Wonder which one of his sources told him about "Curtis" Lancaster, the "new lead player?"
Sounds to me like Gordon's comment about losing his lead guitarist was probably a reference to Terry, not Red. Gordon may not have actually said "several years ago." I doubt Gordon would be referring to Red, considering Terry's passing was just last year.
But that's just my opinion (based on the other missteps in the article, starting with getting Gord's age wrong!)
Melissa