Sir Leslie Ronald "Jimmy" Young CBE (21 September 1921 – 7 November 2016) w… Read Full Bio ↴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. Young later joined the RAF staying until 1949 and attaining the rank of sergeant PT Instructor.
Young was signed to the then new label Polygon Records in 1950, alongside Petula Clark. He released numerous records on the label, all conducted by Ron Goodwin, the biggest seller of which was "Too Young" (1951), a big sheet music seller at the time. It was a cover of Nat King Cole's American recording. There were also two duets with Petula Clark that year, "Mariandl" and "Broken Heart".
In 1952, he signed a recording contract with Decca. Young enjoyed Top 10 successes with "Eternally", "Chain Gang" and "More" (with which he surpassed Perry Como's American original in the British Singles Chart listings). His most successful year as a recording artist was 1955, when "Unchained Melody" (from the film Unchained) and "The Man from Laramie" (from the film of the same name) were successive releases and both number one hits.
After a period with Radio Luxembourg, Young joined the BBC as one of the first disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1, presenting the weekday mid-morning show from 1967 to 1973.[4] In 1973 he joined BBC Radio 2, where he presented a regular programme (which he referred to as 'The JY Prog'), until his retirement from broadcasting at the end of 2002.
He developed a popular approach to current affairs and regularly interviewed Margaret Thatcher while she was prime minister. He broadcast from around the world, including several live shows from Moscow, the first in 1977, and interviewed every British prime minister from 1964 to 2010. His theme music was "Town Talk" by Ken Woodman & His Piccadilly Brass. BFN ('Bye for now') was one of his catchphrases.
Although he was offered the opportunity to present a weekend current affairs programme, he turned it down. His radio slot was taken over by the former Newsnight presenter, Jeremy Vine. Shortly after leaving the BBC, Young wrote a newspaper column attacking his former employer for instances of "brutality", and making clear that it had not been his idea to leave.
Young returned to BBC Radio 2 in 2011 with a special one-hour programme in celebration of his 90th birthday. Sir Jimmy Young at 90, broadcast on 20 September 2011, heard him in conversation with his friend and former sparring partner Ken Bruce, looking back over his career. In March 2012 Young returned to presenting on BBC Radio 2 after over nine years when he joined Desmond Carrington on a weekly show entitled Icons of the 50s. Young received an OBE in 1979, a CBE in 1993, and, at the beginning of 2002, he was knighted for services to broadcasting.
Young continued to write a weekly column for the Sunday Express newspaper until he retired from this role in November 2014.
Discography
"Too Young" – (1951)
"Faith Can Move Mountains" – (1953) – UK Number 11
"Eternally" – (1953, music by Charles Chaplin, words by Geoff Parsons) – UK Number 8
"Unchained Melody" – (1955) – UK Number 1 (with Bob Sharples and His Music, Decca: F10502)
"The Man from Laramie" – (1954) – UK Number 1 (with Bob Sharples and His Music, Decca: F10597)
"Someone on Your Mind" – (1955) – UK Number 13
"Chain Gang" – (1956) – UK Number 9
"Wayward Wind" – (1956) – UK Number 27
"Rich Man Poor Man" – (1956) – UK Number 25
"More" – (1956) – UK Number 4
"Round and Round" – (1957) – UK Number 30 (with the Mike Sammes Singers)
"Miss You" – (1963) – UK Number 15
"Unchained Melody" (re-recording) – (1964) – UK Number 43 (with the Mike Sammes Singers)
According to a family spokesperson, Young died "peacefully at home" in the afternoon of 7 November 2016, with his wife Alicia by his side.
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. Young later joined the RAF staying until 1949 and attaining the rank of sergeant PT Instructor.
Young was signed to the then new label Polygon Records in 1950, alongside Petula Clark. He released numerous records on the label, all conducted by Ron Goodwin, the biggest seller of which was "Too Young" (1951), a big sheet music seller at the time. It was a cover of Nat King Cole's American recording. There were also two duets with Petula Clark that year, "Mariandl" and "Broken Heart".
In 1952, he signed a recording contract with Decca. Young enjoyed Top 10 successes with "Eternally", "Chain Gang" and "More" (with which he surpassed Perry Como's American original in the British Singles Chart listings). His most successful year as a recording artist was 1955, when "Unchained Melody" (from the film Unchained) and "The Man from Laramie" (from the film of the same name) were successive releases and both number one hits.
After a period with Radio Luxembourg, Young joined the BBC as one of the first disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1, presenting the weekday mid-morning show from 1967 to 1973.[4] In 1973 he joined BBC Radio 2, where he presented a regular programme (which he referred to as 'The JY Prog'), until his retirement from broadcasting at the end of 2002.
He developed a popular approach to current affairs and regularly interviewed Margaret Thatcher while she was prime minister. He broadcast from around the world, including several live shows from Moscow, the first in 1977, and interviewed every British prime minister from 1964 to 2010. His theme music was "Town Talk" by Ken Woodman & His Piccadilly Brass. BFN ('Bye for now') was one of his catchphrases.
Although he was offered the opportunity to present a weekend current affairs programme, he turned it down. His radio slot was taken over by the former Newsnight presenter, Jeremy Vine. Shortly after leaving the BBC, Young wrote a newspaper column attacking his former employer for instances of "brutality", and making clear that it had not been his idea to leave.
Young returned to BBC Radio 2 in 2011 with a special one-hour programme in celebration of his 90th birthday. Sir Jimmy Young at 90, broadcast on 20 September 2011, heard him in conversation with his friend and former sparring partner Ken Bruce, looking back over his career. In March 2012 Young returned to presenting on BBC Radio 2 after over nine years when he joined Desmond Carrington on a weekly show entitled Icons of the 50s. Young received an OBE in 1979, a CBE in 1993, and, at the beginning of 2002, he was knighted for services to broadcasting.
Young continued to write a weekly column for the Sunday Express newspaper until he retired from this role in November 2014.
Discography
"Too Young" – (1951)
"Faith Can Move Mountains" – (1953) – UK Number 11
"Eternally" – (1953, music by Charles Chaplin, words by Geoff Parsons) – UK Number 8
"Unchained Melody" – (1955) – UK Number 1 (with Bob Sharples and His Music, Decca: F10502)
"The Man from Laramie" – (1954) – UK Number 1 (with Bob Sharples and His Music, Decca: F10597)
"Someone on Your Mind" – (1955) – UK Number 13
"Chain Gang" – (1956) – UK Number 9
"Wayward Wind" – (1956) – UK Number 27
"Rich Man Poor Man" – (1956) – UK Number 25
"More" – (1956) – UK Number 4
"Round and Round" – (1957) – UK Number 30 (with the Mike Sammes Singers)
"Miss You" – (1963) – UK Number 15
"Unchained Melody" (re-recording) – (1964) – UK Number 43 (with the Mike Sammes Singers)
According to a family spokesperson, Young died "peacefully at home" in the afternoon of 7 November 2016, with his wife Alicia by his side.
Eternally
Jimmy Young Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Eternally' by these artists:
Alex Zapata Can I be your star tonight? You filled my soul with…
Alfredo Kraus I'll be loving you eternally (eternally) With a love that's …
Around Joshua Eternally If I want you If I want me If I need you If…
Arwen I hear your voice again through the wind in dreams inside …
Avril Lavigne You walk by, caught my eye Did you even notice? It happened…
Can 7 Say that we will be together, you and I in love…
Clan of Xymox I haven't seen you all these years, and now you…
ClariS 手のひらから 伝わってる キミの体温 あったかい 大好き 「いつもよりも 大人しいね?」 困らせたくないのに... ドキ…
Cream 朝の光が闇を割くまで ここに居よう 温めあって 怖くないよ ひとつになって いつものように 笑えばいい 流れ星のない こ…
Dollie De Luxe I sew your shadow with my hair, I bind your…
Engelbert Humperdinck I'll be loving you eternally (eternally) With a love that's …
Find Me Since you went away my heart was torn in two I…
Geofrey Parsons, Charlie Chaplin, Alfredo Kraus, Victor Pablo Pérez & Orquesta Sinfonica De Tenerife I'll be loving you eternally With a love that's true, eterna…
Hurtful Lately I don't know where to go I've been so lost…
Il Volo I'll be loving you eternally With a love that's true, eterna…
J. Frank Wilson 二人を結ぶ 見えない赤い糸 小指で感じてる I wanna be with you 繋いだ手と手 離さないで もっと そ…
Jerry Vale I'll be loving you eternally With a love that's true,…
John Berry Girl what you doing to me I want done eternally Nothing…
John Farnham If I could ask you things unspoken Give to you all…
Johnny Winter Well how many tears have I cried since you left…
JONTE メールなら上手に言えたのかな... 溢れ出す想いが零れてく カレンダーに残る一年分の 記念日を消して 真っ白に止まる世界…
LaVern Baker I'll be loving you eternally With a love that's true,…
May J. 二人を結ぶ 見えない赤い糸 小指で感じてる I wanna be with you 繋いだ手と手 離さないで もっと そ…
Moxie Knox When you pulled up in that Benz and Called out my…
My Threnody [Act I - Absence of your light] There is a shadow…
Nicotine i want to know tell me your where abouts it's hard to…
Nuclear Blast Allstars Hey, man I've heard what's happened in the news You…
OH MY GIRL Eternally with you Eternally 君を好きだから 思い出にするよ 心の中でいつも抱きしめるよ …
Petula Clark I'll be loving you eternally With a love that's true eternal…
Phonte Zigga-zigga-zigga-zigga Zigga-zigga... House the groove lik…
Pony Pony Run Run It's a trial Not essential like a contest It's unusual No…
Quadran I would like to live eternally... I would like to live…
Rage Hey man, I've heared what happened in the news You fool,…
Random Rab Though we′ve all seen the terror At the hand of mortal…
RoneyBoys So you're telling me your life's too fast Wanna stop and…
Rose ETERNALLY WILD AND FREE (Sivo, Del Vecchio, Alpenborg, Erick…
Sarah Vaughan I'll be loving you eternally With a love that's true, eterna…
SILENT TEMPLE I've travelled across this world, a universe of pain But if…
Steve Lawrence Hold me now, the way you never did before Cause I…
Sung Si Kyung 너를 바라볼 때면 영원에 대해 생각해 우리가 바라보는 것 그 너머의 세상 말야 아득히…
The Browns I'll be loving you eternally (eternally) With a love that's …
Thomas Wayne With The DeLons Love They say Is a river Of tears That carr…
TOMORROW X TOGETHER 제발 멈춰 매일 밤 꾸는 이 악몽 잡힐 듯 말 듯 한…
Ultan Conlon I could paint a pretty picture But thats not what I…
Utada 目の前にいる君が少し輝き 周りが見えない 私達はどこにいるの ざわめき始めた背景の中に まだ消えないでね もうなんに…
Utada Hikaru 宇多田ヒカル Right before me, you glimmer slightly I can't see anything…
Utada Hikaru and Kenichi Mitsuda 目の前にいる君が少し輝き 周りが見えない 私達はどこにいるの ざわめき始めた背景の中に まだ消えないでね もうなんに…
Utada Hikaru 宇多田ヒアル Right before me, you glimmer slightly I can't see anything…
Vic Damone I'll be loving you eternally With a love that's true,…
Vicious Rumors I believe in you more than myself I see more in…
Victor Wood I'll be loving you, eternally With a love that's true, etern…
Wonderland When the night comes The day we surrender You can find me…
さだまさし 儚く移ろう時の流れ うたかたの恋そして置き去りの夢達 あなたにあの時出会わなければ あのままこの心は枯れ果てたはず 着飾…
宇多田ヒカル 宇多田ヒカル - Eternally 目の前にいる君が少し輝き 周りが見えない 私達はどこにいるの ざわめき始めた背…
宇多田ヒカル Utada Hikaru 目の前にいる君が少し輝き 周りが見えない 私達はどこにいるの ざわめき始めた背景の中に まだ消えないでね もうなんに…
山口理恵 空と海が 抱きしめあうように それぞれの 世界でも 繋がっていられたらいいね 少しのびた髪が 潮風に揺れて ふいについ…
平原綾香 さよならがくれた生きることの儚さ この夜空もきっと別の朝が訪れる 心に 失った日々は どんな羽をくれるのでしょう あなた…
성시경 너를 바라볼 때면 영원에 대해 생각해 우리가 바라보는 것 그 너머의 세상 말야 아득히…
ＣＲＥＡＭ 朝の光が闇を割くまで ここに居よう 温めあって 怖くないよ ひとつになって いつものように 笑えばいい 流れ星のない こ…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Jimmy Young:
Do I Love You? Standing by my window, listening for your call Seems I reall…
Don't Worry About Me Don't worry 'bout me I'll get along Forget about me Just be …
Ebb Tide First the tide rushes in, plants a kiss on the…
Faith Darling, you will see I can move mountains If you have faith…
Faith Can Move Mountains Darling, you will see I can move mountains If you have faith…
I Thought Of You Last Night I thought of you last night I thought of you and…
I'll Sing to You Standing by my window, listening for your call Seems I reall…
Ill Sing To You Standing by my window, listening for your call Seems I reall…
It's Always You Standing by my window, listening for your call Seems I reall…
Little Things Mean A Lot Blow me a kiss from across the room Say I look…
Man from Laramie The man from Laramie He was a man with a peaceful…
P.S. I Love You Standing by my window, listening for your call Seems I reall…
The Man from Laramie The man from Laramie He was a man with a peaceful…
Too Young They try to tell us were too young Too young to…
Unchained Melody Oh, my love, my darling I've hungered for your touch A…
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@ShevillMathers
I still have the music sheets printed in 1953 and play it as one of my lifelong favourites- on a modern Yamaha keyboard instead of a piano. A wonderful piece of music when played as intended. 👍🎹🎼🇦🇺🦘
@rosecoffman3979
I just love his voice...
@jmacdona2
I've been humming this melody for about 60+ years and never knew whether it was a "real" song or just something my brain concocted. Now that I know, it brings back memories of my mother singing it while doing dishes in the kitchen and doing housework. Beautiful and nostalgic. Thank you!
@hemmay
Memories of 2/3 Way Family Favourites.
@Giorgi.Japiashvili
You've been humming melody written by Charlie Chaplin
@HampshireHog63
This was my mum and dad's song in the 50's - lone before I was born, but the soundtrack of their early married years. They always signed off their birthday and Christmas cards to each other with I.B.L.Y.E. I've just ordered a Jimmy Young CD with this track on for my mum's 86th birthday next week. I think there will be a few tears....
@sarahcesar5813
The way he sings the song is heavenly beautiful 🥰😘🕊🌏🕊🌍🕊🌎🕊
@DavidTorrez
Chalie Chaplin was a genius composing such beautiful songs
@napejack
Just beautiful!
@johneyon5257
it's hard to believe this guy is english - he does a good job of a song written by his countrymen (music by Charlie Chaplin, lyrics by Geoff Parsons and John Turner)- Chaplin wrote the music for his movie LIMELIGHT