[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.
[5] Young signed to the new Polygon Records in 1950,[6] joining Petula Clark, Louis Prima and Dorothy Squires.
The song was a big sheet music seller at the time and was a cover version of the Nat King Cole original.
Young enjoyed Top 10 successes with "Eternally", "Chain Gang" and "More" (with which he surpassed Perry Como's American original in the British Singles Chart listings).
[11] He then joined BBC Radio 2 in 1973, where he presented a daily lunchtime news and current affairs programme.
He developed a popular approach to current affairs and regularly interviewed Margaret Thatcher while she was Prime Minister.
[13] He continued to write a weekly column for the Sunday Express newspaper until he retired from this role in November 2014.
[15] Sir Jimmy Young at 90, broadcast on 20 September 2011, heard him in conversation with his friend and former sparring partner Ken Bruce, looking back over his career.
In March 2012 Young returned to presenting on Radio 2 after over nine years when he joined Desmond Carrington on a weekly show entitled Icons of the '50s.
According to a family spokesman, Young died "peacefully at home" in the afternoon of 7 November 2016, aged 95, with his wife Alicia by his side.