English vocalist and songwriter Terry Reid is more well known for what he didn't do, than for what he did. What he didn't do is accept Jimmy Page's invitation to join his new band which became Led Zeppelin. He then turned down an offer to join Deep Purple a few months later. Reid has put together a modest, but acclaimed solo career, with a handful of albums and songs that have been covered from Jack White's Raconteurs to Rumer. He continues to perform and his albums are constantly being reissued, the most recent being The Other Side Of The River, a collection of outtakes from 1973's River out on Light In The Attic.
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