Remembering Reggie Young - ASK ZAC EP 2
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- On the anniversary of Reggie Young's passing, January 17, 2019, Zac Childs pays tribute to him in this episode of Ask Zac. Reggie was more than a great guitarist, he was a great person. Through personal anecdotes, and sharing those of others that Zac has collected, we get a look at Reggie the man. Also in this episode, Zac dissects the intro, verse, and chorus guitar parts of "Drift Away." He also covers Young's gear through the years, and how at heart, Reggie was a bit of a gear minimalist, relying on a 1957 Strat, 1969 Telecaster, BF Deluxe Reverb, and a small pedalboard for much of his career.
Zac's Spotify Playlist for Reggie Young
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Zac interviewing Reggie for the Truetone Lounge:
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Ace Records excellent career overview, Reggie Young Session Guitar Star
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Also check out Reggie's Forever Young, his album of instrumentals
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Zac's gear for this video
1967 Telecaster -
D'Addario XL120+ 95-44 strings amzn.to/3a5qxVi
1965 Deluxe Reverb with Celestion Vintage 30 speaker
Reggie inspired Board:
Vintage MXR Script logo Dyna Comp
Boss Volume Pedal
Boss DD-2 Delay
1980 TC Electronic Chorus pedal, modified by XTS to use 18v DC
Boss TU-12H
Truetone CS6 for power amzn.to/38S9rZK
Also on board, but not used:
Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive
Demeter Tremulator
#askzac #guitartech #telecaster
So many Reggie stories...I had the pleasure of working and playing with him for about 12 years. Deluxe Reverb always (I think he had two but favored one). He told me his Deluxe stayed in the same position for 14 years at American Recording in Memphis and never moved (or was dusted!). He said the dust added to the sound . Occasionally he would bring the Tele to a session but most of the time it was the '67 Strat. He also had another newer Strat as a backup. Very minimal pedal board, maybe 4-5 effects max. The definition of a gentleman and his wife Jenny is a peach. Just beautiful people. BTW-Reggie showed me how he played Suspicious Minds. It's actually in the A bar chord position and the fill/riff moves up one step to the B position. When you hear the actually person who played the part you just step back and go "Whoa! That's it!!!". One time we were rehearsing for a gig at my house and I had this Elvis lamp a friend gave me over my shoulder. At the end I asked Reggie "Did that bother you?" Reggie: "Well no, well yeah". Ha! The most fluid and effortless playing I've ever heard. So in the pocket. Unreal. When he was being honored by the Country Music Hall of Fame and they asked him to play his most famous riffs he said to me, "Shoot Ed, I just made all that stuff up. I don't remember most of it!". I can attest that he never played the same part exactly the same twice in the studio which I loved. One time I asked him to show me some stuff, "Hell Ed, it's just chords!". Oh sure, sure it is Reggie. Ha! He was the best and I miss him every day. I have more but that's off the top of my head.
Thank you so much for sharing. Personal insight on Reggie is invaluable.
@@AskZac Reggie was a national treasure. Man, I miss him. Thanks for bring his work to the attention of others.
Reggie wurde auch in Deutschland geliebt....ich habe es genossen und Reggie immer beneidet für sein Perfektes Spielen...
Wife took me on an Elvis Cruise and Reggie was performing with a host of other Elvis related singers/musicians. Walking in we saw him coming up the steps towards us and I said, “You’re Reggie Young.” He looked at me and said, “How on earth would you even know that?” I told him it was because I had stolen so many of his Merle licks. He laughed and shook my hand. I had goosebumps.
LOVE IT!!!!
Reggie Young literally was one of the best. He played guitar parts that I didn't even realize was him, like Drift Away, etc. That lead part on I'll Just Stay Here & Drink is one of my favorite leads in Country History, even though that man was really R&B at his core. RIP Maestro
Reggie was my uncles best friend. My uncle and him had been best friends since elementary school. My uncle was a sound engineer and singer songwriter. I myself am a bass player and we are from Memphis where Reggie went to high school along with my uncle. He was like family to us.
That is fantastic. Reggie was such a great person.
This channel is becoming my graduate school of guitar history.
I didn't know about Reggie until i saw him with the Highwaymen on silver stallion. I loved all the lead riffs he did there so i looked up who that was. I learned almost all of them and included them on my instrumental version. I became informed about all the other work he had been involved over his career. I looked for every you tube video he was in. It was sad to hear he passed, but as we all age our time will come also. Make music while we can. I started learning at 63 in retirement so I'm doing what i can till I can't. Good tribute Zac
I met Reggie back in 71 in Memphis at American Recording Studios where my band was recording. I was only 18 or 19 and really didn't know anything about anything. He was an amazing guitarist with a knack for playing the perfect "thing" for each song. A very nice man. My favorite song he played on is Cajun Moon.
Great track!
I had no idea that Reggie Young recorded with Merle Haggard until I started binge watching ask Zac. Never really heard Mr Young's name, now trying to learn more about him. Hag and Roy Nichols have always been my guitar hero's. Good stuff Zac.
I had never heard of Reggie Young until your Truetone Lounge interview. That interview made me understand a lot about a player that was behind so much music I knew. While you would have like to presented him "at his best", you presented him in a better way, AS THE BEST. Your interviews at the end of his life will bring his legacy to many more people in the future. Thanks Zac.
You are very welcome.
Humble beginnings. Born in Caruthersville and brought up in Osceola, you can't get much humble beginnings. The area gave rise to many stars- Johnny Cash, Sheryl Crowe, Carl Perkins, Narvel Felts just to name a few. Mississippi Delta region.
Some of my most favorite licks! Memphis soul stew! Pretty poignant as I am becoming an old man guitar player. Watching all your stuff and digging it. Thanks!
Thank you
Hi Zac! I was fortunate enough to do a week of work together with Reggie in Sweden back in 2012. I was the guitarist in the backing band for an Elvis tribute week that was held in conjunction with a big custom car show. We got Reggie to join us for the shows that week so I got to know him and his wife Jenny. Super nice and humble guy! He brought his black tele and even brought the nylon string that he originally played 'In the ghetto' on. Had to pull it out of a museum! When he landed back home he sent me a photo of us that Jenny took in an email where he wrote "Hey Patrik.....I'm back home now and trying to get my body clock adjusted. Thanks so much for making things easy for me. You guys are so good. Lets stay in touch. Say 'hi' to the guys for me and I hope you enjoy the photo.
Take care....Reggie". He invited me to come to Nashville but I didn't get around to it before his passing. Would love to go someday! Zac, keep up the great work with the videos! /Patrik
That is a fantastic memory! Treasure that. And if you come to Nashville, look me up!
The Spotify playlists are a great idea btw. Thanks for taking the time to do that.
I think it helps round it out. Listen to Reggie in the context of some great songs.
Drift away is one of my favorite tunes and favorite guitar parts ever. I've been playing and singing that song since it was new! Excellent video,Zac
Drift away has always been a favorite tune that has the slickest guitar parts. I always wondered who played on it and how exactly the intro was played. Thanks for the video.
This stuff is so awesome you’re so lucky to Have known him
Zac thanks so much for putting together these Spotify playlists, I was never a user of Spotify until now. The playlists for James, Reggie and Bobby have opened my ears to some great music I would have never found on my own.
This is 100% true. All the time now I learn of artists that I completely missed through Spotify. I now couldn't be without it.
Beautifully produced tribute to a beautiful human being! So heartfelt and touching Zac!
Probably my favorite true tone lounge episodes featuring Reggie. Your masterful interview of this pillar of the guitar world showcased both the man and his music. I felt, because of your interviewing technique, Zac, that I sort of knew Reggie personally. Great series! Thanks Zac!
You are so welcome
Thanks Zac, for doing this tribute to Reggie. I'm happy for you that you got to know him as a person.... I heard most of his work as it hit the airwaves and it was his work on Drift Away that later in life did I realize what a profound impact he had on my own playing. Your interview with him was insightful and informative and as you indicated bittersweet. Thanks for doing it and I appreciate the questions you asked. Take care....
Very kind.
I didn't know it in the 70s but in hindsight I became aware of Mr. Young through my dad's Willie Mitchell 45s as well as Bill Black's Combo (he played a '64 Telecaster later trading a '66 Tele for a '69 Custom Tele); he rounds off my childhood 70s top three along with Muddy Waters and Steve Cropper... thanks for the video by the way.
You are very welcome
I watched the TTL interviews. Very well done. You were like a son interviewing his elderly father. The love was obvious.
Thank you, Leslie.
I’m almost embarrassed how quickly I went fanboy and clicked on this video and I was PISSED I had somehow missed this episode! Then I noticed it was uploaded today 😂 I knew a Reggie video didn’t sneak by me 🤘🏼
Nice!
Hi Zac, this is my first visit to your channel...thanks so very much for remembering Reggie's passing with this wonderful tribute...Reggie has long been a shinning star to me and as you said very well, not only because of his stellar playing, but also because of his great character and humility... My passion for double-stops brought me to Reggie many years ago, having followed the evolution from Pop Staples, Curtis Mayfield, Hendrix and others... How fortunate you were to get to know him personally!... I read "The Memphis Boys" by Roben Jones, and it was clear that despite and throughout all the turbulence at American Studios, Reggie remained a steady, reliable force, always coming up with the perfect licks to compliment a song...For me, when having friend's over, one of life's little pleasures is playing "Exit 109" for an unfamiliar group and watching the conversations stop as they turn to face the speakers and listen. We will not ever see his likes again...RIP
Thank you for sharing
Memphis Boy Reggie Young. One Soulful Cat! RIP
Yes. Sir. Ree
January 17th '52 is my birthday! I have to admit I'm 68 now! Young by some standards, but 5 strokes, heart disease, vascular disease, and diabetes, have made me feel much older.
Keep playing, and enjoying life the best you can.
Thanks for all you do Zac. I believe Reggie is in the category of players so influential that we play their stuff without even realizing it.
You are absolutely right, Joseph. And thank you!
Ironically, "In the Ghetto," is my favorite Reggie Young (Tune) Riff,...it's Acoustic, but, Unforgettable!
Should RY be remembered for only ONE piece (notwithstanding the rest of his career) , I think it would be for "I can Help" : my, my, that diminished chords progression in the intro, and the double stops elegant solo ! All that really comes from planet Melmak!.. I remember an old video, where he explains he had invented that intro, way before his work with Billy Swan, not knowing at all whether he could use it (or not) somewhere, someday...
He is my very favorite of all the great Nashville studio guitarists. Thanks for honoring and remembering him. It wasn't overly complicated but the genius is how unique he was without being extremely difficult or utilizing a lot of effects. Wish there were more like him.
Zak when you gonna do a number by the late great Robert Johnson terraplane Blues .. when when when .. 👍
most people don't know who he was so I have to tell them you hear his playing everyday on the radio you just don't know it.............the intro to "I can Help" by Billy Swan was amazing too!
Deluxe reverb is the most versatile tube amp ever made for sure. Not to loud but with a little help can replicate anything country or rock and even hard rock. Mines sitting up stair 35 40 years old and needs a refurb. lol
Agreed
Reggie the Goat! 🎸🏆
Would love you to do a show on Hugh McCracken
Just discovered Reggie via wondering who played guitar on the first John Prine album and immediately had to see if there was an Ask Zac video on him
This was so dear, to honor Reggie and look back on his career on the first anniversary of his passing. Great episode!
Thank you, Jay. You are a good friend. Zac
Wonderful tribute to another unsung guitar hero. We know the sound often but the names get lost in time. I had a 70’s LP Deluxe and there was something special out the mini HB’s of that era. Traded for a Gibson ES-347 also long gone but still looking for one now
That Truetone interview you did was a bit tough to watch, knowing Reggie wasn’t in good health. His voice was pretty weak. He really was gracious though and seemed to enjoy it. It was a great interview and you preserved it for all us fans. Thanks.
Thank you for introducing me to guitar players I've never heard of! What a gold mine of knowledge!
The Herzog, and Gar Gilles himself could be worthy of an entire episode. There were some neat Canadian amps over the 60s-70s, due to import taxes on American amps. We had some sweet handwired BF Fender clones, etc., in the early 70s. Also, had a Canadian company manufacturing Jensen speakers under license to dodge the taxes.
Hearing you say many of those parts in the Haggard tunes were from a Strat made me go back and listen. A thousand times I’ve heard them and this time was like the first time I’d REALLY heard where the tone came from. Mind blown. Thank you for your great content!
Love that you use a tele neck pickup and you play it clean. I love the tele neck pickup. Sometimes get tired of only hearing massively over driven electric guitar on RUclips. Not that I mind over driven tones, but I can tell I am getting old when I don't like hearing it all the time. Also, your touch on the tele is awesome. It has taken me a long time to figure out the light touch needed on an electric guitar and I still mess it up sometimes! I started out as an acoustic player and they are definitely played differently. Enjoying your channel.
Thank you, Peter. I love clean tones, and miss hearing them, so another reason I started this channel. I hope others will be inspired to use clean sounds. Yes, touch is important, and it is something that takes a lot of work. Yes, acoustic and electric are very different beasts!
After i have watch tRis, i have search youtube for Reggie and found the highwaymen, i loved to hear Reggie's playing withe these guy's
Zac, to me all of Reggie's work is gold but my favorite is the electric sitar work he did on BJ Thomas hit !! wonder if you could break down that tune, i don't care about it being played with the sitar or not i'm sure someone makes a pedal to reproduce that sound. either way it would be great to hear you take a shot at that classic !!! Love all your videos!
What a lovely tribute, Zac. It's clear Reggie had a tremendous influence on you. I imagine he would be grateful yet humble about this excellent tribute, and very proud of all you've done and continue to do in support of the music of Reggie and his peers.
Thank you, Rich. Zac
Great info on one of the best of the best. A producer once said something to the effect that "once Reggie puts a lick on a recording, you can't live without it". I've modeled my playing after his for years, not just learning his licks, but trying to play tastefully, putting just the right fill in the right place, being melodic, staying out of the way of the singer, and just playing what best supports the singer delivering the song.
You sounded so wistful so perfectly expressed that we see the gold go to grey and your fingers swell and end us but knowing that you got to meet him and talk to him is priceless great job and keep being wistful it suits you...
The Reggie episodes you did were so good. His memory was incredible. The details that he still recalled was truly impressive. I’m very thankful you did that interview with him and this one also.
So many of the great studio musicians haven’t gotten as much coverage or attention as other players and what they did is so important.
Thank you so much for the support, Chris.
Ask Zac is a great series. Love this episode about Reggie.
Gracias
Jessi colter showed up because Reggie played with Waylon for years
Personality goes a long way in any job and especially working with a band you really need to be like Reggie. If people like you it's a good atmosphere to work in
Yeah! A new “Ask Zac”! That’s what Friday's are becoming known for. Keep ‘em coming!
Thanks Keith!!!
Reggie could play any style of music. He was one multi talented artist.
Agreed
Zac. Heartfelt thanks for this small peek into the life of such a Giant of the guitars pickers all time best!! An honor to sit and listen to some of the unique stories of such an awesome picker, Reggie Young. I cried when I saw the 3 part interview and viewed a frail and sick man. He was one of my hero's. Was so sad to hear of his passing but you have provided a link to a lasting memory for old time slingers like me. First saw Reggie in the Hiwaymen's tour in i think was 1990. I'm old myself and the exact date is close if not correct. Even at that time his dignity and honor still shined.
Thanks again Zac. Rick
It was a great honor to sit with him. He was always kind. I was glad to get to see him play a handful of times here in Nashville. Wish I could have seen him with the Highwaymen. Thank you for sharing. Zac
@@AskZac Thanks for taking time for your reply. Rest in Peace Reggie
Reggie ist mir direkt aufgefallen bei den Wegelagerer Highwayman in Nassau Bahamas Konzert. Ein ganz besonderer Mensch und Gitarrist...RIP Reggie.
This is a great episode honoring Reggie..thanks Zac!
You are so welcome, David. Zac
What a nice video. Love you’re relaxed style and that you seems to know what your talking about. (wish I could say the same about you’re politicians :)
One question, did he play that solo on J J Cales "City Girl" ?
Keep up the G W.
Love from Sweden
I am not a politician, but I can state that it is Reggie Young on "City Girls."
There’s a place for all kinds of guitar content and styles. Definitely enjoying a quieter more thoughtful approach that I think is fairly masterfully reflective commentary that also manages to not be rambling at all.
Thank you, Brad
Zack You Are The Greatest! Love all of your conversations/presentations! Verily - The Very Best of The Internet !!!
Wow, thank you!
Fascinating fact about "Son of a Preacher Man" is that it was written for Aretha Franklin, but for whatever reason she turned it down. Dusty Spingfield did such an amazing job with this song that many people thought she was a Southern gal. I wonder what Aretha thought when this became a such major hit?
She did eventually record it ruclips.net/video/aFe6LBwcEwM/видео.html
Awww, I've got the same magazine sitting next to my computer! Awesome stuff Zac!!!
You have good taste!
Thanks for sharing. I first heard the man on jj Cale’s cocaine. Greetings from Germany
Greetings from TN
Zac what a wonderful video❤
Your knowledge never ceases to amaze me. Reggie was at the top of his game and Elvis often said he “liked Reggie’s guitar the best”
Reggie Angement bei den Highwayman Konzerten war ein Traum...ich habe es genossen...ich habe es geliebt...RIP Reggie
Those were some great sessions at American in Memphis. My wife's sister went to school with the keyboardist Bobby Emmonds. I try to emulate Reggie's Suspicious Minds but I can't get it right. After 30 years.
I first met Reggie in 1961 on St Patricks Day at the Kagnew Station EM Club. He had played and then joined us at the table after he was done. He was playing with peddles then. So, there was a good possibility that he played with them with Bill Black and the Combo. You're right, Reggie was a humble guy.
Wow! Thank you for sharing about his early years.
@@AskZac To show you just how humble he was, I sat with Ginny and him at a Kagnew Station Reunion in Nashville in 2011, my wife heard him telling his all about my being a "rocket scientist" and having worked on the Space Station.
Also, you may be interested in that he had to give a command performance for Haile Selassie while he was there. He had a small combo of other GIs and they played at the EM, NCO, and Officer's club, quite often.
Thank you so very much for this. Your interviews with Reggie are so very special indeed, and also extremely important to those of us that appreciated what he did . I also feel for you and appreciate it must have been quite difficult for you Zak , but what you have shared with us all by chatting with Reggie is solid gold. Thank you so much Zak. R I P Reggie Young 🌠💕🌌🕊🙏
What now, you pick Drift Away over Suspicious Minds? You can't pick a guy named Dobie over Elvis. :-)
There is Elvis, and then everyone else
@@AskZac wow, that was quick. I posted this before you came back to Drift Away later in the video and was going to delete my comment after finishing the video. But you had already replied.
Reggie was part of the live touring band for the Highwaymen, or so I'm told. RIght there in a stadium full of tens of thousands of music fans, who were mostly there to see the headliners of this country legends super group, but the backing band was stacked with legends too.
That you enjoy everything u do
Beautiful Zac! Thanks for sharing.
So welcome!
Fantastic info Zac! Thanks so much for your approach to this series.
You are so welcome, Jim. Please help me by sharing it. Zac
Thanks for all your Trutone Lounge interviews. I especially loved the Reggie one. Curious, I thought Reggie played the lick at the end of the Driftaway chorus by tapping a pencil on his strings to get that snappy sound. Is that true?
He used a pencil on Smokey Part 2 by the Bill Black Combo. Not Drift
you should do one on leon rhodes
Very cool! I was hipped to this by a guitar playing friend of mine, and I learned a lot! Thanks for sharing these stories and lessons
Absolutely fantastic....thank you Zac
Thanks!
You remind me of my stepson, Travis Clark. He built me a Warmouth tele- 1-7/8" brass nut on an ebony board, big frets, maple body with the arm/belly contour (cuts down the weight somewhat) 1 active EMG with coil tap. I use Thomastik be-bops (11's) She's a beast, and he was a prince among men.
That sounds like a very cool guitar, and I am sure you remember Travis when you play it. Thank you for sharing.
That sounds like a very cool guitar, and I am sure you remember Travis when you play it. Thank you for sharing.
@@AskZac can I send you a couple of photos?
@@freddymclain yes zac(at) askzac.com
Thanks for doing show on Reggie !!!!! Awesome
Love Reggie! Thanks for watching
Zac: What is that chord you're playing at the end of the intro 0:14 ? Are you muting or playing the A string?
B flat 6/9. Not muting the A string. Playing a D on that string.
@@AskZac Thanks, Zac. That's a handful for my hands. :-)
Reggy is paul MCcertney?
Interesting
R.I.P. Reggie.
Yes
Really enjoyed this. Thank you.
So welcome
Great channel, subscribed !
Welcome aboard!
Great video Zac. I always loved his playing on B.J. Thomas’s Hooked on a Feeling! Great melody, timing and feel! RIP
Same here!
Tight Fittin’ Jeans is killer.
It is. Great picking by Reggie.
I’ve been watching your show for about a month now and I think I’ve been exposed to more information than I thought ever existed. As always great show
Wow, thank you!
Reggie was the greatest!
AGREED!!!
Thank you Zac, I really like this.
Lovely stuff Zac.
Thank you, Grant
Thanks for sharing this video about the late great Reggie Young. Your three-part True Tone Lounge interview with him was also very special. Great work!
Thank you, Brent
Ask Zac Hi Zac, regarding the three part interview with Reggie, was he unable to play his guitar for you? I watched it but didn’t see him playing through his amp. Thanks, Brent
@@captainzeb1969 We used some older clips of him playing (with permission) Reg was very weak when the interview was done.
Ask Zac Thanks for sharing that. I wondered if that was the case. It must have been very difficult emotionally to do those interviews. Thankfully everyone can watch them and learn about him.
@@captainzeb1969 It was an honor to do them.
Hi Zac.
Was it Scotty Moores actual guitar that Reggie used on Suspicious Minds or one of the same style?
Thanks 🙏
Reggie told me it was Scotty’s
@@AskZac Wow!! That’s amazing.
I’ve just finished watching part1 of a Joe Chambers interview.
Very informative and descriptive by Reggie.
Thanks for letting me know 🎸
Gary
Joe did a great job
@@AskZac I’ve just came across your interview with Reggie 👍😀🎸
Thanks 🙏
@@AskZac Hi Zac. Did you ever hear the cd Elvis American Sound 1969 it has 90 tracks ( undubbed ) and 8 takes of Suspicious minds!
It’s on Spotify if that’s any help!
Gary.
Your channel is coming from the right place Zac. The Truetone show is a piece of history.
Thank you
Hi Zac. Really enjoyed this episode. Do you know whether it was Reggie or Waylon that played that fantastic outro solo on Waylon's version of "You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille". One of my all time favorites. To my ears, it's Reggie on a strat. I would really love if you could confirm that.
It was Reggie using a phaser
@@AskZac That is how I discovered Reggie. That work he did on the Waylon records was superb. Wayne Moss too!
nice tribute to a guitar legend, thanks ,Allan
Thanks for listening
Do you know if it is true that Reggie is the guitarist overdubbed on Conway Twitty's "Tight Fittin' Jeans"? What a great tone on that recording!
Great question! Let me see what I can find out.
@@AskZac Thank you!
Found the credits. Reggie is listed as lead guitar.
@@AskZac Awesome. By just listening to the song tonight on the car radio, I was torn between whether it was Reggie or Ray Flacke or someone trying to be either Reggie or Ray. Thank you, again!
My pleasure!
I had heard that reggie young played on " the box tops " single "cry like a baby", any idea on that 1 . Thx , new sub love the channel .
That is true