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

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

  • "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

  1. ↑ Writer, Maya Earls Tribune Staff (12 December 2016). "Willie Joe Ligon, 80, Mighty Clouds of Joy frontman". The Philadelphia Tribune.
  2. ↑ "Gospel singer Joe Ligon dies at 80". December 21, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. 1 2 "'He Was Just That Anointed': Remembering Gospel Star Joe Ligon". NPR.
  5. 1 2 Press, Associated (December 13, 2016). "Joe Ligon, Singer Of Gospel Group Mighty Clouds Of Joy, Dies at 80". Billboard.
  6. 1 2 "Joe Ligon Obituary (1936 - 2016) The Oregonian". Legacy.com.
  7. ↑ 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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