Vernon Reid
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Vernon Reid is an English-born American guitarist, songwriter, and bandleader best known as the founder and lead guitarist of the rock band Living Colour.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vernon Reid canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Frisell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ Living Colour NERFINISHED ⓘ Masque ⓘ Mick Jagger NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Enemy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Shannon Jackson and the Decoding Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Spectrum Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedBand | Living Colour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1958-08-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | London, England, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Black Rock Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Afro-Caribbean descent ⓘ |
| founded | Living Colour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde jazz
ⓘ
funk metal ⓘ hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| instrument |
electric guitar
ⓘ
guitar ⓘ |
| memberOf | Living Colour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Black Rock Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Vernon Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
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British ⓘ |
| notableSong | Cult of Personality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Revolutionary Suicide
NERFINISHED
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Stain NERFINISHED ⓘ Time's Up NERFINISHED ⓘ Vivid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Epic Records
ⓘ
Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ
surface form:
Sony Music
|
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| role |
founder of Living Colour
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lead guitarist of Living Colour ⓘ |
| website | http://www.vernon-reid.com/ ⓘ |
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