Reed Kailing is a rock and roll veteran with affiliations in many great groups of the rock era. Reed has been a member of the Grass Roots, Player, and Badfinger. His many credits also include the Broadway run of Beatlemania, in which he played the role of Paul McCartney to rave reviews. In this, his first solo CD, it is evident that Kailing has nothing to prove. This CD offers you an eclectic set of songs reflecting a fusion of such artists as Duane Eddy, the Beatles, and Paul McCartney, as well as Reed's own personal experience performing with the Grass Roots and Badfinger. The "Raw" segment of the CD contains songs recorded live in the studio, with well-known artists, back in the late 1970s and '80s. These songs were vetted on Broadjam.com for more than two years, where they consistently charted globally in the top ten, moving into and out of the #1 and #2 spots. The "Rare" segment consists of songs recorded acoustically as demos in the studio of Emitt Rhodes. Songs in the "Well-Done" segment were recorded recently in Nashville as "finished products." All have been professionally mastered for fine sound quality.

My musical biography is steeped in rock and roll tradition. Back in the 1960s, I was the lead member of the Milwaukee and Chicago based group known as the Destinations. I appeared weekly on and co-hosted the famous WLS radio deejay Art Roberts Swinging Majority TV show, a Chicago-based version of American Bandstand, which aired Saturday afternoons over WCIU-TV, Channel 26. I went on to join the ABC-TV/Filmation production of the animated Hardy Boys series, in which I performed the role of Frank Hardy. Later, I proceeded to become a member of the Grass Roots, a group associated with such blockbuster hits as Midnight Confession, Temptation eyes, Where were you when I needed you, Two divided by love, and Glory Bound. Afterwards, I was instrumental in the formation of the group that turned out to be known as Player, and which released the 1977 smash hit, Baby come back. Still later in 1977, I went off to New York to perform the role of Paul McCartney, to rave reviews, in the Broadway production of Beatlemania at the WinterGarden Theatre. Later on, I toured with Badfinger. Some other highlights of my career include co-writing songs with Don Johnson and working with music luminaries such as Kiki Dee, and with John Lennon on one album. Right now, I am now focusing on my solo career. My new venture entails my website, www.reedkailing.com, and my new CD entitled Raw, Rare, Well-Done.