Vernon Reid
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Vernon Reid is an African American guitar player perhaps best known as the founder and primary songwriter of heavy metal group Living Colour.
Reid was born in London, but grew up in New York City. His earliest recordings are with jazz fusion drummer and composer Ronald Shannon Jackson, with whom Reid collaborated for much of the 1980s, before forming Living Colour.
Reid has released only two solo albums, but has been active in music, recording or performing with such diverse musicians as Jack Bruce, Bill Frisell, Public Enemy, Rollins Band, Tracy Chapman and DJ Logic. Reid has produced two acclaimed albums for James Blood Ulmer.
Discography
External Links
- Official Site (http://www.vernon-reid.com/)
- Fan Site (http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/8797/)