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American blues saxophonist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aaron Corthen (May 9, 1926 – February 24, 2004),[1] known as A.C. Reed, was an American blues saxophonist, closely associated with the Chicago blues scene from the 1940s into the 2000s.
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Birth name | Aaron Corthen |
Born | Wardell, Missouri, U.S. | May 9, 1926
Died | February 24, 2004 77) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged
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Occupation | Musician |
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Years active | 1940s–2004 |
Reed was born in Wardell, Missouri, and grew up in southern Illinois. He took his stage name from his friend Jimmy Reed.[2] He moved to Chicago during World War II, playing with Earl Hooker and Willie Mabon in the 1940s.[2] He toured with Dennis "Long Man" Binder in 1956,[3] and worked extensively as a sideman for Mel London's blues record labels Chief/Profile/Age in the 1960s, with Lillian Offitt and Ricky Allen, among others.[4] He had a regionally popular single in 1961, "This Little Voice" (Age 29101),[4] and cut several more singles over the course of the decade with Age, USA, Cool, and Nike Records.[3]
He became a member of Buddy Guy's band in 1967,[3] playing with him on his tour of Africa in 1969 and, with Junior Wells, opening for the Rolling Stones in 1970.[2] He remained with Guy until 1977.[4] He then played with Son Seals and Albert Collins in the late 1970s and 1980s.[2] He began recording solo material for Alligator Records in the 1980s.[2] His 1987 album, I'm in the Wrong Business!, includes cameo appearances by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Bonnie Raitt.[2]
Reed toured extensively in the 1980s and 1990s with his band, the Spark Plugs,[4] featuring guitarist Jerry "Hot Rod" DeMink, playing small venues throughout the United States. He and the Sparkplugs performed in Chicago before he died of cancer in 2004.[1]
With Magic Sam
With Albert Collins
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