Harold Reed, the bass singer with the Statler Brothers has died
at age 80 of kidney failure. Saw this group a couple times and
Harold was the life of the show. One of the best bass voices in
the music business.

May he RIP

RIP Harold.

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My favorite singing group! I’ve spent many hours listening to their music. memtb

RIP, Harold.

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Always Stay Strong!

Wow, I had not heard. We love the Statler Brothers and watch their half hour show on the RFD channel whenever they air. Old Arkansawer is right,
Harold was the life of the show-a natural comedian. We have 1 or 2 of their CDs, but I regret we never saw them live in concert. They had a unique beautiful sound. Harold and Don's last name name is Reid.

...RIP...

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A Country Boy Can Survive

Don was Harold's younger brother. I think spell check changed the
spelling on their last name.

I don't doubt it. My computer does the same thing all the time. That's part of the reason I do so many edits.

The same here. Spell check is my worst enema.

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Well remember the Statler Brothers. Especially remember Reed. God bless him and his family. RIP. Sincerely. bruce.

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I saw them in concert at the Great Frederick Fair in Frederick, MD. Fabulous show.

I saw them in 1969 as the opening act for Johnny Cash and June Carter. Johnny and June were great, but Harold and the Statler Brothers STOLE that show.

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What, me worry?

I’m 50, and grew up listening to the Statler Brothers. They all live just over the mountain from me. I remember a high school away football game in the 80’s, Phil Balsley was working the concession stand. Very down to earth group. For many years they played a July 4th concert in their hometown of Staunton.


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My parents took my brother and I to see the Statler Brothers at a performance at the state fair back when I was around 10 years old. It was then I learned what a funny comedian Harold was and although the music was great he really stole the show

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The Statler Brothers were one of Dad's favorite groups, so I heard a lot of them growing up.

This one is still one of my favorite songs. It was written by Harold's daughter:


RIP

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The Statler Brothers performed many times at my hometown county fair and always loved by the audiences. Harold was the heart, soul and glue of the group.

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While Harold and the Statler Brothers are unquestionably one of the great gifts to country music, to me the crowning achievement was the comedy side project they did in the 1970s. Harold's alter-ego character was Lester 'Roadhog' Moran, and the rest of the Statlers were His Cadillac Cowboys -- "mah right hand man Wichita Rankin playin' takeoff lead guitar," and "the two young country singers, Red and Wesley."

They hail from Rainbow Valley, VA, and host a Saturday morning radio show on local station WEAK, where they'd play "15 minutes of good old country music". Then, "each and ever' Saturday night we got that dance over at the Johnny Mack Brown High School."

Always off-key and out of tune, butchering lyrics, never finishing a song, Wichita picking guitar in his first-lesson "Check Ackins" impression, it's comedy gold. You know the Statlers were good musicians to be able to play this bad in parody!

Ralph Emery even got in on the act a few times, doing interviews with the Ol' Roadhog on the radio from Nashville and a pair of TV spots. In musician circles, even to this day, players in the know will still use some of Hog's most notable quotes on each other to much hilarity.

I've heard many tales over the years from people who recall driving around late at night in the 1970s and happening to pick up a station playing some of the bits and thinking they were actually real! Rumor has it George Jones once caught a clip and was deeply incensed that such a terrible band was covering one of his songs so badly. Truly great clean down home comedy that reminds me of a much simpler and wholesome past. Heck, even Outlaw Country on Sirius XM satellite radio plays bits between songs to this day -- makes me smile every time.

If you're not familiar with these hilarious recordings, go try some on at YouTube. There are even a couple TV clips when they were on Pop Goes The Country in character. As the Ol' Roadhog would say, "Mighty fine, mighty fine!"

Thanks for allowing me this nostalgic ramble.

RIP Mr. Reid.

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