{"id":4267,"date":"2025-08-05T10:53:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/terry-reid-has-died-aged-75-150705\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T10:53:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:53:22","slug":"terry-reid-has-died-aged-75-150705","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/terry-reid-has-died-aged-75-150705\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Plant and Graham Nash pay tribute to Terry Reid, who has died aged 75"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Robert Plant<\/strong> and Graham Nash<\/strong> have both paid tribute to Terry Reid, who has died aged 75. Known as ‘Superlungs<\/strong>‘ for his electrifying vocal gifts, and also known as the man who turned down both Led Zeppelin<\/strong> and Deep Purple<\/strong>, Reid had recently postponed a forthcoming tour as a consequence of cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Robert Plant<\/strong> and Graham Nash<\/strong> have both paid tribute to Terry Reid, who has died aged 75. Known as \u2018Superlungs<\/strong>\u2018 for his electrifying vocal gifts, and also known as the man who turned down both Led Zeppelin<\/strong> and Deep Purple<\/strong>, Reid had recently postponed a forthcoming tour as a consequence of cancer treatment.<\/p>\n

Writing on Instagram<\/strong><\/a>, Robert Plant<\/strong>, who became Led Zeppelin<\/strong>\u2018s vocalist after Reid turned down the offer, said, \u201cTerry Reid\u2019s enthusiasm and encouragement were incredible back then \u2026 still teenagers we crashed each others\u2019 gigs and crucified Season of the Witch time and time again \u2026 So much fun. So on it. He was all of everything \u2026 such charisma.<\/p>\n

His voice, his range \u2026 his songs capturing that carefree era \u2026 Superlungs indeed. He catapulted me into an intense new world he chose to decline \u2026 I listen now to his album The River and shed a tear for my brother in arms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also on Instagram<\/strong><\/a>, Reid\u2019s friend and collaborator Graham Nash<\/strong> wrote, \u201cFinding it hard to put into words how sad I am about the passing of my dear friend Terry. How was it just a few short months ago we were smiling on my bus together? He was such a force. A talent beyond what I can express right now. It is still one of my proudest moments having produced his beautiful album Seed of Memory. That voice. That guitar playing. That wonderful person we will all miss so dearly.<\/p>\n

My love goes out to his family and everyone who loved him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Reid first came to prominence aged 16, as frontman for soul stompers, Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers<\/strong>, supporting the Rolling Stones<\/strong> on their 1966 UK tour.<\/p>\n

Going solo, he was managed by Mickie Most<\/strong>, releasing his debut album,\u00a0Bang Bang, You\u2019re Terry Reid<\/strong>, in 1968.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Uncut<\/strong> in August 2004, Reid reflected, \u201cListening to the early stuff again, I have to say that Mickie Most\u2019s conservatism held me back on those albums. He was going through an identity crisis. He made these great records with the animals and Donovan but their music started to evolve and he didn\u2019t move with it I\u2019d want to try new stuff and he wouldn\u2019t go to the next page then Then I got friendly with Jimmy Page<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cJimmy asked me to be the singer in Led Zeppelin, but I just done a deal to support the Stones on their first US tour in three years. I said I\u2019d join if they paid me what I lose and told Jimmy he\u2019d have to tell Keith [Richards<\/strong>]. \u2018But you\u2019re on your own on that one.\u2019 I told him I\u2019ll be hiding under the table so it never happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1970, he played the Isle Of Wight<\/strong> festival and in 1971, he opened the inaugural Glastonbury Fayre<\/strong>, his band at the time including drummer Alan White<\/strong> and pedal steel from David Lindley<\/strong>; Lindley became a key collaborator on Reid\u2019s River<\/strong> and Seed Of Memory<\/strong> albums.<\/p>\n

That same year he relocated to Los Angeles. Around that time, Ritchie Blackmore<\/strong> invited Reid to join Deep Purple<\/strong> \u2013 an offer Reid declined.<\/p>\n

Signing to Atlantic, he released River<\/strong> in 1973 \u2013 his free-roaming masterpiece. \u201cBut when I handed in River, they said I\u2019ve made a jazz album and they wanted a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll record,\u201d he told us. \u201cSo they paid me $20,000 to go away and didn\u2019t get behind it. But I love that record because it was the first time I\u2019ve got to do what I wanted to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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