Harold Reid, who was part of the Grammy Award winning group The Statler Brothers, has sadly died. The bass singer was 80 and died after a long battle with kidney failure on Friday (April 24) in Staunton, Virginia, according to a statement from his nephew. “He is and will always be loved by his family, friends and millions of fans,” a statement about Harold‘s passing says on the band’s website said. “His singing, his songwriting and his comedy made generations happy.
He has taken a piece of our hearts with him.” Statler Brothers started out in gospel music and crossed over to country after meeting and touring with Johnny Cash.
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