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Vernon Alphonsus Reid (born 22 August 1958) is a British-born American guitarist and songwriter best known as the founder of the rock band Living Colour. Reid was named No. 66 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, and in August 2023, was ranked #42 in Rolling Stone Magazine top 250 Greatest Guitarists ...
Feb 26, 2021 · by Joe Gore. It’s been 33 years since Living Colour stunned the rock world with their debut album, Vivid . It marked the mainstream debut of a bold new guitar stylist, Vernon Reid. Reid’s adventurous playing incorporated the rhythmic and harmonic freedom borne of his avant-jazz roots.
Nov 3, 2023 · From Vivid to Time’s Up to Stain, Vernon Reid’s radical solos and effects experimentalism set Living Colour apart from every other guitar band in the grunge era
Dec 21, 2021 · Vernon Reid. Once the band had a general framework for the song, Reid pulled out a notebook in which he wrote poems and lyric ideas. “I had this section: ‘Look in my eyes. What do you see? The cult of personality.’ It was musings on the amoral nature of leadership.
British-born guitarist Vernon Reid had formed several bands, and after a few years, he formed Living Colour in New York in 1984, using the British spelling of "colour". Reid assembled several bands under the name Vernon Reid's Living Colour from 1984 to 1986.
Jan 15, 2023 · Guitar virtuoso Vernon Reid, of Living Colour fame, offers an assessment of what made Jeff Beck one of the greatest players of all time.
Oct 6, 2023 · Jimi Hendrix plugged into that at an unprecedented level”: Vernon Reid names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound. By Andrew Daly. published 6 October 2023.
