Terry Reid

Despite his prodigious talent, British singer/guitarist Terry Reid made some of the worst decisions in the history of rock & roll. Having turned down offers to act as frontman for both Led Zeppelin and later Deep Purple, Reid never achieved the mainstream success his abilities seemed to promise. Despite the bad luck, Reid--dubbed "superlungs" for his other-worldly set of pipes--remained a cult favorite for decades after his would-be heyday, and is still considered something of a rockstar's rockstar, quick to be praised by contemporaries (Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page among them) and younger artists alike.