The last few weeks have seen a remarkable series of iconoclastic musician deaths. Although Clarence Reid, better known by his sometime stage-name, Blowfly, who died of liver cancer in a South Florida ...

As the story has it, the young Clarence Reid first acquired the sobriquet “Blowfly” in the early 50’s – at the age of about 11 – when his grandmother caught him making up X-rated lyrics to popular ...

Blowfly plays Siberia Saturday, February 2. (Photo by Courtesy Variance Films) The performer known as Blowfly is a singular phenomenon in the annals of American music: born Clarence Reid, in 1939, in ...

Ah, the weird, weird world of Blowfly. Clarence Reid has had varied career, writing and producing for Sam & Dave, KC & the Sunshine Band, and Betty Wright. He’s also released singles under his own ...

Clarence Reid was a successful Miami singer-songwriter and producer, but his raunchy alter ego influenced rappers, gave Weird Al purpose and... The last few weeks have seen a remarkable series of ...