Chip Young Explained

Chip Young (born Jerry Marvin Stembridge, May 19, 1938 – December 20, 2014) was an American session guitarist, and later record producer who worked primarily out of Nashville, Tennessee.

Biography

Chip Young was born Jerry Marvin Stembridge in Atlanta, Georgia and was famous for his thumb-style guitar picking. Young played on records by Eddy Arnold, Bobby Bare, J. J. Cale, Guy Clark, Skeeter Davis, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Louvin, Charlie McCoy, Ronnie Milsap, Willie Nelson, The Oak Ridge Boys, Dolly Parton, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Charley Pride, Leon Russell, Earl Scruggs, Nancy Sinatra, Tanya Tucker, Tony Joe White, and many more.[1] [2]

Young 'Un Sound

In 1968 Young built his own recording studio, Young 'Un Sound, on the outskirts of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, approximately 35 miles southeast of Nashville.[3] In 1975, Young established a Nashville studio for Young 'Un Sound when he purchased the Monument Recording Studios. The Young 'Un Sound studios in Nashville were operational until 1988, than purchased by Albert Jolson, Jr. to become Masterlink Studios.[4]

Discography

Producer and engineer discography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chip Young, Legendary Nashville Session Guitarist and Producer, Dies at 76 . nashvillescene.com . 22 December 2014 . 16 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Guitarist and Producer Chip Young Dies at 76. Ultimate Classic Rock. 22 December 2014 . 16 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Buskin . Richard . Classic Tracks: Billy Swan 'I Can Help' . Sound On Sound. November 2007 . 23 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Bullins. Strother. Studio Showcase: Staking A Claim For Sonic Heritage In Southern Ground. MIX. 29 September 2014. 17 May 2024.

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