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The Youngbloods

American folk rock band

The Youngbloods were an American rock band consisting of Jesse Colin Young, Jerry Corbitt, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, and Joe Bauer (drums). Despite receiving critical acclaim, they never achieved widespread popularity.

Their only U.S. Top 40 entry was Chet Powers's "Get Together".

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The Youngbloods

what: a band
from: New York
since: 1965
until: 1985
on the air here: 0 songs
still after: 1 song

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members: Jesse Colin Young, Jerry Corbitt, Lowell Levinger, Joe Bauer

genres: folk rock

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Background and formation

Jesse Colin Young (born Perry Miller, November 22, 1941, Queens, New York) was a moderately successful folk singer with two LPs – Soul of a City Boy (1964) and Youngblood (1965) – when he met fellow folk singer and former bluegrass musician from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Jerry Corbitt (born Jerry Byron Corbitt, January 7, 1943, Tifton, Georgia). When in town, Young would drop in on Corbitt, and the two played together exchanging harmonies.

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Later history

In 1971 Jerry Corbitt and former Youngbloods producer Charlie Daniels formed a band called Corbitt & Daniels and toured. Young, Levinger and Bauer went on to solo careers; only Young had any notable success. Levinger, Bauer and Kane were part of another group, Noggins, in 1972, which released one album, Crab Tunes. Bauer died of a brain tumor in September 1982, at the age of 40.

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Style and legacy

The Youngbloods' sound and style are characterized by "temper[ing] their blues and jug band influences with gentle California psychedelia."

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American folk rock band from New York City active between 1965 and 1972, briefly reunited in 1984. Line-up: Jesse Colin Young (November 22, 1941 – March 16, 2025) bass, guitar, vocals (1965–1972, 1984–1985) Jerry Corbitt (January 7, 1943 – March 8, 2014) – guitar, harmonica, vocals (1965–1969, 1984–1985) Lowell (Banana) Levinger – lead guitar, piano, finger cymbals, pedal steel guitar (1965–1972, 1984–1985) Joe Bauer (September 26, 1941 e.Died: September 1982) – drums (1965–1972) Michael Kane – bass (1971–1972) David Perper – drums (1984–1985) Scott Lawrence – keyboards, windwoods (1984–1985) Also known as: Los Youngbloods, Sangre Joven, The Young Bloods, The Youngploods, Young Blood From Discogs (free to use). Their entry