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March 10, 2006
Reids to present songwriting workshop at Troy University
TROY – Don Reid, lead singer of country music’s Statler Brothers, will return to Troy University March 28-30 to lead a workshop on the art of songwriting.
This will be the second visit to the Troy Campus for Reid, who gained renown in popular country music for writing and performing some of the biggest hits of the 1970s and 1980s. This year, Don Reid will be joined by his son, Langdon, who is also a professional recording artist. The workshops will be provided free of charge to the first 24 registrants.
The workshop will begin with an open session on Tuesday, March 28, at 7 p.m. in the Claudia Crosby Theater, entitled “Stories, Songs and Songwriting: An Evening with Don Reid of the Statler Brothers and Langdon Reid of Grandstaff.” There is no charge to attend the open session. On March 29-30, the Reids will work with workshop participants on a one-on-one basis.
The individual workshops will be limited to the first 24 registrants. To register, contact Jo Adcock in the John M. Long School of Music at 334-670-3322.
The Statler Brothers, who retired in 2002, spent more than three decades as one of the top acts in American music. They hold the distinction of winning more awards than any other act in country music. From 1971 until 1997, the Statlers won the Music City News top vocal group award every year but two. The group also won nine Country Music Association awards for vocal group of the year.
They have recorded 13 gold albums, eight platinum albums, two double-platinum albums and one triple-platinum album. Their biggest hits included “Flowers on the Wall,” “Bed of Rose’s,” “Who Am I to Say” as well as the “Class of ’57” and “I’ll Go to My Grave Loving You,” both written or co-written by Don Reid.
Langdon Reid, along with his cousin, Wil Reid, form the duo “Grandstaff” which has been touring and recording for 12 years. The duo has performed on the Grand Ole Opry and has shared the stage with country artists such as Diamond Rio, John Anderson and Wynonna.
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Contact:
Tom Davis or Clif Lusk
Troy Office of University Relations
334/670-3196
tomdavis@troy.edu
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