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Steve Young
Person · male · United States · Newnan · born 1942 · died 2016 · recording since 1969
American singer (1942–2016)
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Also known as Stephen T. Young · Stephen Timothy Young · Steven Young · Стив Янг
Timeline
15 events▣ Album 12◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1940s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: Rock Salt & Nails
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography404 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1343545601
Biography
Steve Young (July 12, 1942 – March 17, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist, known for his song "Seven Bridges Road
Seven Bridges RoadSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracksA1Seven Bridges Road3:16A2My Oklahoma2:53A3The White Trash Song2:43A4I Can't Hold Myself in Line2:12A5I Begin to See Design2:50A6Long Way to Hollywood3:38B1Many Rivers2:51B2Lonesome, On'ry and Mean3:31B3Come Sit by My Side2:52B4True Note2:50B5Ragtime Blue Guitar2:42B6Montgomery in the Rain3:59" (on Rock Salt & Nails & Seven Bridges Road). He was a pioneer of the country rock, Americana, and alternative country sounds, and he was also a vital force behind the outlaw movement.
Biography
Born in Newnan, Georgia, United States, he grew up in Texas and Gadsden, Alabama, moving from place to place as his family looked for work. By the time he graduated from high school, he was writing and playing songs that incorporated folk, blues, country, and gospel influences he absorbed while travelling throughout the South. In the late 1960s, he worked with Van Dyke Parks and was member of the psychedelic country band Stone Country.
Young wrote many songs, including "Lonesome, On'ry and Mean" (covered by Waylon Jennings) and "Montgomery In the Rain" (covered by Hank Williams, Jr.).
During the late 1970s, Young became a Buddhist and a vegetarian.
His best-known composition is "Seven Bridges RoadSeven Bridges RoadSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracksA1Seven Bridges Road3:16A2My Oklahoma2:53A3The White Trash Song2:43A4I Can't Hold Myself in Line2:12A5I Begin to See Design2:50A6Long Way to Hollywood3:38B1Many Rivers2:51B2Lonesome, On'ry and Mean3:31B3Come Sit by My Side2:52B4True Note2:50B5Ragtime Blue Guitar2:42B6Montgomery in the Rain3:59", which became a hit for Eagles after including a cover of it on their 1980 live album. Earlier covers of the song were done by Joan Baez, Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth, Iain Matthews, Dolly Parton, and Rita Coolidge.
In 1984, Young charted the single "It's Not Supposed to Be That Way" on RCA Records. It peaked at No. 84 on Hot Country Songs. In 1989, Young did a mini-tour in the Northwest with singer-songwriter Tim Otto, performing in Portland and Seattle. In 1991, Otto took the cover shot for Steve Young's Solo/Live CD on Watermelon Records. Townes Van Zandt wrote the liner notes. The 1996 concert recording by Van Dyke Parks entitled Moonlighting: Live at the Ash Grove (released in 1998) was headlined by Young, although he did not appear on the recordings.
In 1993, Young played a show in Lichtenvoorde, The Netherlands, with David Olney. This show then was recorded by SCR Productions. Olney's track were released on his Live in Holland album in 1994. In 2019, an album of Young's tracks was released, also titled Live in Holland
Live in HollandSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Ragtime Blue Guitar2:442Lonesome, On’ry and Mean3:113The White Trash Song3:114Tobacco Road3:515Seven Bridges Road4:376Don’t Miss Your Water3:277Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright4:198Corrina, Corrina2:419The Ballad of William Sycamore5:2810We’ve Been Together on This Earth Before3:1311My Oklahoma3:1312Montgomery in the Rain4:2313Going Back to California2:5514Silverlake4:1215Angel of Lyon6:5316Hoboin’5:10. David Olney took care of the liner notes, and performed on a few tracks on harmonica.
Young suffered a head injury in an October 2015 fall and his health began to deteriorate. He died after a brief stay in a Nashville, Tennessee hospice, on March 17, 2016. He was 73.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 24 | 88.5th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 15 | 91.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 47 | 88th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (24 release groups · 12 studio albums)
Albums · 12
1969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 37:11
A1That’s How Strong My Love Is3:38A2Rock Salt & Nails3:42A3I’m a One Woman Man2:14A4Coyote4:08A5Gonna Find Me a Bluebird2:42A6Love in My Time2:10B1Seven Bridges Road3:37B2Kenny’s Song4:07B3Holler in the Swamp3:49B4Hoboin’4:11B5My Sweet Love Ain’t Around2:531972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 36:17
A1Seven Bridges Road3:16A2My Oklahoma2:53A3The White Trash Song2:43A4I Can't Hold Myself in Line2:12A5I Begin to See Design2:50A6Long Way to Hollywood3:38B1Many Rivers2:51B2Lonesome, On'ry and Mean3:31B3Come Sit by My Side2:52B4True Note2:50B5Ragtime Blue Guitar2:42B6Montgomery in the Rain3:591975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:05
A1Honky‐Tonk Man2:16A2Brain Cloudy Blues4:22A3Rock Salt & Nails3:53A4Rockin’ Chair Money2:30A5Ramblin’ Man3:39A6The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down5:13B1Traveling Kind2:58B2Sally Goodin’2:10B3Alabama Highway4:52B4Vision of a Child3:19B5We’ve Been Together on This Earth Before3:07B6The White Trash Song3:461976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 41:07
A1Renegade Picker3:12A2I Can’t Be Myself3:17A3Old Memories Mean Nothing to Me3:17A4It’s Not Supposed to Be That Way3:43A5Tobacco Road3:43A6Light of My Life4:07B1Lonesome, On’ry and Mean3:17B2All Her Lovers Want to Be the Hero3:29B3Broken Hearted People (Take Me to a Barroom)4:10B4Sweet Thing2:56B5Home Sweet Home Revisited5:561978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:28
A1No Place to Fall3:58A2Montgomery in the Rain4:25A3Dreamer3:39A4Always Loving You4:51A5Drift Away4:30B17 Bridges Road4:48B2I Closed My Heart's Door4:51B3Don't Think Twice, It's All Right4:07B4I Can't Sleep3:43B5I've Got the Same Old Blues2:361981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:12
A1Seven Bridges Road3:34A2Montgomery in the Rain4:05A3Ragtime Blue Guitar2:44A4Long Way to Hollywood3:54A5Down in the Flood2:29B1Ballad of William Sycamore4:14B2My Oklahoma2:29B3Wild Goose3:39B4Days of ’493:29B5Lonesome On’ry and Mean3:351981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:25
A1Think It Over2:53A2To Satisfy You3:28A3Top of the World2:40A4No Expectations3:54A5The Contender5:55B1Corinna Corinna3:32B2All Your Stories3:41B3Wild World3:19B4They Call It Love4:10B5The River and the Swan4:531986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 42:59
1Lonely Boy7:112Ridin' Down the Highway3:253If My Eyes Were Blind3:364A True Hard Rollin' Stone4:315Tell Me the Truth3:006Rockin' Chair Money3:497Love Will Find Another Way3:548Once I Had a Sweetheart6:409Look Homeward Angel6:531990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 44:33
1Behold the Stars5:062War of Ancient Days6:553Have a Laugh3:124My Love7:515The Whole World4:326Cover Us6:557Only You3:218Long Time Rider6:411993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 49:07
1Have a Laugh4:012Switchblades of Love6:123My Love4:594Angel of Lyon6:435Going Back to California2:386Silverlake4:097Midnight Rail5:478If My Eyes Were Blind4:159Love Song5:2210Shelter You5:011999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 41:23
1Jig5:562Scotland Is a Land3:133Worker's Song (Handful of Earth)3:244East Virginia3:235Blackland Farmer2:496The Year That Clayton Delaney Died2:537Lawdy Miss Clawdy3:058Sometimes I Dream5:009Heartbreak Girl4:2610No Longer Will My Heart Be Truly Breaking3:5011Little Birdie3:24Songlines Revisited, Volume One
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:34
1The White Trash Song3:122Long Way to Hollywood3:333Montgomery in the Rain4:374Ragtime Blue Guitar3:015Rocksalt & Nails4:056Gonna Find Me a Bluebird2:517Alabama Highway5:468Lonesome, On'ry & Mean3:579Seven Bridges Road4:4810My Oklahoma3:44
Album · 10
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Old MemoriesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 38:59A1Renegade Picker3:09 A2Lonesome, On’ry and Mean3:13 A3Old Memories Mean Nothing to Me3:15 A4Always Loving You4:51 A5Don't Think Twice, It's All Right4:07 B17 Bridges Road4:48 B2Light of My Life4:05 B3Dreamer3:40 B4All Her Lovers Want to Be the Hero3:26 B5Montgomery in the Rain4:25 | Compilation | 1981 | |
| 1991 | Solo / LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 59:241The White Trash Song3:40 2Tobacco Road5:00 3Seven Bridges Road4:37 4Don't Miss Your Water3:38 5The River and the Swan4:41 6Long Way to Hollywood4:17 7Don't Think Twice, It's All Right4:36 8The Ballad of William Sycamore5:50 9We've Been Together on This Earth Before5:21 10Montgomery in the Rain4:39 11Go to Sea No More4:40 12All Her Lovers Want to Be the Hero3:33 13Drift Away4:52 | Live | 1 March 1991 | |
| 1994 | Lonesome, On'ry & Mean 1968-1978Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:17:371Magnolias4:23 2Woman Don't Weep3:40 3This Wheel's on Fire2:56 4Rock, Salt & Nails3:43 5Holler in the Swamp3:50 6Kenny's Song4:12 7That's How Strong My Love Is3:41 8I'm a One Woman Man2:15 9My Sweet Love Ain't Around2:56 10Seven Bridges Road3:24 11The White Trash Song3:14 12Lonesome, On'ry & Mean3:39 13Ragtime Blue Guitar2:50 14Long Way to Hollywood4:00 15Montgomery in the Rain4:09 16Ramblin' Man3:45 17Honky Tonk Man2:22 18Alabama Highway4:57 19Renegade Picker3:12 20Old Memories Mean Nothing to Me3:18 21All Her Lovers Want to Be the Hero3:30 22Dreamer3:41 | Compilation | 23 November 1994 | |
| 2001 | Renegade Picker & No Place to FallSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:22:55Disc 1 1Renegade Picker3:12 2I Can't Be Myself3:17 3Old Memories Mean Nothing to Me3:17 4It's Not Supposed to Be That Way3:43 5Tobacco Road3:43 6Light of My Life4:07 7Lonesome, On'ry and Mean3:17 8All Her Lovers Want to Be the Hero3:29 9Broken Hearted People (Take Me to a Barroom)4:10 10Sweet Thing2:56 11Home Sweet Home Revisited5:57 Disc 21No Place to Fall4:01 2Montgomery in the Rain4:28 3Dreamer3:42 4Always Loving You4:54 5Drift Away4:33 67 Bridges Road4:52 7I Closed My Heart's Door4:54 8Don't Think Twice, It's All Right4:10 9I Can't Sleep3:46 10I've Got the Same Old Blues2:27 | Compilation | 2001 | |
| 2005 | Seven Bridges Road: The Complete RecordingsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:07:471Seven Bridges Road (’81 re‐recording)3:38 2Montgomery in the Rain4:08 3Ragtime Blue Guitar2:49 4Long Way to Hollywood4:00 5Down in the Flood2:35 6Ballad of William Sycamore4:17 7My Oklahoma3:01 8Wild Goose3:43 9Days of ’493:35 10Lonesome, On’ry and Mean3:38 11I Begin to See Design2:58 12One Car Funeral Procession3:06 13Many Rivers2:59 14Come Sit by My Side3:01 15True Note2:56 16I Can’t Hold Myself in Line2:18 17Crash on the Levy2:34 18The White Trash Song (L.A. version)3:04 19The White Trash Song (Nashville version)2:51 20The White Trash Song (N.M. version)3:13 21Seven Bridges Road (original recording)3:23 | Compilation | 2005 | |
| 2007 | Stories Round the Horseshoe BendSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 1:07:321Intro0:52 2Ragtime Blue Guitar3:07 3Intro0:40 4Little Birdie3:57 5Intro0:15 6Coal Tattoo3:47 7Intro0:58 8The White Trash Song3:52 9Tobacco Road4:44 10Intro1:13 11Seven Bridges Road5:30 12Intro0:43 13Silverlake4:02 14Intro1:14 15Lonesome, On'ry & Mean3:33 16Intro0:35 17Ballad of William Sycamore5:44 18Intro0:46 19Peyote Chant1:54 20Intro0:51 21Coyote3:35 22Intro1:07 23Useful Girl3:26 24One Woman Man2:12 25Hoboin'3:31 26Intro0:48 27East Virginia4:36 | Live | 2007 | |
| 2010 | Solo/Live / Switchblades of LoveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 1:48:32Disc 1 1The White Trash Song3:41 2Tobacco Road5:00 3Seven Bridges Road4:37 4Don’t Miss Your Water3:38 5The River and the Swan4:41 6Long Way to Hollywood4:17 7Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right4:36 8The Ballad of William Sycamore5:50 9We’ve Been Together on This Earth Before5:21 10Montgomery in the Rain4:39 11Go to Sea No More4:40 12All Her Lovers Want to Be the Hero3:33 13Drift Away4:52 Disc 21Have a Laugh4:01 2Switchblades of Love6:12 3My Love4:59 4Angel of Lyon6:43 5Going Back to California2:38 6Silverlake4:09 7Midnight Rail5:47 8If My Eyes Were Blind4:15 9Love Song5:22 10Shelter You5:01 | Compilation | 26 August 2010 | |
| 2017 | Live at Studio KAFE 7/10/1990Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 47:061The White Trash Song4:37 2Seven Bridges Road5:32 3If My Eyes Were Blind4:29 4We’ve Been Together on This Earth Before5:37 5I’m a One Woman Man2:48 6Go to Sea No More4:46 7Hobo Blues2:55 8Montgomery in the Rain4:46 9Long Way to Hollywood3:21 10Going Back to California3:00 11Drift Away5:15 | Live | 28 February 2017 | |
| 2019 | Live in HollandSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:03:281Ragtime Blue Guitar2:44 2Lonesome, On’ry and Mean3:11 3The White Trash Song3:11 4Tobacco Road3:51 5Seven Bridges Road4:37 6Don’t Miss Your Water3:27 7Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright4:19 8Corrina, Corrina2:41 9The Ballad of William Sycamore5:28 10We’ve Been Together on This Earth Before3:13 11My Oklahoma3:13 12Montgomery in the Rain4:23 13Going Back to California2:55 14Silverlake4:12 15Angel of Lyon6:53 16Hoboin’5:10 | Live | 16 May 2019 | |
| 2024 | Stars in the Southern SkySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 47 tracks · 2:51:01Disc 1 1Honky-Tonk Man2:23 2Brain Cloudy Blues4:27 3Rock Salt & Nails3:55 4Rockin' Chair Money2:36 5Ramblin' Man3:44 6The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down5:15 7Traveling Kind3:02 8Sally Goodin'2:12 9Alabama Highway4:55 10Vision of a Child3:28 11We've Been Together on This Earth Before3:12 12The White Trash Song3:52 13Stanley and Henry4:21 Disc 21Long Way to Hollywood3:50 2Ragtime Blues Guitar3:12 3Seven Bridges Road4:13 4Montgomery in the Rain4:50 5Brain Cloudy Blues3:09 6Lonesome on'Ry & Mean3:30 7Rambin' Man3:34 8Home Sweet Home Revisited6:00 9One Woman Man2:25 10No Place to Fall4:01 11Drift Away4:44 12Don't Think Twice (It's Alright)3:20 13Gonna Find Me a Bluebird2:28 14Hobo Blues2:36 15Go to Sea No More4:40 16Traveling Kind3:08 17That's Alright Mama2:33 Disc 31The White Trash Song3:19 2Tobacco Road3:52 3The Year That Clayton Delaney Died2:38 4All Her Lovers Want to Be the Hero3:31 5Corinna, Corrina3:04 6Rock Salt & Nails3:31 7Old Memories2:53 8You Don't Miss Your Water3:38 9Love Please Come Home2:26 10San Francisco Mabel Joy6:17 11My Sweet Love Ain't Around3:48 12Alabama Highway4:51 13Backslider's Wine3:09 14East Virginia2:45 15Many Rivers3:25 16We've Been Together on This Earth Before5:16 17Midnight Rider3:03 | Compilation | 2 August 2024 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The ContenderSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:42AThe Contender5:58 BTop of the World2:44 | 1982 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Australian Tour EP, 2007Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks1Coyote 2Always Loving You 3Traveling Kind 4Ragtime Blue Guitar 5Love Song 6Silverlake | 15 January 2007 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Steve Young head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 24 | 88.5th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 15 | 91.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 47 | 88th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Country(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e4644775-d5ae-49dd-95ac-7e9cf9546e13discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e4644775-d5ae-49dd-95ac-7e9cf9546e13core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4356818genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4356818seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Young_%28musician%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Young_%28musician%29
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Wikidata: Q4356818 · MusicBrainz: e4644775-d5ae-49dd-95ac-7e9cf9546e13
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