| LC control no. | n 93054268 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Reid, Vernon |
| See also | Corporate body: Living Colour (Musical group) Corporate body: Steppin Stones (Musical group) Corporate body: Black Rock Coalition (Musical group) Corporate body: Decoding Society (Musical group) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1958-08-22 |
| Place of birth | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Guitar--Performance Popular music--Writing and publishing Photography |
| Affiliation | Steppin Stones (Musical group) Decoding Society (Musical group) Living Colour (Musical group) Black Rock Coalition Epic Records |
| Profession or occupation | Guitarists Composers Lyricists Photographers |
| Found in | Frisell, B. Smash & scatteration [SR] p1986: label (Vernon Reid) All music guide WWW site, Feb. 7, 2011 (Vernon Reid; b. Aug. 22, 1958, London, England; lead guitarist of Living Colour and a co-founder of the Black Rock Coalition) Voices of Civil Rights Project collection, 2003-2006: signature, recorded interview and transcript, Archive of Folk Culture, Library of Congress (Vernon A. Reid) African American National Biography, accessed March 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Reid, Vernon; guitarist, songwriter, producer, photographer; born 22 August 1958 in London, England; moved to United States and graduated from Brooklyn High school (1975); joined Kashif's group Steppin Stones (1980); worked with Decoding Society; formed his own trio, Living Colour (1984-1995); cofounded the Black Rock Coalition; secured a record deal with Epic Records (1987); his group won a Grammy Award for their album, 1990's Time's Up; joined Living Colour for a reunion tour (2001), the group released Collideoscope (2002)) Wikipedia, viewed Mar. 12, 2024 (Vernon Reid; birth name, Vernon Alphonsus Reid; British-born American guitarist, songwriter) |
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