Washington DC, March 18 -- Jesse Colin Young, who sang one of the signature songs of the 1960s rock band The Youngbloods 'Get Together', passed away at the age of 83, reported Variety.

Jesse's wife and manager, Connie Young, announced that her husband had died at home in Aiken, South Carolina on Sunday afternoon. No cause of death was given.

Young was a founding member of The Youngbloods, whose "Get Together" song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969, when it was re-released two years after it appeared on the band's debut album, reported Variety.

None of the group's other songs made a significant chart impact, and after releasing five albums between 1967-72, they broke up.

According to Variety, the singer then recorded seven...