Vernon Reid
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American fusion and crossover guitarist (born 1958)
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- 1
Top works
- Cash Money
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1958-08-22
jazzjazz fusionrock
Discography
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Vernon Reid (born August 22, 1958) is a guitar player, perhaps best known as the founder and primary songwriter of hard rock group Living Colour. He was named #66 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Reid is probably best known for leading Living Colour. He founded Living Colour in New York City circa 1985 and piloted the band through a successful career. Among the highlights: a double platinum-selling debut album Vivid, released in 1988; its gold-certified successor <a href=
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Reid
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- London
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Educated at
- Brooklyn Technical High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- jazz fusion
- Instrument
- banjo
- Official website
- www.vernon-reid.com
- Image
- Lozlivingcolour-2016-05-31-04h35m58s185.png
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- date of birth
- 1958-08-22
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- 51991
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- Vernon Reid
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Black Lunch Table
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
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