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RANDELL YOUNG

Randell Young is an American guitar player, vocalist, songwriter and record
producer who is perhaps best known for fronting The Dominos | The History of
Eric Clapton, a two-hour plus live review of the best of Eric Clapton. Arguably,
the best Eric Clapton tribute act in the world today, The Dominos bring a unique
approach to the tribute band genre, i.e., “British Rocker Eric Clapton used his
take on American Rhythm and Blues to become the most commercially successful
guitarist of all time. Comes now The Dominos, authentic American R&B players
with their take on the music of Eric Clapton.”

Randell Young began his professional career right out of high school playing
initially in R&B clubs in his hometown of Washington, D.C. He has since gone on
to work with numerous recording artists of note including: Canned Heat, Poncho
Sanchez, Max Bennett, Mayuto Correa, Alphonse Mouzon, Shanica Knowles, David
Garfield, Nicolette Larson, Tony Guerrero, Jeff Suttles, Billy Mitchell, John
Bolivar, Mickey Champion, Rob Mullins, Nate Phillips, Dan St. Marseille, Reed
Gratz, Tyrone Brunson, Melvyn “Deacon” Jones, Harvey “Harmonica Fats” Blackston,
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (of Steely Dan), Nesbert “Stix” Hooper (of The Jazz
Crusaders), Jerald and Julie Harris (of Slapbak), Margot Chapman (of The
Starland Vocal Band) and Rusty Cox (of The Dazz Band).

Randell Young holds an honorary doctorate in music (D.Mus.) from City University
Los Angeles and has written instructional articles for such publications as Jazz
Review, Guitar Review, Just Jazz Guitar, Indie Music, GuitarNoise, Six String
Soul, Future Music, Music Gear Review, Guitarist, InterMusic, Galaris and Jazz
Guitar magazines. His piece entitled On Soloing is still archived by FenderForum
as The Best Guide to Soloing I’ve Ever Read!

A former member of the house band for NBC’s The David Allen Grier Show, Young
has also served as music director for B. B. King’s Hollywood Country All-Stars
(house band for B. B. King’s Legend in the Making Country Star Talent Search).
His composition Don’t Know How To Love You is featured on MP3.com’s original
Best of MP3 CD and in The Complete Idiot’s Guide to MP3: Music on the Internet
(illustrated text with CD published by Alpha Books). He has also written and
produced original music for film and television including the soundtrack for
Beverly Skyline Media’s Zarbie and The Martians. As a solo artist he has opened
for such luminaries as Larry Carlton, Etta James, Steve Lukather, The Fabulous
Thunderbirds, Leon Russell, Canned Heat and John Mayall.

Randell Young was signed directly by Artie Mogull to produce 20/20: Bob Dylan
Revisited, a tribute to the prolific songwriter set to feature guest vocal
performances by 20 stars originally discovered by Mogull, the late former
Chairman and CEO of United Artists renowned in the music industry for having
signed Bob Dylan to his first publishing contract (while an executive at Warner
Brothers) and for launching the careers of such artists as The Kingston Trio,
The Band, The Beach Boys, The Electric Light Orchestra, Hootie and the Blowfish,
Anne Murray, Laura Nyro, Richie Havens, Crystal Gayle, Olivia Newton-John, Helen
Reddy, Gordon Lightfoot, John Denver, Kenny Rogers, Deep Purple, Lynyrd Skynyrd
and the iconic folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary.

Though the original vision of 20/20: Bob Dylan Revisited was derailed by
Mogull’s untimely and unexpected passing, the mutual respect shared by Young and
Mogull had developed into a such a sincere friendship that, rather than pocket
the remaining budget, Young completed the project as an homage to the man that,
in the history of the music business, ranks second only to Clive Davis in terms
of discovering new talent. Needless to say, Mogull never got to review the
finished product; but he did hear and comment on the first five tunes: “The
tracks sound terrific!” was the message Artie left on Randell’s answering
service. The Blues of Bobby Zimmerman (a collection of 11 Dylan tunes featuring
Randell Young on guitar and vocals) and 20/20: Bob Dylan Revisited (the entire
two-album project) are both in the can but remain unreleased. A sample though,
All Along the Watchtower, (featuring Randell Young on lead vocals and two
extended guitar solos) can be heard at All Along The Watchtower.

His live performances have generated numerous and favorable reviews from a
variety of sources. Los Angeles Times music critic Bill Kohlhaase credits Young
with “a tight, cosmopolitan sound”. Author/columnist Alan Bock describes the
guitarist as “genuinely accomplished and inventive… one of my favorite artists”.
KSBR’s Infamous Aaron Blackwell assesses Randell Young as “a world-class blues
master” while Orange County Register music critic Robert Kinsler touts Young as
“a masterful blues player”.

Whether as a sideman, guest artist or featured performer, Randell Young
emphasizes a groove-oriented presentation with due respect for the idiom yet
still manages to bring something unique to the stage. As explained by Robert
Kinsler, “Just as every great guitarist from Robert Johnson and B. B. King to
Alvin Lee and Stevie Ray Vaughn has performed the blues with a distinctive
style, so has Randell Young taken creative strides to cut his own turf”.
Happening Magazine adds, “Randell Young’s formula calls for a clean sound built
on genuine Blues rhythms backed up with a heavy dose of Soul”. No less an
authority on the Los Angeles music scene than the late Laura Mae Gross, former
owner and proprietor of the city’s oldest blues club, Babe’s and Ricky’s
(established 1964), frequently boasted, “Randell is the best guitar player we
got”.

Randell Young’s most recent projects include writing, producing and recording a
trilogy of concept albums (Deo Juvante, A Rising Tide and Soiree at the Café
Liberte) for Libertalia, a ten-piece ensemble performing all original material
which can best be described as modern American R&B music with elements of Jazz,
Rock, Reggae and WorldBeat thematically aligned with the values of freedom and
free enterprise, tolerance and respect for the rights of others and the dream of
the creation of a new and truly free libertarian microstate, La République de
Libertalia.

Pre-Release (no CDs or videos) just free tracks available at SoundCloud,
Libertalia has already attracted nearly a quarter of a million facebook fans.

Ironically and presciently, Randell Young had this to say way back in a 1993
interview with the LA Times, “You know how you hear a track without a guitar and
you kind of fill it in? Stevie Ray Vaughn would have played it one way. Albert
King would play another way and Albert Collins would play it yet another way. I
generally hear it the way Clapton would play it.”

Randell Young’s original arrangement and recording of Layla

Allene Lewis’ review of Layla

Allene Lewis’ interview with Randell Young

Other recordings that demonstrate why critics tout Randell Young as “a masterful
blues player”…

Rain Tonight

All Along The Watchtower

Time Out!

Gotta Serve Somebody

Looking for a Woman



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copyright clearance for All Along the Watchtower, Gotta Serve Somebody and Layla
provided by TuneCore/Tune Licensing (All Along the Watchtower ID 9286 License
Number 0489-001; Gotta Serve Somebody ID 21808, License Number 0350-001; Layla
ID 233522 License Number 1468828061). Sync license for Layla video provided by
WATH (Account: Randell Young).

 

Contact: Randell@RandellYoung.com

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