TDC: Terry Reid RIP

[RobB]

The Guardian got most of it right.

(He is also survived by two daughters, Kelly and Holly).

Terry was a good man. Immense talent and a sharp sense of humor. He was my friend’s father-in-law. The few shows of his I saw in SF were great (including a solo acoustic, “Don’t Worry Baby”), and he once borrowed my Guld D-55 for a gig at The Chapel.

He loved gear and we had a blast showing off our iPhone collection pics to each other. He was quite the raconteur, and always had a great rock’n’roll story (a great one about Lennon sitting in on a Beatles transcription session at their publisher and helping the piano lady-transcriber get the right chords. She didn’t know who he was!). I didn’t ask him about any Cheap Trick stories (too obvious), but he did talk about an aborted band project with Tom Petersson and his wife, Dagmar. 

Last time I saw Terry and Annette was in Arcadia a few years ago. Mike and Kelly were about to move to France and they had a poolside BBQ/sendoff with all their friends. Terry was still busy touring, but his health issues were starting to take their toll. 

Besides his own records, we can thank Terry for half of Led Zep and Deep Purple MKII. 

RIP, Terry. 

Edited August 10, 2025 by RobB

[Willie G. Moseley]

Saw and heard him on 27 OCT 68 at Chastain Park in Atlanta, opening for Cream. Unusual vocal stylings which, IMO, enhanced his covers of "Summertime Blues", "Bang Bang" and "Season of the Witch." He played a black Les Paul Custom. The debut album, which I heard for he first time afterwards, wasn't particularly impressive But I enjoyed his peformance.

[donner]

Even my favourite newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung featured Terry's death in very adequate manner.

 

Edited August 7, 2025 by donner

[Saul Goodman]

 

[hamerican gigolo]

Great vox & his choice of guitars was impeccable. 

R.I.P. 😞