Lou Reid Biography, Age, Family, Wife, Career, Awards And Net Worth

Lou Reid Biography

Lou Reid (born Lou Reid Pyrtle) is an American bluegrass singer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist. He formed his band Carolina in with lifelong friend Terry Baucom and Marcus Smith (bass). He was with the Ricky Skaggs Band playing a number of instruments and providing harmony vocals.

Lou Reid Age

Louis Reid Pyrtle was born in Union Grove, North Carolina on September 13, 1954. He is 64 years as of 2018.

Lou Reid Family

Reid grew up on a tobacco farm in Moore Springs, North Carolina. His father also worked as a construction supervisor. When he was a young boy his father took him to see Flatt & Scruggs, and Reid has loved bluegrass music ever since.

In his early teens, Reid played acoustic bass with the band Bluegrass Buddies, then joined the bluegrass group Southbound, who recorded one album for Rebel Records. He played banjo with them from 1973 to 1979. Other members included Jimmy Haley (guitar), Dennis Severt (mandolin), and Doug Campbell (bass).

Lou Reid Wife

He met his wife Christy in 2001 when she auditioned for Carolina as a bass player. She got the job, and three years later they were married. Together they have two daughters.

Lou Reid Career

Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver

In 1979, Lou joined Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, playing bass guitar. The band consisted of Lawson (mandolin), Reid (bass), Terry Baucom (banjo), and Jimmy Haley (guitar). With Quicksilver Reid recorded three albums.

Ricky Skaggs Band

From 1982 to 1986, he was with the Ricky Skaggs Band playing a number of instruments and providing harmony vocals.

Seldom Scene

Reid replaced Phil Rosenthal as lead singer and guitarist for the Seldom Scene in 1986. He was a member of the Seldom Scene for six years, then left in 1993 for Nashville to tour with Vince Gill and Vern Gosdin. When John Duffey died in 1996, Ben Eldridge brought Reid back to the Seldom Scene, while also continuing to perform and record with hia band Carolina.

Longview

Reid joined the reunited bluegrass supergroup Longview in 2008 to record Deep in the Mountains. Other members included J. D. Crowe (banjo), Don Rigsby (mandolin), James King (vocals), Marshall Wilborn (bass), and Ron Stewart (fiddle).

Carolina

In 1992, Lou Reid formed his band Carolina in with lifelong friend Terry Baucom and Marcus Smith (bass). Carolina’s first album Carolina Blue was followed in 1995 by Carolina Moon. Then Baucom left the band to pursue his own career. The next year in 1996, Carolina released a third album Lou Reid & Carolina and in 2010 released Blue Heartache. Christy Reid joined Carolina in 2002. She first joined as a guitar player and moved to bass in 2005.

It would be five years and a line-up change before Reid and Carolina’s next release, Time, in 2005. Reid was joined this time by vocalist Christy Reid, guitarist Kevin Richardson, banjoist Trevor Watson, and bassist Joe Hannabach. Released on Lonesome Day Records, the album also featured a number of high-profile guest appearances, including Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and Jerry Douglas.

Lou Reid Net Worth

Reed was an American singer and songwriter whose primary source of income is his music career. His net worth is estimated to be around $15 million.

Awards

In 1994, Lou Reid and Carolina received the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Emerging Artist of the Year award. In 1995, the album Carolina Moon was nominated for Album of the Year by the IBMA.

Doyle Lawson Discography

  • 1993: When It Rains (Sugar Hill)
  • 1989: High Time (Sugar Hill) with Mike Auldridge and T. Michael Coleman
  • 1977: Southbound (Rebel) (As a member of Southbound)

As a member of Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver

  • 1979: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (Sugar Hill)
  • 1981: Rock My Soul (Sugar Hill)
  • 1982: Quicksilver Rides Again (Sugar Hill)

As a member of Lou Reid and Carolina

  • 1993: Carolina Blue (Webco)
  • 1994: Carolina Moon (Rebel)
  • 1996: Lou Reid & Carolina (Rebel)
  • 2000: Blue Heartache (Rebel)
  • 2003: Carolina, I’m Coming Home (LRC)
  • 2005: Time (Lonesome Day)
  • 2009: My Own Set of Rules (Rural Rhythm)
  • 2010: Sounds Like Heaven to Me (Rural Rhythm)
  • 2012: Calling Me Back Home (KMA)
  • 2016: 20th Anniversary: Live at the Down Home (KMA)
  • 2016: Rollin’ On (self-released)
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