James Young (American musician)

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Name = James "J.Y." Young


Img_capt = James "J.Y." Young performing with Styx on June 13, 2008 in Hinckley, MN
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Birth_name = James Young
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Born = birth date and age|1949|11|14
Chicago, Illinois
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Instrument = Guitar, Keyboards
Genre = Hard rock, Progressive rock
Occupation = Musician, Songwriter
Years_active = 1970–present
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Associated_acts = Styx
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James "J.Y." Young (born 14 November 1949, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois) is a guitarist, singer and songwriter, and member of the rock band, Styx. Young began playing keyboard and piano at the age of five. He attended Calumet High in Chicago and learned to play clarinet and guitar during those years.

J.Y. joined TW4 at Illinois Institute of Technology, and that band later became the first incarnation of Styx.

After the band's initial breakup in 1983, Young released the solo albums "City Slicker", "Out On A Day Pass", and "Raised By Wolves". He is currently the sole remaining original member of Styx, but leads the band with longtime member Tommy Shaw from the band's hitmaking heyday; and original bassist Chuck Panozzo still appears on recent albums and at certain concerts as a guest musician.

Young tends to write the more hard rock pieces for Styx. He is best known for "Miss America" and "Snowblind". A glance at the album, "Best of Styx" shows that his songs were more popular in the band's early days than during its years of more mainstream popularity.

JY managed the Chicago, IL based rock band 7th heaven band in 1998 along with Alec John Such of the band Bon Jovi.