Joe Ligon (singer)

Willie Joe Ligon (October 11, 1936 - December 11, 2016), known professionally as Joe Ligon, was an American gospel singer. He was associated with Mighty Clouds of Joy.

Life and career
Ligon was born in an African-American family in 1936 in Alabama, U.S. He spent his early life in Detroit. Later, at the age of 14, he moved to Los Angeles to start a gospel quartet.

In 1955, he became part of Mighty Clouds of Joy.

In 2016, he died at the age of 80.

Discography

 * "Time"
 * "Mighty High"
 * "Walk Around Heaven" by James Cleveland and Cassetta George
 * "Everybody Ought To Praise His Name"
 * "Heavy Load"
 * "beautiful connecticut waltz"