- Brother of jazz drummer Lee Young.
- Played in the Count Basie Orchestra.
- Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame. (1980)
- He gave Billie Holiday her nickname of "Lady Day". In return, she dubbed him "Prez" (short for the "President").
- Charles Mingus' song "Goodbye, Porkpie Hat" is dedicated to him.
- Has two children: Lester, Jr (b. 1947), and Yvette (b. 1957).
- Parents are: Lizetta Johnson Young, and Willis Handy Young, Brother of Irma Cornelia.
- Uncle of Rosalind Brown, Lee Young, Jr and Martha Young.
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