| Richard Young, Jr. |
Richard began playing the piano as soon as he could reach the keys. After several years of piano
lessons and a couple of years of cello, Richard heard “Eruption” by Edward Van Halen and
immediately knew that his future destiny was with the guitar. That week he sold his skateboard,
mowed a few yards, and bought his first guitar.
Throughout high school he studied electric guitar with Charlie Wood and Mark Swicegood, and
classical guitar with Deborah Rankin. He attended Fine Arts Center where he studied music theory
with Jon Grier, and attended Governors School for the Arts summer program at Furman. He was well
known in the Greenville music scene as the guitarist for Labyrinth.
Richard went on to study classical guitar at Brevard College and University of Georgia, and finished
at University of South Carolina, where he studied classical guitar with Christopher Berg and earned a
bachelors degree in music theory. During his college years he played with the experimental Athens
GA fusion group “?” (pronounced “Question Mark”).
Living in Atlanta from 1996 to 2006, Richard continued to follow his passion and sharpen his skills as
a guitar teacher and guitar repairman / hot-rodder while performing with The Naked Truth. In 2006
he moved back to his hometown Greenville, SC and quickly realized that there was no place like
HOME.
Richard is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys backpacking, fishing, archery, shooting, whitewater, and
skydiving. He also enjoys spending time in the workshop with his father Dick Young, who is a
legendary local luthier and guitar technician.
If you or someone you know is interested in guitar lessons or needs a guitar fixed, hot-rodded, or
customized, E-Mail Richard or visit his Facebook page.
lessons and a couple of years of cello, Richard heard “Eruption” by Edward Van Halen and
immediately knew that his future destiny was with the guitar. That week he sold his skateboard,
mowed a few yards, and bought his first guitar.
Throughout high school he studied electric guitar with Charlie Wood and Mark Swicegood, and
classical guitar with Deborah Rankin. He attended Fine Arts Center where he studied music theory
with Jon Grier, and attended Governors School for the Arts summer program at Furman. He was well
known in the Greenville music scene as the guitarist for Labyrinth.
Richard went on to study classical guitar at Brevard College and University of Georgia, and finished
at University of South Carolina, where he studied classical guitar with Christopher Berg and earned a
bachelors degree in music theory. During his college years he played with the experimental Athens
GA fusion group “?” (pronounced “Question Mark”).
Living in Atlanta from 1996 to 2006, Richard continued to follow his passion and sharpen his skills as
a guitar teacher and guitar repairman / hot-rodder while performing with The Naked Truth. In 2006
he moved back to his hometown Greenville, SC and quickly realized that there was no place like
HOME.
Richard is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys backpacking, fishing, archery, shooting, whitewater, and
skydiving. He also enjoys spending time in the workshop with his father Dick Young, who is a
legendary local luthier and guitar technician.
If you or someone you know is interested in guitar lessons or needs a guitar fixed, hot-rodded, or
customized, E-Mail Richard or visit his Facebook page.
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