Terry Reid, 19 and beautiful and full of range, soul and energy, gets approached by his pal, Yardbirds guitarist Jimmy Page. I’m forming a band, Page tells him, and I’d like you to be my singer. Thanks,

The maverick musician, who also turned down Deep Purple, played his final concert in April in. Here’s what happened.

Terry Reid, the influential British singer known for turning down offers to front Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, has died at the age of 75. A powerful voice in rock and soul, Reid’s career intersected with major acts of the 1960s and ’70s.