Roy Young (musician)

Roy Frederick Young (20 October 1934 – 27 April 2018)[1] was a British rock and roll singer, pianist and keyboard player.

After a stint with Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, he released several albums with his own band as well as recording with Chuck Berry and David Bowie, among others.

[2] He learned to play boogie-woogie piano at home and in snooker clubs, left school at age 14, and joined the Merchant Navy.

[5] in 1971, under his own name, Young recorded the song "Baby, You're Good For Me," written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, for the Albert Finney film, Gumshoe.

[5] He toured the US in the 1980s with Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson,[6] and also performed at Star-Club reunion concerts with Tony Sheridan, Howie Casey, Johnny Gustafson and Jimi Magnole[3] He released an album, Still Young, in 2006, featuring songs written by Dennis Morgan.