I was reading about the formation of Led Zeppelin, and stumbled upon a very tragic story of poor decision making. If you are an aspiring Lead Singer dont model your career decisions after Terry Reid. Reid is a singer from Huntingdon, England who caught the attention of Jimmy Page as he was looking to build the members of his new band the New Yardbirds, which became Led Zeppelin. Reid had already signed to open for the Rolling Stones, so he passed and suggested Robert Plant. However, later that year he also turned down the offer to replace Rod Evans in Deep Purple. This position would eventually be given to Ian Gillan. Plant and Gillan went on to become legendary rock singers, and Terry Reid? He has managed to release 10 albums, but to date has never achieved any significant fame. Well, the name of his first album kind of sums it up "Bang, Bang, You're Terry Reid". Mental note: if an up and coming legendary rock band offers you a lead singer position.... take it!