Jimmy Young (broadcaster)

Jimmy Young
Born
Leslie Ronald Young

(1921-09-21)21 September 1921
Died7 November 2016(2016-11-07) (aged 95)
London, England
Other namesJY, Jimbo
EducationEast Dean Grammar School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • DJ
  • radio personality
Years active1950–2002
Employer(s)BBC Radio 1 (1967-73)
BBC Radio 2 (1973–2002)
Known for"Unchained Melody", "The Man from Laramie"
Spouses
Wendy Wilkinson
(m. 1946, divorced)
Sally Douglas
(m. 1950, divorced)
Alicia Padstow
(m. 1996)
Children1

Sir Leslie Ronald Young CBE, known professionally as Jimmy Young (21 September 1921 – 7 November 2016), was an English singer, disc jockey and radio personality.[1] Early in his career in the 1950s he had two number ones, "Unchained Melody" and "The Man from Laramie", both in 1955, and several other top ten hits in the UK chart, but he became better known for his long-running show on BBC Radio 2, The JY Prog, which ran from 1973 until 2002.

  1. ^ "Veteran broadcaster Sir Jimmy Young dies". sky.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.