John Young

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Young
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	May 31, 1956(1956-05-31)
Age	68
Birthplace	Liverpool
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Liverpool
Horoscope	Gemini

John Young Biography

John Young is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on May 31, 1956 in Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom. John Young (born 31 May 1956) is an English rock musician hailing from Liverpool. He is currently the keyboardist and singer for the progressive rock band Lifesigns.

Young has worked as keyboard player with The Strawbs on their November/December 2010 Canada/UK tour, alongside Dave Cousins, Dave Lambert, Chas Cronk, and Tony Fernandez.

A live DVD “Under the Bridge – Live in London,” culled from two performances at Stamford Bridge in January 2015 was released in October 2015.

In recent years John Young has been working with Nick Beggs (Steven Wilson Band), Frosty Beedle (Cutting Crew) and Steve Rispin (Sound Engineer for Asia) on a new prog rock orientated project called “Lifesigns”, which signed to Esoteric Records in a one-album deal. The Lifesigns album was released in early 2013. As well as the core band members, Lifesigns also features guest contributions from Steve Hackett (Genesis), Jakko Jakszyk (Jakszyk Fripp & Collins)(King Crimson), Thijs van Leer (Focus), Robin Boult (Howard Jones, Fish). Lifesigns began performing live in 2014. This version includes Jon Poole (ex-The Cardiacs) on bass/vocals and Niko Tsonev (ex-Steve Wilson band) on guitar/vocals.

In 2002, Young formed his own band, The John Young Band following the release of the albums Life Underground and Significance.

John Young Net Worth

John Young is one of the richest Musician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Young 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Young spent his early years at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral where he was classically trained on piano and vocals. His first bands were mainly semi- pro jazz rock bands, and he played in these into the mid 1980s. His first major break came in 1985 when he auditioned and became part of Uli Jon Roth’s Band (ex-Scorpions). After a world tour, Young did studio and session work with artists including Steeleye Span and Bon Jovi. He formed a band with Jon Camp (Renaissance) which signed to Warner Bros, but failed to produce any material before the project was disbanded. Young went on to play with the MTV band in London and during this time he met John Wetton who asked him to join Asia for two European tours. Shortly after that he joined Paul Rodgers and Kenney Jones in a very short lived band called The Law. They played a single show at the Bowl in Milton Keynes with Bryan Adams and ZZ Top.

Young joined Bonnie Tyler in the mid 1990s and has since worked with her. In 2000, he’s worked with another short lived band called Qango including John Wetton on bass and vocals, Dave Kilminster on guitars and back-up vocals and Carl Palmer on drums, as a spin off from Asia. They’ve published a live album, Live in the Hood later that year, consisting of material from Asia and Palmer’s previous band ELP and one original song The last one home. And then later in 2001, Young joined the Scorpions for a world tour of their CD Acoustica. 2001 saw him co-writing the Fish album Fellini Days with John Wesley and also appearing on the resulting live album Fellini Nights. John Young has also worked as part of the re-generated Greenslade appearing on the albums Large Afternoon and Live 2001. He also toured with John Wetton, appearing on several live albums with the singer bass player, Live in Tokyo 1997, An evening With John Wetton in 2002 on which he appears on one song. He was also a part of the band for the live 2002 album, Live at the John Wetton Fan Convention also featuring Geoff Downes on keyboards, John Mitchell on guitars and back up vocals, Steve Christey on drums as well as John Wetton on bass and lead vocals.

A small number of John Young Band gigs took place at the end of 2012 and during 2013.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is John Young Dating?

According to our records, John Young married to Susy Feldman (m. ?–2018), Barbara White (m. ?–1972). As of December 1, 2023, John Young’s is not dating anyone.

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Cardington was released in late summer 2017 and consists of seven tracks: “N”, “Voice In My Head”, “Chasing Rainbows”, “Different”, “Impossible”, “Touch”, “Cardington”.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. John Young celebrates birthday on May 31 of every year.

What is John Young known for?

He is the only person to go into space as part of the Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle programs and was the first to fly into space six times — or seven times, when counting his liftoff from the Moon during Apollo 16. Young was born in San Francisco, California.

Who was the last person to walk on the Moon?

The last man to walk on the moon, Eugene “Gene” Cernan , died on the 16th of January 2017. His family confirmed in a statement to the press that Cernan died of “ongoing health issues”. When he died, Cernan had reached the ripe old age of 82, and his health had been in decline for several years owing to his advanced age.

Did John Young walk on the Moon?

John Young was the only agency astronaut to go into space as part of the Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle programs, and the first to fly into space six times. He was the ninth man to walk on the moon.

Who is John Young in Orlando?

John Young
Mission insignia|
Retirement| December 31, 2004

Who is the youngest astronaut?

Alyssa Carson
Born| March 10, 2001 Hammond, Louisiana, U.S.
Nationality| American
Education| Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University Florida Institute of Technology
Occupation| Student