Joe Ligon (singer)
Willie Joe Ligon (October 11, 1936 - December 11, 2016), known professionally as Joe Ligon, was an American gospel singer.[1][2] He was associated with Mighty Clouds of Joy.[3]
Life and career[edit]
Ligon was born in an African-American family in 1936 in Alabama, U.S.[4][5] He spent his early life in Detroit.[4] Later, at the age of 14, he moved to Los Angeles to start a gospel quartet.[5][6]
In 1955, he became part of Mighty Clouds of Joy.[6]
In 2016, he died at the age of 80.[7]
Discography[edit]
- "Time"[3]
- "Mighty High"[3]
- "Walk Around Heaven" by James Cleveland and Cassetta George
- "Everybody Ought To Praise His Name"
- "Heavy Load"
- "beautiful connecticut waltz"
References[edit]
- ^ Writer, Maya Earls Tribune Staff (12 December 2016). "Willie Joe Ligon, 80, Mighty Clouds of Joy frontman". The Philadelphia Tribune.
- ^ "Gospel singer Joe Ligon dies at 80". December 21, 2016.
- ^ a b c independent, Associated Press The Associated Press is an; City, not-for-profit news cooperative headquartered in New York (December 13, 2016). "Joe Ligon, frontman for gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy, dies at 80". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b "'He Was Just That Anointed': Remembering Gospel Star Joe Ligon". NPR.
- ^ a b "Joe Ligon, Singer Of Gospel Group Mighty Clouds Of Joy, Dies at 80". Billboard. December 13, 2016.
{{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter|agency=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Joe Ligon Obituary (1936 - 2016) The Oregonian". Legacy.com.
- ^ Grimes, William (December 15, 2016). "Joe Ligon, Gospel Singer With the Mighty Clouds of Joy, Dies at 80". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
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