf | Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | James Vincent Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
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progressive rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasGenreInfluence |
AOR (album-oriented rock)
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arena rock ⓘ |
| hasSoloCareer | true ⓘ |
| instrument |
electric guitar
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vocals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentRole | lead guitar in Styx ⓘ |
| notableRole | founding member of Styx ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) (song) [as performer with Styx]
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Come Sail Away (song) [as performer with Styx] NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradise Theatre (album) [as member of Styx] NERFINISHED ⓘ Pieces of Eight (album) [as member of Styx] NERFINISHED ⓘ Renegade (song) [as performer with Styx] NERFINISHED ⓘ The Grand Illusion (album) [as member of Styx] NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| positionInBand |
lead guitarist of Styx
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vocalist of Styx ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| vocalType | rock vocals ⓘ |
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