JOE LIGON

    Joe Ligon, a Troy, AL. native, moved to Los Angeles, CA. with his family where
he formed the Mighty Clouds of Joy in 1960 with high school friends.

          Over the past three decades, the group has released over 30 albums on seven
record labels, earned two Grammy awards, and received numerous other accolades in
this country and abroad.

          Ligon is the only remaining original member of the group, and continues to
sustain them in their innovative approach to gospel music. The group was a trend
setter from the beginning, blending not only rhythm and blues inflections into the music
by adding guitars and a drummer, but also dressing in colorful suits.

          The group's song "Time" from the 1974 album "It's Time" climbed to the top of
the R&B charts, and the song "Ride The Mighty High" became a favorite disco song of
the mid-70s. They have shared the stage with the Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye, Earth,
Wind and Fire, Al Green, Andrae Crouch, James Cleveland, Ray Charles, Patti LaBelle
and Aretha Franklin. The group has also made an appearance at the White House.

          The Grammy Awards were won in 1978 for "Live And Direct" and in 1979 for
"Changing Times".