YOUNG, FARON
(1932–1996)
YOUNG, FARON (b. Shreveport, La., February 25, 1932–December 10, 1996) Young was a 1950s honky-tonker who became a 1960s country-music mainstay and industrywide mover-and-shaker. Born in Shreveport, Young was raised on a small farm outside of town. He began playing GUITAR at an early age, and was a competent country performer by the time he entered high school. After he made a brief stab at college in the early 1950s, Young's musical career interrupted his education. He was signed by the…