Greg Guidry

For the American judge, see Greg G. Guidry.

Greg Guidry
Background information
Birth nameGregory Mark Guidry
Born(1954-01-23)January 23, 1954
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJuly 28, 2003(2003-07-28) (aged 49)
Fairview, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresAOR, pop rock, soul, jazz
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Years active1975–2003

Gregory Mark Guidry (January 23, 1954 – July 28, 2003)[1] was an American singer-songwriter.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri,[2] he played piano and sang gospel as a child, and sang in a band with future Doobie Brother Michael McDonald as a teenager. With help from Rich Lang, a friend and fellow musician, they wrote and recorded several demos, drove to New York City from St. Louis, and signed a publishing contract with CBS Records in 1977 and wrote songs for Climax Blues Band, Robbie Dupree, Exile, Johnnie Taylor, Sawyer Brown, and Reba McEntire. In 1981, he sang as a backing vocalist for the Allman Brothers Band on their 1981 album Brothers of the Road.[2] He signed with Columbia in 1982 and released an album, Over the Line, which produced two hit singles, "Goin' Down" (US No. 17,[2] US AC No. 11) and a duet with his sister Sandy, "Into My Love" (US No. 92).

While he continued to do songwriting work later in the 1980s, he did not issue a follow-up album until 2000, when Soul'd Out and Private Session were released, and his debut album was re-released.

On July 28, 2003, Guidry died in a fire at age 49.[1] His charred body was found in a car parked in his garage in Fairview, Tennessee.[1]

Discography

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Albums

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Year Album Billboard
200 		Record label
1982 Over the Line 147 Columbia Records
2000 Soul'd Out — Seymour Records
Private Session[3] —
2014 The Demo Years[4] — SCORE Records
2017 Heart To Heart[5] —

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart
positions 		Record Label B-side Album
US AC
1982 "Goin' Down" 17 11 Columbia Records "Darlin' It's You" Over the Line
"Into My Love" 92 — "Are You Ready for Love"

Notable songs written by Guidry

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  • "You're Good for Me" - Single by Exile in 1980 (No. 105 US; No. 44 US AC)
  • "Gotta Have More Love" - Single by Climax Blues Band in 1980 (No. 47 US; No. 77 AU)
  • "I Got This Thing for Your Love" - Single by Johnnie Taylor in 1980 (No. 77 US R&B)
  • "Are You Ready for Love" - Single by Robbie Dupree in 1981
  • "Ball and Chain" - Canadian single by B4-4 in 2001

References

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  1. ^ a b c Talevski, Nick (April 7, 2010). Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door. Omnibus Press. p. 231. ISBN 9780857121172. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1043. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  3. ^ Japan-only release featuring previously unreleased songs and demos recorded during the 1980s.
  4. ^ Early demos from the 1970s and early 1980s recorded prior to Over The Line, but album does not include "You're Good For Me" included on Private Sessions.
  5. ^ U.S. release of previously unavailable songs and demos recorded in the 1980s including some songs also on Private Session.
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