Joe Ligon (Troy, Alabama, USA, September 11, 1942 - December 11, 2016) was … Read Full Bio ↴Joe Ligon (Troy, Alabama, USA, September 11, 1942 - December 11, 2016) was an American gospel singer.
He was the lead singer of The Mighty Clouds of Joy.
Ligon migrated to Los Angeles at age 14 and met his future mates in the Mighty Clouds of Joy in the late 1950s while attending Jefferson High School. Like top quartets such as the Blind Boys of Mississippi, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and the Gospelaires of Dayton, the Clouds incorporated the growls, shouts, and rasp of African American preachers into their singing, a style sometimes referred to as โhard gospel.โ
The Mighty Clouds of Joy, an American traditional gospel music quartet, was formed in 1961 and started out in a tradition-based style. Eventually they added soul, R&B, and rock flourishes into their musical mix (one of their early hits was produced by Gamble and Huff) without diluting the essential religious essence of their material. The long-lived group flourished throughout the rest of the 20th century, scoring numerous Grammy Awards and nominations, as well as several hit albums along the way.
Based in Los Angeles, California, the original group members include Joe Ligon (d. 2016), Johnny Martin (d. 1987), Ermant Franklin Jr., Artis Turnbough (d. 1999), Elmo Franklin (d. 2008), Richard Wallace, Leon Polk and David Walker (who also recorded several tracks with Link Wray under the name Bunker Hill).
He was the lead singer of The Mighty Clouds of Joy.
Ligon migrated to Los Angeles at age 14 and met his future mates in the Mighty Clouds of Joy in the late 1950s while attending Jefferson High School. Like top quartets such as the Blind Boys of Mississippi, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and the Gospelaires of Dayton, the Clouds incorporated the growls, shouts, and rasp of African American preachers into their singing, a style sometimes referred to as โhard gospel.โ
The Mighty Clouds of Joy, an American traditional gospel music quartet, was formed in 1961 and started out in a tradition-based style. Eventually they added soul, R&B, and rock flourishes into their musical mix (one of their early hits was produced by Gamble and Huff) without diluting the essential religious essence of their material. The long-lived group flourished throughout the rest of the 20th century, scoring numerous Grammy Awards and nominations, as well as several hit albums along the way.
Based in Los Angeles, California, the original group members include Joe Ligon (d. 2016), Johnny Martin (d. 1987), Ermant Franklin Jr., Artis Turnbough (d. 1999), Elmo Franklin (d. 2008), Richard Wallace, Leon Polk and David Walker (who also recorded several tracks with Link Wray under the name Bunker Hill).
Heavy Load
Joe Ligon Lyrics
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Acid King Traveling down the road The conditions are not just right …
Annika Chambers Paul Deslauriers IโVE BEEN TRYING TO WALK THIS CRAZY LIFE BEEN PUSHING THROUG…
Anthony B The Next level Some base and some treble Some rock n roll…
Cathedral The Reaper called around at midnight. Baby He had some bad…
Cody Jinks I can't think of one damn thing to say Stuck where…
Eno Barony Mewษ body no Mebษ woso no Wopษ nufu no Anaaa bako nono Je m'…
Free just a young man by an old road by the route he…
Free (Rock) Just a young man By an old road By the route he…
Godsized So here we are just killing time Waiting for the next…
Hlengiwe Mhlaba Heavy Load Heavy Load God Is Gonna Lighten Your Heavy Load …
John David Webster where you gonna be baby when the sign on the door…
KITCHEN - Free Just a young man By an old road By the route he…
Mighty Clouds Of Joy Heavy Load Heavy Load I got rid of my heavy load Heavy Load …
Money & The Man I've been carrying for days now A heavy load I've been tryin…
Ocean Mind Kill your fears wear your mask Do you think it's gonna…
Pale Keeper I am no loser in my mind, Though I always fall…
Protoje Sometimes I know we be stuck in our ways Born alone…
Roy Orbison At times it seems too rough, things just drag me…
SHATTA WALE Damage musiq Hello Hello Damage only me cyan change my life …
The Mighty Clouds Of Joy Heavy Load Heavy Load I got rid of my heavy load Heavy Load …
Tommy's Rocktrip Heavy load YEAAAAAAAAAAAA HEAVY LOAD GIVE ME BABY ALL y…
Treponem Pal The magic is on myside So I can feel my heart…
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@lorinemason7128
Am 59 years old am done my best and still doing right I don't no much but God speak to me I don't understand why me what will God have for me to do I been running all my life I said lord I will praise your name just help me to keep reading your word they pick at me for reading God's word but I keep on anyhow am not a Preacher am not a Judge am not any of you all who am I who God brought from a mighty long ways keep on singing it sound great I love it
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