Greg Guidry

Greg Guidry (1950, St. Louis, Missouri- July 28, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Guidry played piano and sang gospel as a child, and sang in a band with future Doobie Brother, Michael McDonald as a teenager. He signed a publishing contract with CBS Records in 1977 and wrote songs for Climax Blues Band, Robbie Dupree, Exile, Johnny Taylor, Sawyer Brown, and Reba McEntire. In 1981 he sang backup for the Allman Brothers Band on their 1981 album "Brothers of the Road". He signed with Columbia in 1982 and released an album, "Over the Line", which produced two hits, "Goin' Down" (US #17, US AC #11) and a duet with his sister Sandy, "Into My Love" (US #92). [ [http://wm02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:39fyxqu5ld6e~T51 Billboard Singles] , Allmusic.com]

While he continued to do songwriting work later in the 1980s, he did not release a follow-up album until 2000, when his "Soul'd Out" and "Private Session" were released, and his debut album re-released. In 2003, Guidry was found burned to death as a result of a house fire.

Discography

*"Over the Line" (Columbia Records, 1982; reissued as a self-release, 2000) US #147 [ [http://wm02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:39fyxqu5ld6e~T5 Billboard] , Allmusic.com]
*"Soul'd Out" (Seymour, 2000)
*"Private Session" (Seymour, 2000)

References

External links

* [http://wm02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:39fyxqu5ld6e~T1 Greg Guidry] at Allmusic.com
* [http://www.bluedesert.dk/guidry.html Greg Guidry] at Bluedesert.dk