Reggie Grimes Young Jr.

Guitarist

Birthday December 12, 1936

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Caruthersville, MO

DEATH DATE Jan 17, 2019 (82)

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About

American guitarist who gained fame as a leading session musician and the lead guitarist of The Memphis Boys. He recorded with such luminaries as Elvis PresleyJerry Lee LewisGeorge Strait, and Merle Haggard

Before Fame

His father bought him his first guitar in 1949.

Trivia

He played guitar on over 150 top ten hits.

Family Life

His father was a guitarist. He married cellist Jenny Lynn Hollowell in 2004.

Associated With

His first band, Eddie Bond & the Stompers, toured with Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison in the 1950s.