Jimmy Young
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British singer and disc jockey (1921–2016)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Jimmy Young is referenced by 143 other articles, and connects out to Order of the British Empire, UK Singles Chart and Too Young.
It is catalogued under topics including 1921 births, 2016 deaths and 20th-century British autobiographers.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1918
- Works
- 9
Top works
- A short history of ale
- Better pubs in old Somerset
- Better pubs in Dorset
- Csa Clinical Skills Assessment For Esl Medical Professionals
- Directory of new mini breweries & home brew inns
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1945-11-12
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 12,367
- Total plays
- 54,990
Tags
Sir Leslie Ronald "Jimmy" Young CBE (21 September 1921 – 7 November 2016) was an English singer and radio personality. Early in his career he had two number ones and several other top ten hits in the UK chart, but he became better known for his long-running show on BBC Radio Two. Young was born in Cinderford, Gloucestershire. The son of a baker and a dressmaker, he attended East Dean Grammar School. After his parents divorced in 1939, he left for South Wales to work as an electrician. <a href="
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ronald
- Family name
- Young
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Cinderford
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Decca
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1921-09-21
- date of death
- 2016-11-07
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
Sources (3)
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Available in 9 languages
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