Vernon Reid Musical artist

Vernon Alphonsus Reid (born 22 August 1958) is an English American guitarist, songwriter, composer, and bandleader. Best known as the founder and primary songwriter of the rock band Living Colour, Reid was named No. 66 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.Critic Steve Huey writes, "[Reid's] rampant eclecticism encompasses everything from heavy metal and punk to funk, R&B and avant-garde jazz, and his anarchic, lightning-fast solos have become something of a hallmark as well."

Personal facts

Vernon Reid
Birth dateAugust 22, 1958
Birth place
England , London

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Musical artist

Career started1979
associated musical artist
Ronald Shannon Jackson
Jack Bruce
Living Colour
James Blood Ulmer
Defunkt
Masque
Burnt Sugar
Immortal Technique
Pharoahe Monch
Free Form Funky Freqs
Spectrum Road
Yohimbe Brothers
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Heavy metal music
Funk metal
Free jazz
Hard rock
Jazz fusion
instrument
Guitar
Parker Guitars
ESP Mirage Series

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External resources

  1. http://bombsite.com/issues/43/articles/1654
  2. http://www.recordproduction.com/fenix-recording-studios.html
  3. https://www.facebook.com/vernonreid