Flash Terry
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Flash Terry (June 17, 1934 – March 18, 2004)[1] was an American guitarist and singer. Terry was notably instrumental in the birth of blues and blues rock in the state of Oklahoma.[2]
He was born Verbie Gene Terry in Inola, Oklahoma, United States.[1] Terry was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1994.[3] He most notably recorded "Enough Troubles of My Own".[1] He was the older brother of fellow musician Wiley Terry, who co-wrote and sang the 1964 hit, "Follow the Leader".[4][5]
In the wake of his death, at the age of 69, following a stroke in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in March 2004, a band member Kevin Phariss, rebuilt the group.[1][6]
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Categories:
- 1934 births
- 2004 deaths
- People from Rogers County, Oklahoma
- American blues guitarists
- American male guitarists
- American blues rock musicians
- American blues singers
- Blues musicians from Oklahoma
- 20th-century American singers
- 20th-century American guitarists
- Singers from Oklahoma
- Guitarists from Oklahoma
- 20th-century American male musicians