Reggie Young
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- Empowering Literacies
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Reggie Young (December 12, 1936 – January 17, 2019) was an American musician who was lead guitarist in the American Sound Studios Band (a.k.a. The Memphis Boys). He was a leading session musician. He played on various recordings with artists such as Elvis Presley, B.J. Thomas, John Prine, Dusty Springfield, Herbie Mann, J.J. Cale, Dionne Warwick, Roy Hamilton, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, the Box Tops, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard, Joey Tempest, George Strait, and The Highwayme
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Reggie
- Family name
- Young
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Caruthersville
- Place of death
- Tennessee
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- trombone
- Official website
- www.myspace.com/reggieyoungguitar
- Image
- Guitarist Reggie Young In Concert @ Back In Memphis Benefit For Myrna Smith, August 12th, 2010, Elvis Week, University of Memphis.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1936-12-12
- date of death
- 2019-01-17
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
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