STAUNTON, Va. (AP) — 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.
Debo Reid says his uncle died Friday in his hometown of Staunton, Virginia. Harold Reid was a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. He was also a comedian.
The Statler Brothers frequently sang backup for country icon Johnny Cash.
Some of their biggest hits included 1965′s “Flowers on the Wall” and 1970′s “Bed of Rose’s.”
