Harold Reid, the founding member and bass singer of the Statler Brothers, has died.
"He had bravely endured a long battle with kidney failure. He is and will always be loved by his family, friends and millions of fans," the band wrote in a statement released on their."His singing, his songwriting and his comedy made generations happy. He has taken a piece of our hearts with him."
Reid, his brother Don Reid, Lew DeWitt, and Phil Basley formed the Statler Brothers in 1955 and were originally a gospel band. They switched to country and kicked off their career in the '60s after touring with Johnny Cash and singing backup for him. Among their greatest hits included"Flowers of the Wall,""Bed of Roses" and"Do You Know You Are My Sunshine?"
Over their course of their career, they won three GRAMMY Awards and recorded over 50 albums before retiring from concerts and tours in 2002. The band also hosted their own variety show,, which ran for seven seasons from 1991 to 1998. Reid and his bandmates were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
"Harold Reid was a driving force in one of country music’s greatest quartets, the Statler Brothers. He helped steer the group to stupendous successes, and his stirring bass was the underpinning of dozens of classic hits," said Kyle Young, CEO, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum."He was also a tremendous entertainer, and one of the world’s funniest people. For decades, he made us laugh and made us cry.
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