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Title: R. I. P. Reggie Young Post by: Rocker on January 18, 2019, 06:32:00 AM Just heard about Reggie Young passing but I can't find anything online. Does anyone have more info?
Title: Re: R. I. P. Reggie Young Post by: guitarfool2002 on January 18, 2019, 07:23:06 AM Unfortunately and sadly, it is true. Reggie has passed away at age 82:
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2019/01/18/guitarist-reggie-young-dies-memphis-music-elvis-presley-nashville-music/2613228002/ (https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2019/01/18/guitarist-reggie-young-dies-memphis-music-elvis-presley-nashville-music/2613228002/) I say this a lot, I know, but man he was an influence on me too. *Loved* the way he played guitar. Elvis, of course...but listen to how Reggie created those guitar hooks on "Drift Away" and "I Can Help"... (https://www.premierguitar.com/ext/resources/images/content/2016-04/FEAT/Reggie-Young/YoungReggie28_Photo-courtesy-of-Country-Music-Hall-of-Fame-and-Museum_WEB.jpg) Title: Re: R. I. P. Reggie Young Post by: Rocker on January 18, 2019, 09:03:40 AM Well, sad to see it confirmed. Reggie was great and I believe played on more hit-records than anybody else or something like that. In fact, first I heard of him was not as part of the 827 Thomas Street Band (Memphis Boys) but as part of the backing band for the Highwaymen - which more or less was the Thomas St. band. It's incredible to realize that after Chips Moman left Memphis, he got his band to Nashville and made hits well into the late 80s/early 90s. Reggie is on all those recordings.
From the Session Men documentary, here's the part of the 827 Thomas Street band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-6zd-z1qm8 Also this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8TyLP2Yl00 Title: Re: R. I. P. Reggie Young Post by: Rocker on January 19, 2019, 04:21:04 AM ACE Records will release this month a CD featuring some of Reggie's best known performances.
Reggie Young - Session Guitar Star 01 Slip, Slip, Slippin' In - Eddie Bond & His Stompers 02 Carol - Bill Black's Combo 03 A Touch Of The Blues - Bobby Bland 04 Dream Baby - Jerry & Reggie 05 I'm Movin' On - The Box Tops 06 The Champion Pt 1 - Willie Mitchell 07 Meet Me In Church - Solomon Burke 08 Chicken Crazy - Joe Tex 09 In The Pocket - King Curtis & The King Pins 10 More Love - James Carr 11 Don't Forget About Me - Dusty Springfield 12 Stranger In My Own Home Town - Elvis Presley 13 I Wanna Roo You - Jackie DeShannon 14 Drift Away - Dobie Gray 15 Rock'n Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) - Sonny Curtis 16 Victim Of Life's Circumstances - Delbert McClinton 17 Lover Please - Billy Swan 18 Morning Glory - James & Bobby Purify 19 Cocaine - J.J. Cale 20 I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink - Merle Haggard 21 The Highwayman - The Highwaymen (Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson) 22 Griselda - Natalie Merchant 23 Whenever You Come Around - Little Milton 24 Where Do We Go From Here - Waylon Jennings https://acerecords.co.uk/reggie-young-session-guitar-star Also, if you don't own it, I advice you to go to youtube and look for tracks from "Bill Black's Combo plays tunes by Chuck Berry". Some mighty fine guitar work by Reggie Young on that album. Title: Re: R. I. P. Reggie Young Post by: Jay on January 19, 2019, 10:08:12 AM For some odd reason, I thought that this would be a mistitled thread about Pegi Young, Neil Young's ex wife. She died i think only a few days ago from cancer.
Title: Re: R. I. P. Reggie Young Post by: Rocker on January 23, 2019, 05:15:00 AM Reggie Young Leaves Behind A Giant Musical Legacy Split Between Two Cities: Nashville And Memphis
https://www.nashvillepublicradio.org/post/reggie-young-leaves-behind-giant-musical-legacy-split-between-two-cities-nashville-and-memphis?fbclid=IwAR1at0BlMeNqgX4jtXHOt60YslUz3XtQSo9sTlhK25Hfjb0KAz6mGoaG66Y#stream/0 |