Harold Reid, Statler Brothers Bass Singer, Dies at 80

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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. Staunton was the home base for the group, which initially worked as a g