# Chip Young

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{{Short description|American guitarist and producer (1938–2014)}}
'''Chip Young'''  (born '''Jerry Marvin Stembridge''', May 19, 1938 – December 20, 2014) was an American [session guitarist](/source/session_musician), and later [record producer](/source/record_producer) who worked primarily out of [Nashville](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee), Tennessee.

==Biography==
Chip Young was born Jerry Marvin Stembridge in [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)), and was famous for his thumb-style guitar picking. Young played on records by [Eddy Arnold](/source/Eddy_Arnold), [Bobby Bare](/source/Bobby_Bare), [J. J. Cale](/source/J._J._Cale), [Guy Clark](/source/Guy_Clark), [Skeeter Davis](/source/Skeeter_Davis), [Waylon Jennings](/source/Waylon_Jennings), [George Jones](/source/George_Jones), [Kris Kristofferson](/source/Kris_Kristofferson), [Jerry Lee Lewis](/source/Jerry_Lee_Lewis), [Charlie Louvin](/source/Charlie_Louvin), [Charlie McCoy](/source/Charlie_McCoy), [Ronnie Milsap](/source/Ronnie_Milsap), [Willie Nelson](/source/Willie_Nelson), [the Oak Ridge Boys](/source/the_Oak_Ridge_Boys), [Dolly Parton](/source/Dolly_Parton), [Carl Perkins](/source/Carl_Perkins), [Elvis Presley](/source/Elvis_Presley), [Charley Pride](/source/Charley_Pride), [Leon Russell](/source/Leon_Russell), [Earl Scruggs](/source/Earl_Scruggs), [Nancy Sinatra](/source/Nancy_Sinatra), [Tanya Tucker](/source/Tanya_Tucker), [Tony Joe White](/source/Tony_Joe_White), and many more.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nashvillescene.com/music/article/13057379/chip-young-legendary-nashville-session-guitarist-and-producer-dies-at-76|title=Chip Young, Legendary Nashville Session Guitarist and Producer, Dies at 76 |website= nashvillescene.com |date=22 December 2014 |accessdate=16 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/chip-young-dies/?trackback=tsmclip|title=Guitarist and Producer Chip Young Dies at 76|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=22 December 2014 |accessdate=16 July 2017}}</ref>

==Young 'Un Sound==
In 1968, Young built his own recording studio, Young 'Un Sound, on the outskirts of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, about 35 miles southeast of Nashville.<ref>{{cite web |last=Buskin |first=Richard |title=Classic Tracks: Billy Swan 'I Can Help' |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-billy-swan-can-help |website=Sound On Sound|date=November 2007 |access-date=23 May 2024}}</ref> In 1975, Young established a Nashville studio for Young 'Un Sound when he purchased the [Monument Recording Studios](/source/Monument_Recording_Studios). The Young 'Un Sound studios in Nashville were operational until 1988, then were purchased by Albert Jolson, Jr., to become Masterlink Studios.<ref name="MIXSep2014">{{cite web|last=Bullins|first=Strother|title=Studio Showcase: Staking A Claim For Sonic Heritage In Southern Ground|url=https://www.mixonline.com/recording/studio-showcase-staking-a-claim-for-sonic-heritage-in-southern-ground|website=MIX|date=29 September 2014|access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>

==Discography==
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* ''[Jesus Was a Capricorn](/source/Jesus_Was_a_Capricorn)'', [Kris Kristofferson](/source/Kris_Kristofferson), 1972
* ''[Breakaway](/source/Breakaway_(Kris_Kristofferson_album))'', Kris Kristofferson and [Rita Coolidge](/source/Rita_Coolidge), 1974
* ''[Jolene](/source/Jolene_(album))'', [Dolly Parton](/source/Dolly_Parton), 1974
* ''[Night Things](/source/Night_Things_(Ronnie_Milsap_album))'', [Ronnie Milsap](/source/Ronnie_Milsap), 1975
* ''[Joe Ely](/source/Joe_Ely_(album)), [Joe Ely](/source/Joe_Ely)'', 1977
* ''[Honky Tonk Masquerade](/source/Honky_Tonk_Masquerade)'', Joe Ely, 1978
* ''[Feel the Fire](/source/Feel_the_Fire_(Reba_McEntire_album))'', [Reba McEntire](/source/Reba_McEntire), 1980
* ''[Heart to Heart](/source/Heart_to_Heart_(Reba_McEntire_album))'', Reba McEntire, 1981
* ''[One of a Kind](/source/One_of_a_Kind_(Moe_Bandy_album))'', [Moe Bandy](/source/Moe_Bandy), 1982 
* ''[Unlimited](/source/Unlimited_(Reba_McEntire_album))'', Reba McEntire, 1982
* ''[Bobbie Sue](/source/Bobbie_Sue)'',  [The Oak Ridge Boys](/source/The_Oak_Ridge_Boys), 1982
* ''[Behind the Scene](/source/Behind_the_Scene)'', Reba McEntire, 1983
* ''[American Made](/source/American_Made_(The_Oak_Ridge_Boys_album))'', The Oak Ridge Boys, 1983
* ''[Just a Little Love](/source/Just_a_Little_Love)'', Reba McEntire, 1984
* ''[Island in the Sea](/source/Island_in_the_Sea)'', [Willie Nelson](/source/Willie_Nelson), 1987
* ''[Just One Love](/source/Just_One_Love)'', Willie Nelson, 1995
* ''[Twistable, Turnable Man](/source/Twistable%2C_Turnable_Man%3A_A_Musical_Tribute_to_the_Songs_of_Shel_Silverstein)'', a tribute album to [Shel Silverstein](/source/Shel_Silverstein), 2010
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==Producer and engineer discography==
* ''[I Can Help](/source/I_Can_Help)'', [Billy Swan](/source/Billy_Swan), 1974
* ''[I Came to Hear the Music](/source/I_Came_to_Hear_the_Music)'', [Mickey Newbury](/source/Mickey_Newbury), 1974
* ''[Joe Ely](/source/Joe_Ely_(album))'', [Joe Ely](/source/Joe_Ely), 1977
* ''[Honky Tonk Masquerade](/source/Honky_Tonk_Masquerade)'', Joe Ely, 1978
* ''[Gene Summers in Nashville](/source/Gene_Summers_in_Nashville)'', [Gene Summers](/source/Gene_Summers), 1980
* ''[Hard Country](/source/Hard_Country_(album))'', [Michael Martin Murphey](/source/Michael_Martin_Murphey), 1981

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/chip-young] at [NAMM Oral History Library](/source/NAMM_Oral_History_Program)

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Category:Country musicians from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:20th-century American male musicians

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