Greg Guidry

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

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Gregory Mark Guidry

(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

OccupationsSinger-songwriter, musician

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Greg Guidry
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Born	Gregory Mark Guidry (1954-01-23)January 23, 1954 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	July 28, 2003(2003-07-28) (aged 49) Fairview, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	AOR, pop rock, soul, jazz
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, musician
Years active	1975–2003

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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]