Otha Young
Otha Young (aka Robert Otha Young) (1943 - 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer and the longtime musical partner of Grammy-Award winning country-pop artist Juice Newton.
Otha was born on May 10, 1943 in Tulare, Tulare County, California.
In the mid-1970s, Young and Newton began playing together and formed the band Juice Newton and Silver Spur in San Jose/Los Gatos. They headlined at Mountain Charlie's in Los Gatos and other steak & lobster joints around the Bay area including the Rusty Pelican in Oakland. Later they decided to make a career move by playing the Rusty Pelican in Newport Beach. By 1979, the band evolved into Newton's solo act, with Young writing, playing and producing for Newton regularly until his death, although other artists recorded Young's songs as well.
As a songwriter, Young was best known for Juice Newton's #1 hit from 1982, "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)", which reached the top spot on both Billboard's "Adult Contemporary" and "Hot Country" charts, as well as reaching #7 on the Hot 100, remaining in the Top 40 for 18 weeks. According to Billboard, the song was #21 of the year's Hot 100 biggest hits.
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