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Sir Jimmy Young CBE
CBE

CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for Commander of the British Empire, a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Calgary Board of Education, public school board for the city of Calgary, Alberta...
 (born Leslie Ronald Young, 21 September 1921, Cinderford
Cinderford

Cinderford is a small town in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of 8,116 people . The town lies on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean....
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire is a Counties of England in South West England England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
) is a well-known former singer, British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 disc jockey
Disc jockey

A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
 and radio
Radio station

This article is about radio broadcasting, for other uses see Radio .Radio broadcasting is an audio broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device....
 interviewer.

son of a baker, he attended East Dean Grammar School. He joined the RAF
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 in 1942 and left in 1949 with the rank of Sergeant
Sergeant

Sergeant is a Military rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
.

g was signed to the then new label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
 Polygon Records
Polygon Records

Polygon Records was one of the first United Kingdom independent record labels.It was started in 1949 in music as the Polygon Record Company Ltd....
 in 1950, one of the label's few stars
Celebrity

A celebrity is a widely-recognized or notable person who commands a high degree of public and media attention. The word stems from the Latin verb "celebrare" but one may not become a celebrity unless public and mass media interest is piqued....
 alongside another newcomer, Petula Clark
Petula Clark

Petula Clark, Order of the British Empire , is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II....
.






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Sir Jimmy Young CBE
CBE

CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for Commander of the British Empire, a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Calgary Board of Education, public school board for the city of Calgary, Alberta...
 (born Leslie Ronald Young, 21 September 1921, Cinderford
Cinderford

Cinderford is a small town in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of 8,116 people . The town lies on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean....
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire is a Counties of England in South West England England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
) is a well-known former singer, British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 disc jockey
Disc jockey

A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
 and radio
Radio station

This article is about radio broadcasting, for other uses see Radio .Radio broadcasting is an audio broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device....
 interviewer.

Early life

The son of a baker, he attended East Dean Grammar School. He joined the RAF
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 in 1942 and left in 1949 with the rank of Sergeant
Sergeant

Sergeant is a Military rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
.

Singing career

Young was signed to the then new label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
 Polygon Records
Polygon Records

Polygon Records was one of the first United Kingdom independent record labels.It was started in 1949 in music as the Polygon Record Company Ltd....
 in 1950, one of the label's few stars
Celebrity

A celebrity is a widely-recognized or notable person who commands a high degree of public and media attention. The word stems from the Latin verb "celebrare" but one may not become a celebrity unless public and mass media interest is piqued....
 alongside another newcomer, Petula Clark
Petula Clark

Petula Clark, Order of the British Empire , is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II....
. He released numerous records
Gramophone record

A gramophone record is an analog signal sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove usually starting near the periphery and ending near the centre of the disc....
 on the label, all conducted
Conducting

Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. Orchestras, choirs, concert bands and other musical ensembles often have conductors....
 by Ron Goodwin
Ron Goodwin

Ronald Alfred Goodwin was a United Kingdom composer and Conducting known for his film scores....
, the biggest seller of which was "Too Young
Too Young

"Too Young" is a popular music song.The music was written by Sidney Lippman, the lyrics by Sylvia Dee. The song was published in 1951 in music....
" (1951) a big sheet music
Sheet music

Sheet music is a hand-written or printed form of musical notation; like its analogs?books, pamphlets, etc.?the medium of sheet music typically is paper , although the access to musical notation in recent years includes also presentation on computer screens....
 seller in the days before the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
 had begun. It was a cover
Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song.In its current use, it can sometimes have a pejorative meaning — implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version, usually in the sense of an "authentic" rendition, and all...
 of Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole

Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an United States musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist....
's American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 recording
Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical or mechanics inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects....
. There were also two duets
Duet (music)

A duet is a musical composition or musical piece for two performers. In classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word Wiktionary:duo is also often used....
 with Petula Clark that year, "Mariandl" and "Broken Heart".

In 1952 he was lured away to a recording contract
Recording contract

A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote....
 with Decca
Decca Records

Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 in music by Edward Lewis . Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; later the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
, and the big hits
Hit record

A Hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a Single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay , Nightclub, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings....
 really began. Young enjoyed Top 10 successes with "Eternally", "Chain Gang" and "More
More (1956 song)

The best known version of the song was recorded by Perry Como on May 8, 1956. It was issued as a single and reached #4 on the United States charts and #10 on the United Kingdom charts....
" (with which he beat Perry Como
Perry Como

Pierino "Perry" Como was an United States singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with it in 1943....
's U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 original in the UK Singles Chart listings). His most successful year as a recording artist was 1955, when "Unchained Melody
Unchained Melody

"Unchained Melody" is a popular song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages....
" (from the film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 Unchained
Unchained (film)

Unchained is a 1955 prison film based on the non-fiction book Prisoners are People by Kenyon J. Scudder. The film is the origin of the song "Unchained Melody"....
) and "The Man from Laramie
The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie is a 1955 United States western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their seventh collaboration....
" (from the film of the same name) were successive releases and both number one
List of number-one singles from the 1950s (UK)

This is a list of the number one singles on the UK Singles Chart, during the 1950s. The source for this decade is the New Musical Express chart....
 hits.

Discography

  • "Faith Can Move Mountains" - (1953) - UK
    UK Singles Chart

    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
     Number 11
  • "Eternally" - (1953) - UK Number 8
  • "Unchained Melody
    Unchained Melody

    "Unchained Melody" is a popular song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages....
    " - (1955) - UK Number 1
  • "The Man from Laramie
    The Man from Laramie

    The Man from Laramie is a 1955 United States western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their seventh collaboration....
    " - (1955) - UK Number 1
  • "Someone On Your Mind" - (1955) - UK Number 13
  • "Chain Gang" - (1956) - UK Number 9
  • "Wayward Wind
    The Wayward Wind

    "The Wayward Wind" is a country music song written by Stan Lebowsky and Herb Newman.In 1956 in music versions were recorded by Gogi Grant, Tex Ritter, and Jimmy Young , of which Grant's was the biggest seller in the United States and Ritter's in the United Kingdom....
    " - (1956) - UK Number 27
  • "Rich Man Poor Man" - (1956) - UK Number 25
  • "More
    More (1956 song)

    The best known version of the song was recorded by Perry Como on May 8, 1956. It was issued as a single and reached #4 on the United States charts and #10 on the United Kingdom charts....
    " - (1956) - UK Number 4
  • "Round and Round
    Round and Round (Shapiro/Stallman song)

    "Round and Round" is a popular song by Joe Shapiro and Lou Stallman published in 1956. A version of the song recorded by Perry Como was a big hit in 1957....
    " - (1957) - UK Number 30
  • "Miss You" - (1963) - UK Number 15
  • "Unchained Melody" (re-recording) - (1964) - UK Number 43


"Round and Round" and the re-recording of "Unchained Melody" are with The Michael Sammes Singers
Mike Sammes

Mike Sammes was a musician and human voice session musician arrangement. From 1955 to the 1970s, he was responsible for much of the backing vocalist on pop music sound recording and reproduction in the United Kingdom....


Disc jockey / radio presenter

He is best known nowadays as a former BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio radio station and the List of most-listened-to radio programs in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult contemporary music or Album-orientated rock, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres....
 radio presenter
Disc jockey

A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
.

After a spell with Radio Luxembourg
Radio Luxembourg (English)

Radio Luxembourg is a commercial broadcaster in many languages from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is nowadays known in most non-English languages as RTL ....
, Young joined the BBC as one of the first disc jockey
Disc jockey

A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
s on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a United Kingdom international radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in current popular music throughout the day, with a slight bias to Rock music & Independent music music....
, presenting the weekday mid-morning show from 1967 to 1973. In 1973 he joined BBC Radio 2, where he presented a regular programme (known to listeners as 'The JY Prog'), until his retirement from broadcasting in 2004. His show was a mixture of music, chat and current affairs and over the next couple of decades, he interviewed every British Prime Minister
Prime minister

A prime minister is the most senior minister of Cabinet in the Executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The position is usually held by, but need not always be held by, a politician....
 on the show as well as royalty
Royal family

A royal family is the extended family of a king or queen regnant. The term "imperial family" more appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress regnant, while the terms "ducal family", "grand ducal family" or "princely family" are more appropriate in reference to the relatives of a reigning duke, grand duke, or prince....
, Prince Philip
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom since 20 November 1947, and her prince consort since 6 February 1952....
, The Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal

The Princess Anne, Princess Royal is the only daughter of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of her birth, she was third in the History of the British line of succession#George VI to the thrones of Commonwealth realm; however, after additions to the Royal Family, and an evolution of the Commo...
 and Princess Grace Of Monaco
Grace Kelly

Grace Patricia Kelly was an Academy Award-winning United States film and Stage actor and fashion icon. Upon marrying Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in 1956, she became Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, but was generally known as Princess Grace of Monaco....
. His easy, laid back style became the voice of Radio 2. His distinctive theme music was "Town Talk" by Ken Woodman & His Picadilly Brass.

Although he was offered the opportunity to present a weekend current affairs programme, he turned it down. His radio slot was taken over by the former Newsnight
Newsnight

Newsnight is a BBC Television Current affairs programme noted for its in-depth analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians....
 presenter, Jeremy Vine
Jeremy Vine

Jeremy Vine is an United Kingdom author, journalist and newsreader for the BBC....
. Shortly after leaving the BBC, Jimmy Young wrote a newspaper column attacking his former employer for instances of "brutality", and making clear that it had not been his idea to leave.

The Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd are an English Rock music band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music....
 song "One of These Days
One of These Days

"One of These Days" is the opening track from Pink Floyd's 1971 album Meddle. Save for the spoken line "One of these days, I'm going to cut you into little pieces" the song is instrumental and features doubletracking bass guitars played by David Gilmour and Roger Waters....
" is directed at him. The only lyrics
Lyrics

Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song, either by speaking or singing. The word 'lyric' comes from the Greek word ,lyricos, meaning "singing to the lyre"....
 are the threat "One of these days I'm going to cut you into little pieces". This promise was fulfilled when Roger Waters
Roger Waters

George Roger Waters is an England rock music musician. He is best known as the bass guitar player and one of the main songwriters in the English rock band Pink Floyd from 1964 to 1985....
 cut up different recordings of Young and spliced them together for use in concert
Concert

A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. The music may be performed by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band....
 during early performances of the song "Sheep
Sheep (song)

"Sheep" is a song by the England band Pink Floyd. It was released on the album Animals in 1977. It was originally titled "Raving and Drooling"....
" (then entitled "Raving and Drooling").

Young has been awarded with many honours over the years, an OBE in 1979, a CBE in 1993 and at the beginning of 2002, he was knight
Knight

File:Gothic armor 2.jpgKnight is the term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. In the Commonwealth of Nations, knighthood is a non-heritable form of gentry....
ed for services to broadcasting
Broadcasting

Broadcasting is distribution of Sound and/or video Signalling s which transmit programs to an audience. The audience may be the general public or a relatively large sub-audience, such as children or young adults....
. Young continues to write a weekly column for the Sunday Express
Daily Express

The Daily Express is a conservative, United Kingdom tabloid newspaper, in its heyday a middle-market title but nowadays very much downmarket....
 newspaper
Newspaper

A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on Politics, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports....
.

See also



External links

  • "" - a BBC News profile dated Friday, 20 December, 2002
  • (a song used by Jimmy Young in his radio days)