| "Greg Guidry
Gregory M. Guidry was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Greg is a
singer-songwriter-pianist who had 2 A.C./A.O.R. hit singles
in the US Pop Charts in 1982, one of which, Goin' Down, reached
the Top 10. Greg began
singing Gospel as a child and by his teens had taken piano lessons
and was playing and singing in local bands throughout high school
and college. He was also lead singer of some of the same bands
in St. Louis as his good friend, Michael McDonald.
In 1977, he signed a deal with
CBS Songs Publishing. He started writing songs and played with
various bands during that time. In 1981, he got a gig as a background
singer on the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND's Brothers Of The Road (for
Arista Records).
His songs were used on albums
by such great artists like Climax Blues Band, England Dan &
John Ford Coley, Robbie Dupree, Exile, Johnny Taylor, Sawyer
Brown and Reba McEntire.
Greg signed to Columbia Records
in 1982 and released his first solo LP Over The Line that same
year. Over The Line featured David Hungate (TOTO), Dan Huff,
Bobby LaKind, David Sanborn, William Page, and Dennis Henson
(Fools Gold).The single
Goin' Down, also written by Guidry, was taken from the album
and reached #17 in the Billboard Top 40 (also #10 on Radio and
Records Pop Charts and #10 on Radio and Records Adult Contemporary
Charts). Only one follow-up single Into My Love (a duet with
his sister Sandy), made the Charts.
During the '80s, Greg worked
a lot as a songwriter (in particular for EMI Music Publishing),
and collaborating with songwriters like Bill LaBounty, Steve
Kipner and Jeff Silbar. He has also his own publishing company
called "Send Us Music, Inc."
Greg has worked with a lot of
artists: The Allman Brothers Band, Johnny Cobb, Charlie Daniels,
James Ingram, Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Robbie Dupree, Bill
Champlin, Keith Thomas, David Goldfiles, Randall Hart, Dennis
Henson, Marguerite Luciani, Joe Pizzulo, John Ryan, Jeff Silverman,
Dan Toler, David Frankie Toler, Butch Trucks, and Chip Young.
His credits as background vocalist
includes: Allman Brothers Best Of album (1994), Jag Fire In
The Temple and The Only World In Town (1991), David Martin Stronger
Than The Weight (1994), as well as vocals for The Allman Brothers
Brothers Of The Road (1981). |
