By Mark David
25.04.2020 - 23:33 / billboard.com
The baritone served as the group’s foundation for more than four decades.Following a long battle with kidney failure, Harold Reid, a founding member of The Statler Brothers, died on Friday (April 24) in his hometown Staunton, Va. He was 80.
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Harold Reid, who sang bass for the Grammy-winning country group the Statler Brothers, has died after a long battle with kidney failure. He was 80.
Harold Reid, founding member and bass singer of the Statler Brothers, died on April 24. He was 80.