Michelle Young is an

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musician known for her work with the

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...

group

Glass Hammer Glass Hammer is an American progressive rock band from Chattanooga, Tennessee, created and led by Steve Babb and Fred Schendel. Babb and Schendel, who founded the band in 1992, are the only constant members in the lineup, having surrounded the ...

. Citing

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as an influence, Young was professionally trained in classical voice at the

University of Tennessee-Chattanooga The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UT-Chattanooga, UTC, or Chattanooga) is a public university in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1886 and is one of four universities and two other affiliated institutions in the ...

. She left her job as a legal secretary and receptionist in 1996 to pursue her professional career as a female vocalist in

. A review of her album and a biography was published in the Fall 1996 issue of ''Progression'' magazine. In 2013, she collaborated with Glass Hammer once again, performing backing vocals for their 2014 album ''

Ode to Echo ''Ode to Echo'' is the fourteenth studio album by American progressive rock band Glass Hammer, released on March 11, 2014. It is the first album with drummer Aaron Raulston, and marks the return of former vocalists Carl Groves and Susie Bogdano ...

''.

Discography

Solo albums

* Song of the Siren (Naosha Records, 1996) * Marked for Madness (Naosha Records, 2001)

Other

: '' Journey of the Dunadan'' (

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, 1993) * Glass Hammer: ''

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'' (Arion, 1995) * Greg White Hunt: ''Enter The Oriente'' (Bamboo Alchemy, 1996) * Glass Hammer: ''Live & Revived'' (Arion, 1997) * Greg White Hunt: ''Hidden Landscapes'' (Bamboo Alchemy, 1997) * Greg White Hunt: ''Bamboo Rain'' (Bamboo Alchemy, 1998) * L'homme du Nord: ''Kiwin Innu'' (ExCentric, 1998) *

Clive Nolan Clive Nolan (born 30 June 1961) is a British musician, composer and producer who has played a prominent role in the development of progressive rock. He has been the regular keyboard player in Pendragon (1986–present), Shadowland (1992–presen ...

Oliver Wakeman Oliver Wakeman (born 26 February 1972) is an English musician, rock keyboardist and composer, best known as a member of Yes (band), Yes from 2008 to 2011, having filled the role of keyboardist previously held by his father, Rick Wakeman. Biograp ...

: ''

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'' (Verglas Music, 1999) * Rudi Buttas: ''R.U.D.Y.'s Journey'' (SB Records, 2001) *

Trent Gardner Trent Gardner (1961 - 2016) was an American progressive rock musician and producer. He died on June 11, 2016. Magellan (band) Discography Music Video ''Icons'' - Music Video (2015) Singles * ''Icons'' (2015) * ''25 Or 6 To 4'' (2014) * ''Cynic ...

: ''Leonardo, The Absolute Man'' (

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, 2001) * Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman: ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (Verglas Music, 2002) * Glass Hammer: ''

'' (Arion, 2014)

References

External links

Official home page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Michelle Progressive rock musicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga alumni