Reggie Young - Gear Rundown PLUS How He became a Studio Musician
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- This clip was shot in 2005 at one my guitar shops on West End Ave, Nashville, TN.
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Loved playing with Reggie. Did tons of records with him and miss Joe too! A treasure of a man.
Thank you for the kind words Leland, my Dad, Joe, really liked and respected you…. and Reggie was such a kind soul.
Hope you are doing well.
Best,
Britt
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Your father and this channel have given me countless hours of great joy since the channel was recommended by TH-cam. Thank you and Joe so much!
Happy Birthday
I swear if you love music, this is the most educational channel people can watch , I look forward to every single video
Thanks Bruce.... we appreciate your support... Joe
The audio is priceless. That autofocus though. Could have been so easy to set focus distance manually on Reggie Young sitting there. But still greatly appreciated.
Thanks Bruce.... truly appreciated....Joe
Hi WR... sorry about the focus... I was running the camera too... not very well either. The guitars crome and silver sparkle finish must has been hard on the auto focus... thanks again for watching... best.....Joe
Reggie was a pure guitar playing genius. I hope he rests in peace.
In the early 60s I bought my first two instrumental 45s: Midnight Sun and Alley Cat. I really love instrumentals to this day and have over 1000 albums and over 100 45s, all instrumentals. Thanks to this interview, I just learned who played guitar on a whole bunch of them, including Bill Black, Ace Cannon and Willie Mitchell. I still have and listen to them, and a whole lot more. At 70, am learning more through these wonderful interviews who played on the music of my life. Thank you!
Hi Shazam.... that’s great to hear. I’m really glad you learned something from Reggie’s interview. Thanks for watching our channel... Best...Joe
If you love instrumentals listen to the last and only solo record made by Reggie when he was 80 it's fantastic, Reggie Young Forever Young.
Thanks for sharing Michael...Joe
Yeah, even back in High School my Blues Band always started every set with an Instrumental and the opener for the night was ALWAYS Hideaway by Freddy King.
One of the tastiest guitarists who has ever walked the Earth. God Bless you Reggie
Rest In peace, Joe - you will be missed. Thanks for all the years of music conversation and insight.
“And when my mind is free, you know a melody can move me” Mentor Williams
Nice to see that one of my greatest guitar heroes was such a nice guy.
This guy didn't just make records, he MADE records!
Got my first guitar in the 60s. It was a Silverstone, After that I bought several used cheap guitars. I bought my first good guitar in 1975. It was a Martin D35. I still play the D35s. They are my favorite guitar. Awesome video thanks for sharing. Stay well and safe my friend's.
Thanks for watching and sharing your memories Thomas.... best...........Joe
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum It's always a pleasure. I enjoy watching you and your videos. You do great interviews. Stay well and safe my friend. God bless you and your family.
Thanks again Thomas..........Joe
Dang! Salt of the earth, what a super humble human being! Great interview Joe thank goodness you recorded these, I so appreciate this content!
Thanks for supporting our channel John...best, Joe
This man absolutely was a master at the craft. He seemed to know the space between the notes and exactly how to fill them with his own synthesis, if you will. Taught me everything even before I knew who he was. R.I.P. Reggie Young, forever missed and never replaced. 🤟🏻
Reggie was my favorite player after Chet Atkins. I looked for his name on records and he was the absolute hit maker with all the happening artists I admired. As a 71 year old guitarist and pedal steel player I hold a high regard for the guys who can put the hook in music. God bless Reggie Young and all the great players.
Hi Larry.... Reggie and Chet were both good friends of mine. Both had many things in common. Humble backgrounds, worked their way to the top on their own. Extremely tasteful and talented and generous with a kind word and deed. I think you picked your favorite two guitarist wisely. Thanks for watching..Joe
Thanks again Joe! Amazing visit with Reggie. Sitting in the guitar shop swapping stories! What a great day!
Hi Larry... yes that was during the construction of the original museum building and the only place I had to do interviews was my guitar shops etc. I kinda miss my guitar shop years. Great memories. Best...Joe
Reggie has an incredible memory. I'm just finding out about him.This is great!
One of the greatest session guys ever. Really an astonishing talent.
My introduction to Reggie was through Poco, and I went back (and forward -lol) from there. I’d have been 14 or 15 yrs old. And I loved that band! So much so, I bought a “custom” wood burned door plaque with “the Poco Lounge” for my bedroom door, on the mid-way of our local fall fair!
Reggie has the nack of playing with feeling and balls at the same time! He’s one of my fav players of all time.
This is golden! Loved every minute!
Peace
Reggie was the absolute most tasteful guitar player on the planet. It’s obvious his personality matched his talent.
Another great interview Joe. I love how modest he is at the beginning, when he says, he's a guitar player, or he tries to be. I would have loved to hear more stories about when he played for Johnny Horton. The stories he could tell. RIP Reggie.
Hi Deke.... yeah.... That was pretty much Reggie. Not jumping in the spotlight. Thanks for watching...Joe
Reggie grew up with my mom. i sent him a text. He said he went to all of her birthday parties. she was shocked that he went onto play with Elvis. he is greatly missed! Joe, thank you.
Great visit with a legend. Hope there's more.
Hi Ellis.... I’m glad you liked it. There are other clips with Reggie on our channel if you haven’t seen them already. I think there may be one more segment from this interview I haven’t put up yet... Thanks again for watching...Joe
We appreciate all your work and efforts. Thanks for sharing your great interviews.
Bruce...I really appreciate you and all the others who support our channel. I also personally appreciate the kind words... Best...Joe
Another outstanding interview with one of the legends of the music business. For those of us interested in music history, Reggie Young's story is one of the most interesting. Now that he too has passed on, these interviews are even more important. There was a kind of musical Renaissance going on in Memphis and the surrounding area at that time which has never been equalled or exceeded, and never will be again. Reggie was a humble and laid-back guy whose musical resume is amazing to us ordinary music fans. Thanks to TH-cam, I can immediately look up tunes like "Rockin Daddy" and "Smokie" and "Haunted House". And there's so much more. I'm always deeply impressed by the exceptional musicianship behind those records. The music that Reggie and his musical colleagues recorded at American Sound during its heyday is without doubt, some of the most exceptional in the history of popular music. Reggie's resume on Wikipedia is simply fantastic.
Hi Joe.... thanks for watching and sharing your comments... Best, Joe
I have heard Reggie's playing since I was 12 years ole...one of the best!!!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Kelly….Joe
He played the sitar on "Hooked On A Feeling" by B J Thomas, too. INCREDIBLE!!
And on Hank, Jr.'s ''A Country Boy Can Survive''
Love that sound.
You keep killing it. Thank you so much for bringing forth some of these living legends who many don't even know their names, though they've heard their music for decades. Reggie Young is an icon and a hero of mine for sure.
Thanks Greg....Best, Joe
i only with using youtube got gods blessing to see and listen to reggie what an absolute musician ,so lovely to see this
Reggie is one of those rare guitarists that can play anything or any style of music he wants . I am sure he had the gift of " perfect pitch . " He was born with " The Gift " God Bless him . ( Excellent Interview )
Thanks for watching Trevor...Joe
I came across Reggie Young when watching ghost riders in the sky on youtube, when after the second verse Johnny Cash introduces Reggies's guitar solo. So I did a bit of research - what a nice guy :) :)
Its sad that we lost him but like so many that are gone now...your interviews are now so important in preserving the history. Its really neat hearing how Reggie started out. I didn't realise that Reggie played with my cousin Bobby Tucker untill your previous vidios. Even though he was in the pictures with the Bill Black Combo and the Beatles. I didn't know who he was. His work on Suspicious Minds was epic. Nice work Joe and Happy New Year 👍🏻😎
Thank you David.... best, Joe
I’ve watch a lot of his interviews, never knew he played on all those records, I played top twenty stuff through the years so I copied a lot of his style. He’s one of those great improvisers, fantastic player who has that fantastic all around play anything style. Wish I could have heard him live. Humble guy. Lot of talent.
What another great interview. Royal, American, Unreal music in Memphis then
"Try to be?" You nailed it.
I thoroughly enjoyed this interview with Reggie Young! Reggie is a gifted musician/guitarist in Nashville! Played with many of the greatest musicians. He shows a genuine love and adeptness in music and style! Many thanks to Joe Chambers for presenting these great videos. Keep up the good work! Both informative and enjoyable! John
Thanks John... I enjoyed making them and now sharing them with like minded people llke you. Best, Joe
Great interview with one of the behind the curtain greats, Joe! Hope you didn’t get affected by the recent explosion in Nashville. Thank you for this and hoping you and your family have a great 2021!
Hi Vaya.... thanks for watching... we were five blocks away from the explosion so we were spared but most everyone on Second Ave was devastated. Thanks for asking about us. Hope to see you soon at the museum... Best...Joe
Contrast the musical abilities and humbleness of Reggie with these famous blues players who grimace their way through some tired old blues song. With Reggie it was all about the song not the player. Class act all the way.
Joe, you are a superb interviewer. By just letting Reggie roll, some great stories came out. Nice work.
Thank you James... thanks again for watching.. Best...Joe
Another winner, Joe. Seriously. Wow. I could watch you interview these great musicians and personalities for hours...and to my wife's chagrin I often do. lol. You ask such a great mix of questions. Of course we music nerds LOVE the equipment discussions, as if by knowing how the greats did it we may steal some of their magic. haha...NOT gonna happen. [it only took me 40 years of trying to reach that sad - but liberating - concusion!]. My dad taught me the basics on a '71 Yamaha FG-250, then bought me a "Tempo" (cheap Chinese knock-off) and a one-knob Kay amp for my 12th birthday. After proving I would stick with it he got me a Hondo II The Paul copy and a really obscure amp called "Sonax," marketed by Gretsch. After that I started making money playing and I handled all the equipment purchases from there, with the exception of him co-signing for my first BIG purchase - a brand new Ibanez Roadstar II guitar and a Peavey Heritage amp. If I didn't have great tone, at least I could be the loudest guy in town! LOL.. Good Lord that Peavey was LOUD!!! And who could live without that Godforsaken "Saturation" knob, huh??? Onboard Phaser anyone? Oh man. How I got from that at 18 to Teles and BF/SF Fender tube amps at 54 is a long boring story. But Lord I'm glad it happened! Thanks for the walk down memory lane Joe!
Hi Jake... you remind me of some of the kids that shopped my stores back in the 80’s. Thanks again for watching...Joe
I love all these videos of these Nashville studio players. It's so nice to put a face to the talent I've been listening to over the years.
Thanks for watching Magic... Joe
Excellent
THANKS, THIS IS the most down to earth and real interview I've ever seen
Thanks for watching Larry... Joe
I met him, awesome guy. Great guitarist on so many albums
Thanks for sharing David...Joe
@ 7:41 I'm glad you cleared that whole Marble thing up because I immediately thought the same thing you did. A few years back we found an old Fiddle in the attic of my Father-in-Laws house in Central Texas and that instrument had 2 Rattlesnake Rattles inside it.
Hi Bassman... yeah... I use to get guitars in my stores people put rattle snake rattlers inside. I’m still not sure the reason why. If anyone knows for sure please tell me. Best...Joe
The rattlesnake rattle was supposed to vibrate sympathetic to the instrument and put some mojo in your playing
HI FM.... thanks for your definition. That’s kinda what I thought but you said it perfectly. Best...Joe
Thanks Joe for great show, growing up in Memphis at best of times WOW
Hi Nelly... thanks again...Joe
What more can I say than, what a great interview. I love all of stuff thanks for making it. Oh, and I just listened to Bill Black’s Combo part 1 and 2.
Thanks John... best...Joe
truly amazing interview
him playing the solo on ghost riders in the sky with the highwaymen was one of the most amazing things ever
Reggie Young Gear Rundown -- kicks my ass sweep picking a shoe box
Man to listen to Reggie is priceless. so Much respect for his body of work..
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Ougi.....Joe
The photos of artistes you show as they're referred to is very helpful & much appreciated. My favourite Reggie Young playing is his electric sitar work on BJ Thomas's 'Hooked on a feeling' - especially the unmistakeable intro.
Thanks Tom… we actually have Reggie’s sitar in the museum. Thanks…. Joe
Great interview. I liked how you let him talk and tell things at his own pace. He played an Elvis Cruise with some of the Memphis Boys that my wife and I were on. We saw him and his wife coming up the steps towards us the very first day of boarding....I said, “Oh man, you’re Reggie Young!” He stopped and looked at me and said laughing, “How would you even know that?” I explained that I played guitar and had borrowed lots of his stuff. Anyway, cool guy and very gracious.
Thanks for sharing that story Roy... thanks for watching our videos too... Happy New Year...Joe
I've obviously been a Reggie Young fan forever. I read credits on albums. I have to admit John Prine's "Grandpa was a Carpenter," was when I became aware of Reggie's work. I never hear that song with Reggie's expressive twanging licks. Hammered nails in planks Reggie's ruff was the definition of onomatopoeia!
Great interview, I’m happy you were able to get all these interviews early on! I’m guessing there will be more with Reggie! Awesome that he’s in MHOF, sad that we lost him, along with many more! Thanks Joe!💫
Happy New Year Larry... I’m hoping that we all get vaccinated soon and I can see you in person at the museum. I’ll show you some of Reggie’s guitars. Reggie was among the very first interviews I did. It’s fun( and sad) to watch these old interviews again. I remember doing them like yesterday but this one with Reggie is 16 years ago now, Thanks as always for your support... Best......Joe
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum look forward to seeing you too, and all the great exhibits! Happy New Year!
I would love to have met Reggie..seems like a cool guy.
I so respect & admire Reggie's awesome body of work. A star in my eyes.
He was a great person too…. Joe
I bought my favorite guitar from this shop almost 20 years ago.
Thank you for your support of Chambers Guitars, and this channel… would have meant so much to my dad, Joe, and does to me too.
Hope you can visit the museum sometime too.
Merry Christmas,
Britt
Getting ready to watch .... every time I think of Reggie, I think of "Drift Away"
That made me cry. Thank You
Reggie war einfach der beste Gitarrist..... RIP Reggie
God decreed, "All first guitars must have strings 'about that high off the neck'."
Hi Mpg...... that’s funny! Yes you’re right it seems. Most every guitar player I’ve known has had the same story... especially baby boomers. Cheap imported guitars and even the Sears American made models under different names had high action. Mine did too plus the tuning gears were rusted and I needed a pair of pliers to turn the gears. Finally the plastic butter bean buttons broke off and it was really difficult to turn. The good part was when I finally got my first good pawn shop used mid sixties Fender Music Master I thought I’d gone to heaven!!!! I learned more in the next two months than the previous two years!!! It even smelled good. Thanks for watching... Best... Joe
Man, ain't it the truth?
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum I know that smell!
Kinda like new car.
forget how brilliant his guitar work was , what a beautifull man he was
Hi Eugene.... your very right. Reggie was a great guy......Joe
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum well ive just descovered the real truth , reggie was hidden ,he was and was the backbone of so many hits throughout the world , i knew watching hywaymen vid reggie was loving it he had passion and everything in his roll on that stage ,i spotted him out ,even though little was seen in vid ,boy i seen that man who drived that show
Playing catchup Lots to watch Binge watching at it's Best Thanks Joe and all at MHFM
Thanks as always LSAC..........Joe
Joe, I'm a friend of Johnny Christopher. He would make a great interview.
Johnny doesn’t talk much about the past, I never understood why he was somewhat excluded from the recognition of Memphis Boys. Joe, do you have any clue why that is? I know there was a reliability issue at times.
absolute brilliant man and absolute guitar master ,i wished id have had a few hours with him ,i hope one day i will
Eugene...what you see in these interviews is just how Reggie was all the time. Just Reggie. Thanks for watching...Joe
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum i see like you do ,a absolute lovely man with talent beyond ,i love his laid back easy go way ,but bursting with talent and such loving humble ways he has on his vids
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum my god wish id have had chance to have a day with him , i spot real people
Thank you, I enjoyed this very much.
Thank you too H. ... Joe
I hate to complain but it drives me crazy to have so many commercial interruptions during these fabulous interviews.
7 in 31 minutes.
I understand times are tough and revenue is essential to keeping the lights on, etc but it lessens the impact of the conversation. Not the value, but frequently the quality, when someone we never see interviewed gets chopped up. Just my opinion and yes....I will watch every minute of every upload.
Garry not Linda. Hey Larry, it's not necessarily MHOF's fault. Last fall TH-cam made the announcement that ads may be included in any video whether the poster monetized their video or not. TH-cam loses money for Google so it's a way for them to try to recoup some of the lost revenue. No one hates ads interrupting the flow of a video more than me but I do understand "there is no free lunch." Cost of doing business I guess.
@@bassrun101 that makes perfect sense and I appreciate google/TH-cam needing to monetize every channel if possible. If i were “king of TH-cam “ I would ask the content creators to place markers in their clips indicating where the ads should drop in. Those markers would be at logical thought spots.
I recently visited the musicians hof and was very pleased and impressed. I’m sorry to learn of joes death. Reggie Young was nothing short of genius. What he did on Drift Away is astonishing. Where does that come from?
Top shelf Joe. Again!!!👍
Thanks Robert... Joe
Fascinating.
Thanks again Buzz....Joe
A legend
What a nice guy!
Amazing and so sad we’ve lost the integrity and beauty of true American music
he's infreaking credible. ckeck out (american outlaws live at nassau coliseum, 1990)
The Rickenbacker (Bacher) vibrola was invented by the late great DOC KAUFFMAN.
17:36 "it's a long answer..." I don't want the short answer.
Man, what a cool guy. Still hadn't got to playing iconic solos for my man,Merle,but that homer guy looked like Merle.
Just between me and you, Joe, well keep it a secret...but I bet we could sell a lot of kid's guitars in Nashville,we'll call it the Reggie Young Signature Marble acoustic! :)
Funny Roger... thanks again for watching...Joe
Do you have an interview of him talking about working for The Highwaymen?
N.R. CASH,
My dad, Joe, passed September 28th- I don’t think there is more to the interview in the vault, but you never know.
Thanks for your interest & supporting the channel. Come visit the museum, I think you would love it, especially the American Sound Studio, that my dad archived in the museum. He talks a little about it, on this interview, you may enjoy from the Sessions Panel.
th-cam.com/video/_cFjvNUIWvo/w-d-xo.html
Best,
Britt
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Aw, sorry to hear that.
What was this interview recorded? Mr Young looks real young.
2005
Yes... it was 2005. Best...Joe
Hello Bernice, how are you doing. I'm Thomas from Virginia. You?
In the old days at the studio first they'd teach you to take out the trash and run the vacuum cleaner. Then you'd learn to solder chords and clean and degauss the 16 track. Then one day somebody would say "Hey pick up that guitar and go like this."
❤sure miss you Joe Chambers
Joe i couldn't get myself wrap around Reggie's time line. Do you know if Reggie was on tour with Johnny Horton the night he got killed.. Thanks Joe..
Hi blue... I’m pretty sure that was after Reggie left the band. Thanks...Joe
I thought "well, that'll stop that!"
I would like to hear this guy's whole story. :-)
Hi Richard... well it’s pretty much on our channel if you catch all his clips... Best....Joe
Did he play with the American Outlaws in that brilliant concert in 1990
Hi Cathal… I don’t know but if I find out I will respond.You might try to google it for now….. best, Joe
Yes. He can be seen on the one at the Nassau County Coliseum concert.
In the book "Clapton by Clapton" page 67 E. Clapton said : "Reggie Young, un musicien de studio de Memphis, était un des meilleurs guitaristes que j'aie jamais entendus"... No Comment 😉
May I ask when this interview took place.
Hi Bob…. Thanks for watching… I think it was around 2004 or 2005. Best, Joe
I remember the one meal a day times. Pawning guitars just to make rent and food…..
I wish I could buy a paycheck stub.
Man he looks a lot like rowdy Piper doesn't he