terry reid

was surprised to hear terry reid's "rich kid blues" on the fairmount jukebox the other night. he's the dude that jimmy page originally wanted to front led zep (reid declined but pulled page's coat to robert plant and john bonham) and was also the top candidate for the lead singer slot in deep purple mk II. here's a clip of his performance at the isle of wight, 1970, with david lindley on lap steel (the band that producer mickie most wouldn't let him record with). now he lives in l.a. and fronts a monday night cover band at a spot called the joint.