Born in Varnville South Carolina and grew up in Washington D.C. His mother gave him a small guitar at the age of 8 years old. He taught himself to play at an early age and got professional training later in life. He was the guitar player for the Unifics, The Five Stairsteps, The Fuzz and other artist. He played guitar on Chuck Brown's Bustin Loose album and played guitar with Luther Ingram in the movie Watts Stax https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sulwjurbneEfeaturing Issac Hayes and othe Stax artist. His website is www.leronyoung.com. Follow him on facebook, Instagram ,Twitter and Spotify.