Johnny "Man" Young, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johnny "Man" Young

American blues singer, mandolin player and guitarist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1918

Place of Birth: Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 18-Apr-1974

Profession: street artist, mandolinist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Johnny Young (January 1, 1918 – April 18, 1974) was an American blues singer, mandolin player and guitarist, significant as one of the first of the new generation of electric blues artists to record in Chicago after the Second World War.
He was one of the few mandolin players active in blues music in the postwar era.
His nickname, Man, came from his playing the mandolin.