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Zora Young (born January 21, 1948, West Point, Mississippi, United States) is an American blues singer. She is distantly related to Howlin' Wolf. Young's family moved to Chicago when she was seven. She began singing gospel music at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church. As an adult she began singing blues and R&B. Over the course of her career, she has performed with Junior Wells, Jimmy Dawkins, Bobby Rush, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Professor Eddie Lusk, and B. B. King. Among those she has collaborated with on record are Willie Dixon, Sunnyland Slim, Mississippi Heat, Paul DeLay, and Maurice John Vaughn.

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  • زورا يونغ (بالإنجليزية: Zora Young)‏ هي مغنية أمريكية، ولدت في 21 يناير 1948 في ويست بوينت في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
  • Zora Young (* 21. Januar 1948 in West Point, Mississippi) ist eine US-amerikanische Blues-Sängerin. Sie ist eine entfernte Verwandte von Howlin’ Wolf. (de)
  • Zora Young, est une chanteuse de blues afro-américaine, née à West Point, Mississippi, le 21 janvier 1948. (fr)
  • Zora Young (born January 21, 1948, West Point, Mississippi, United States) is an American blues singer. She is distantly related to Howlin' Wolf. Young's family moved to Chicago when she was seven. She began singing gospel music at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church. As an adult she began singing blues and R&B. Over the course of her career, she has performed with Junior Wells, Jimmy Dawkins, Bobby Rush, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Professor Eddie Lusk, and B. B. King. Among those she has collaborated with on record are Willie Dixon, Sunnyland Slim, Mississippi Heat, Paul DeLay, and Maurice John Vaughn. In 1982, she toured Europe with Bonnie Lee and Big Time Sarah, billed as "Blues with the Girls", and recorded an album in Paris. She was later cast in the role of Bessie Smith in the stage show The Heart of the Blues. By 1991 she had recorded the album Travelin' Light, with the Canadian guitarist Colin Linden. Young has toured Europe more than thirty times and has made appearances in Turkey and Taiwan. She was the featured performer at the Chicago Blues Festival six times. In 2014, she was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the category 'Traditional Blues Female' (known as the Koko Taylor Award). Her latest album, Friday Night (2016), featured Little Mike and the Tornadoes. (en)
  • Zora Young (West Point, 21 januari 1948) is een Amerikaanse blueszangeres. (nl)
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  • Young in 1982 (en)
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  • زورا يونغ (بالإنجليزية: Zora Young)‏ هي مغنية أمريكية، ولدت في 21 يناير 1948 في ويست بوينت في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
  • Zora Young (* 21. Januar 1948 in West Point, Mississippi) ist eine US-amerikanische Blues-Sängerin. Sie ist eine entfernte Verwandte von Howlin’ Wolf. (de)
  • Zora Young, est une chanteuse de blues afro-américaine, née à West Point, Mississippi, le 21 janvier 1948. (fr)
  • Zora Young (West Point, 21 januari 1948) is een Amerikaanse blueszangeres. (nl)
  • Zora Young (born January 21, 1948, West Point, Mississippi, United States) is an American blues singer. She is distantly related to Howlin' Wolf. Young's family moved to Chicago when she was seven. She began singing gospel music at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church. As an adult she began singing blues and R&B. Over the course of her career, she has performed with Junior Wells, Jimmy Dawkins, Bobby Rush, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Professor Eddie Lusk, and B. B. King. Among those she has collaborated with on record are Willie Dixon, Sunnyland Slim, Mississippi Heat, Paul DeLay, and Maurice John Vaughn. (en)
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  • زورا يونغ (ar)
  • Zora Young (de)
  • Zora Young (fr)
  • Zora Young (nl)
  • Zora Young (en)
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