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

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. "Willie Joe Ligon, 80, Mighty Clouds of Joy frontman". The Philadelphia Tribune.
  2. "Gospel singer Joe Ligon dies at 80". December 21, 2016.
  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. "'He Was Just That Anointed': Remembering Gospel Star Joe Ligon". NPR.
  5. Press, Associated (December 13, 2016). "Joe Ligon, Singer Of Gospel Group Mighty Clouds Of Joy, Dies at 80". Billboard.
  6. "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" – via NYTimes.com.


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