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vlmagee · 10-29-2011, 06:00 PM

David Rea passed away on Thursday, October 27th, the day after his 65th birthday.

He was lead guitar player for Gordon Lightfoot, Ian & Sylvia, Joni Mitchell and others, and then went on to become a singer/songwriter in his own right.

David played lead guitar on Lightfoot's debut album, "Lightfoot!"; everyone recognizes his distinctive intro riff to For Lovin' Me. He played some live shows with Lightfoot in the early years (1964/1965), before Lightfoot could afford fulltime sidemen - and he entertained me repeatedly with his funny stories about those days.

Please visit my Lightfoot web site to read my full article about David David Rea, "First" Lead Guitar Player for Lightfoot, Passes Away, and visit the new web site I have just launched in David's honor David Rea Music.

10-29-2011, 06:00 PM	#1
vlmagee Senior Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Ballston Spa, NY Posts: 724	David Rea, "First" Lead Guitar Player for Lightfoot, Passes Away David Rea passed away on Thursday, October 27th, the day after his 65th birthday. He was lead guitar player for Gordon Lightfoot, Ian & Sylvia, Joni Mitchell and others, and then went on to become a singer/songwriter in his own right. David played lead guitar on Lightfoot's debut album, "Lightfoot!"; everyone recognizes his distinctive intro riff to For Lovin' Me. He played some live shows with Lightfoot in the early years (1964/1965), before Lightfoot could afford fulltime sidemen - and he entertained me repeatedly with his funny stories about those days. Please visit my Lightfoot web site to read my full article about David David Rea, "First" Lead Guitar Player for Lightfoot, Passes Away, and visit the new web site I have just launched in David's honor David Rea Music. __________________ Valerie Magee, Gordon Lightfoot, and Steve Goodman Biography, Bob Gibson, Steve Gillette/Cindy Mangsen, Hamilton Camp, Michael Jerling, David Rea, and Meridian Green Last edited by vlmagee; 10-29-2011 at 07:26 PM.