James McLeish Reid (born 29 December 1961) is a Scottish singer/songwriter and the lead singer for the

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band

The Jesus and Mary Chain The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. After signing to independent label Creation Records, they rele ...

, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid in 1983.

Career

The Jesus and Mary Chain

Reid is the lead singer and founding member of the

band

. They released six studio albums before they split up in 1999. They reformed in March 2007.

Freeheat

Reid went on to form the band

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with former Mary Chain drummer Nick Sanderson and guitarist

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. Freeheat did several tours and released an EP, ''Retox'', before the members went their separate ways in 2003.

Solo

Reid released his first solo single "Song for a Secret" in 2005 on the Transistor

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, and released a follow up called "Dead End Kids" in July 2006 also on Transistor. Since April 2006 he has been playing with a new band that features Phil King (

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, Lush, Jesus and Mary Chain) on lead guitar,

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(

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) on drums and

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on bass. The band has performed his new material at several low key gigs including Whelans in

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and, later, the Carling Bar Academy in

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Personal life

Reid was born in

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, a suburb of

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, and attended

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. He now lives in Sidmouth,

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with his wife Julie Reid and has two daughters Candice and Simone.

Discography

The Jesus and Mary Chain

Freeheat

Solo

* "

Song for a Secret James McLeish Reid (born 29 December 1961) is a Scottish singer/songwriter and the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid in 1983. Career The Jes ...

" – single (2005) * "

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" – single (2006)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Jim 1961 births Living people Alternative rock guitarists Alternative rock singers British alternative rock musicians Scottish baritones 21st-century Scottish male singers Scottish rock guitarists Scottish male guitarists Scottish rock singers The Jesus and Mary Chain members People from East Kilbride 20th-century Scottish male singers