Country Music Community Mourns Loss Of Statler Brothers Singer Harold Reid
Reid struggled with a battle with kidney failure and died in his Staunton, Virginia home, according to his bandmate Jimmy Fortune as reported by Rolling Stone. Reid was a founding member of the Statler Brothers, who often performed with country icon Johnny Cash. The quartet immortalized their time collaborating with the country great in their 1980 song “We Got Paid by Cash.” The Statler Brothers are best known for their 1965 crossover hit “Flowers on the Wall,” but had a steady stream of classic singles such as “Hello Mary Lou” and “The Class of ‘57....