
Perry Miller (born November 22, 1941), known professionally as Jesse Colin Young, is an American singer and songwriter. He was a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s group the Youngbloods. After their dissolution in 1972, Young embarked on a solo career, releasing a series of albums through Warner Bros. Records, including Song for Juli (1973), Light Shine (1974), Songbird (1975) and the live album On the Road (1976). Young continued to release music in the 1980s with Elektra Records and Cypress Records, before deciding to release music through his personal label, Ridgetop Music, in 1993. After the Mount Vision Fire in 1995, Young relocated with his family to a coffee plantation in Hawaii, periodically releasing music. Young received a diagnosis of "chronic Lyme disease" in 2012, and decided to retire from music. He began performing again in 2016 with his son Tristan, releasing a new album Dreamers in 2019 through BMG.
Young's song "Sunlight" was covered by Three Dog Night on their album Naturally (1970), and “Darkness, Darkness” by Robert Plant in 2002, which received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
Also great song and Bless RP for the diverse, obscure tune selection, respect
Twirlin' in the kitchen.
This is a song for Julia
Some things I'm trying to say
A song of dreams for Julia
Perhaps you'll understand one day
Walkin' hand in hand
Over stream and hill
Through the windswept sand
I can see her still
Flowers in her hair
Flowers everywhere
So you know I love you
And I am dreaming of you, Julia
Always nice to hear that a good old-timer is still performing
This album was released in 1973, almost 50 years ago, so we can hope that JCY is still performing.
I always loved this song but thought this was "Song for Julia". Like since 1974. 44 year-old Mondegreen resolved. Thanks Bill!
He's clearly singing "Julia," and the written lyrics have "Julia," yet all the title references i see say, "Juli." So, i'm not sure the issue is really resolved.
Often I see comments about the female artists' looks in the comments section, so Ima balance that out a lil bit and say this guy has a banging look!
Also great song and Bless RP for the diverse, obscure tune selection, respect
Nothing obscure about this particular selection, for those of us that were around when it first came out. Just sayin'…
Also, flutes as a common element to pop/folk/jazz-rock/rock music kind of came into it own during this period.
11/22/1941 - 3/16/2025