The recently deceased Clarence Reid was one of the R&B world’s best songwriters during the 1960’s and 1970’s, penning and producing hits for iconic artists such as Betty Wright, Sam & Dave, Gwen McRae, Jimmy "Bo" Horne, Bobby Byrd and KC & The Sunshine Band. As a hobby, Reid also wrote sexually explicit songs that he performed only for his friends at parties or in the studio at first, and in 1971 recorded a whole album of these explicit tunes with a crack band of top notch studio musicians including Latimore, Timmy Thomas and members of KC & The Sunshine Band, under the name Blowfly. As Blowfly, Reid created an almost comic book persona alter ego, dressing in bizarre stage costumes resembling a low rent super hero from the ghetto. He continued to record these sexually explicit records throughout the 1970’s and 80’s and developed a huge underground following. Many fans argue that Blowfly was the first dirty rapper, years before Rudy Ray Moore and Luke Skyywalker. Presented here is a 32-track comprehensive overview of Blowfly’s most popular tracks from his most productive period beginning in the early 1970’s. All selections have been newly remastered for this special release.
The recently deceased Clarence Reid was one of the R&B world’s best songwriters during the 1960’s and 1970’s, penning and producing hits for iconic artists such as Betty Wright, Sam & Dave, Gwen McRae, Jimmy "Bo" Horne, Bobby Byrd and KC & The Sunshine Band. As a hobby, Reid also wrote sexually explicit songs that he performed only for his friends at parties or in the studio at first, and in 1971 recorded a whole album of these explicit tunes with a crack band of top notch studio musicians including Latimore, Timmy Thomas and members of KC & The Sunshine Band, under the name Blowfly. As Blowfly, Reid created an almost comic book persona alter ego, dressing in bizarre stage costumes resembling a low rent super hero from the ghetto. He continued to record these sexually explicit records throughout the 1970’s and 80’s and developed a huge underground following. Many fans argue that Blowfly was the first dirty rapper, years before Rudy Ray Moore and Luke Skyywalker. Presented here is a 32-track comprehensive overview of Blowfly’s most popular tracks from his most productive period beginning in the early 1970’s. All selections have been newly remastered for this special release.
