Terry Reid
(born 13 November 1949, Huntingdon, England) is a rock singer and guitarist.
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History
After leaving school at the age of 15, Reid joined Peter Jay's
Jaywalkers after being spotted by the band's drummer, Peter Jay. At the time Reid was playing for a local band,
The Redbeats. His public profile was enhanced in 1966 when The Jaywalkers were named as a support act for
The Rolling Stones for their concert at the
Royal Albert Hall.
Graham Nash of
The Hollies became friends with Reid at that concert and suggested The Jaywalkers sign up with
Columbia Records to record with producer
John Burgess. Their first single, the
Soul-inspired "The Hand Don't Fit the Glove," was a minor hit in
1967, but by then The Jaywalkers had already decided to disband.
Reid came to the attention of hits producer
Mickie Most, who became his manager. His first single with Most, "Better By Far," became a radio favourite, but the album,
Bang Bang, You're Terry Reid
, was not a commercial success. A
1968 tour of the United States with
Cream did much to gain Reid a loyal following. His final performance of the tour at the
Miami Pop Festival garnered positive reviews from the music press. In 1969, Reid supported various British tours, notably
Jethro Tull and
Fleetwood Mac.
Yardbirds guitarist
Jimmy Page became interested in Reid's work, and when
The Yardbirds disbanded, Page wanted Reid to fill the vocalist spot for his proposed new group, the New Yardbirds, which was to become
Led Zeppelin. Reid had already committed to go on the road with the Rolling Stones (as an opening act on the 1969 US Tour). So he suggested to Page that he consider a young Birmingham singer,
Robert Plant, instead, having previously seen Plant's
Band of Joy as a support act at one of his concerts. Reid later turned down an offer to join
Deep Purple when they decided to replace singer
Rod Evans;
Ian Gillan was given the position instead.
Terry Reid's second album,
Terry Reid
(
1969), is regarded by critics
[who?] as his best work. Reid toured the United States again when he opened for
The Rolling Stones on their
1969 American Tour. He did not appear at the infamous Rolling Stones concert at
Altamont Music Festival.
[1]
In December 1969 Reid had a falling out with producer Mickie Most, who wanted Reid to become a balladeer, and to strictly follow his own formula; the same problem the Yardbirds had experienced with Most years earlier. Reid then left England and settled in California to sit out the remainder of his contract with Most, making only sporadic live performances during that period. In 1970, he returned briefly to England to perform at the
Isle of Wight Festival, supported by
David Lindley and
Tim Davis.
[2] Reid is filmed performing in Glastonbury Fayre, the 1971 film by David Puttnam. In
1973, Reid returned with a new contract with
Atlantic Records and a new album entitled
River
. Produced by
Yes's
Eddie Offord, the album received favourable reviews, but was a commercial flop.
Over the next decade, Reid switched to different labels in search of a winning formula;
Seed of Memory
released by
ABC Records in
1976 (produced by Graham Nash), and
Rogue Waves
released by
Capitol Records in
1979. He retired his solo career in 1981 to concentrate on session work, appearing on albums by
Don Henley,
Jackson Browne, UFO
High Stakes & Dangerous Men and
Bonnie Raitt. In
1991, Reid returned with former Yes producer
Trevor Horn, on the album
The Driver
. The album featured a cover version of the
Spencer Davis Group classic, "Gimme Some Lovin'", which had earlier appeared on the
Days of Thunder
soundtrack. "The Whole of the Moon", written by
Mike Scott, was released as a single and received considerable airplay. Reid has since been playing occasional live gigs with a band which has included
Brian Auger. In the 90s he also toured in the US and Hong Kong with ex-Rolling Stones guitarist
Mick Taylor.
In late 2005, Reid returned to the UK for his first tour in years. It is understood that the 'magic shone through'. One venue billed him as 'The Man With A Hell Of A Story To Tell'. That same year, three of his songs,
Seed of Memory,
To Be Treated Rite, and
Brave Awakening, appeared in the movie
The Devil's Rejects (2005), directed by
Rob Zombie. Also, his song
Faith To Arise was in the 2003 film
Wonderland. In July/August 2007 Reid returned for another six week UK tour being backed by The Cosmic American Derelicts, a band out of northern New Jersey and Southern New York.
On June 26, 2009, Terry Reid appeared with Comic American Derelicts guitarist Eddie to perform at ex-band mate Peter Jay's Great Yarmouth club The Residence. Terry started the night by performing an impromptue version of 'Season of the Witch' with UK blues band
Second hand blues, a video of this is now being circulated on the video sharing site YouTube. During his set Terry was joined onstage by ex-Jaywalkers drummer Peter Jay to perform a cover of the Beach Boys song 'Don't Worry Baby'.
On June 28, 2009, Terry Reid and his band performed on The Park stage at the Glastonbury Festival to a sparse but appreciative audience.
The American rock group Cheap Trick recorded Reid's "Speak Now" for its debut album, and included the song in its breakthrough Budokan concert.
The World Live Premier of with Terry Reid took place at the Pigalle Club in London on august 26th 2009. An EP, result of their collaboration in studio, is to be released by the end of 2009.
On the 27th of august 2009 at the montague club in huntingdon Terry performed in front of a packed crowd. He performed with with drummer and life long friend Steve murray and the small club loved it. The visuals were by Risky biz events. This was part of his uk 2009 tour
Discography
- Bang, Bang You're Terry Reid
(1968)
- Terry Reid
(1969) (US title: Move Over for Terry Reid
)
- River
(1973)
- Seed of Memory
(1976)
- Rogue Waves
(1979)
- The Driver
(1991)
- Alive
(2004)
Filmography
- Wonderland
(2003)
- The Devil's Rejects
(2005) directed by Rob Zombie
References
- [1] Terry Reid article from The Independent 3 July 2007, Retrieved 4 September 2007
- Isle of Wight 3 1970. Davis, drummer and co-founder of the Steve Miller Band, had joined Reid following Davis' recent departure from the Steve Miller Band.