Conrad Reeder
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Fugitive Blonde |
| Born | Connie S. Reeder 1954 (age 71–72) Columbus, Ohio, US |
| Genres | Rock, folk, pop, others |
| Occupations | Recording artist, singer, songwriter, playwright, professor |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Formerly of | Big Blonde, Fugitive Blonde, John Denver's band |
Spouse | Roger Nichols |
Conrad Reeder (born 1954),[1] also known as Connie Reeder Nichols, is an American singer, songwriter, writer and college professor.
Early life, family and education
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Reeder was born in Columbus, Ohio, US.[1]
Reeder graduated in 2008 from the University of New Orleans with a Master of Fine Arts degree[2] in Creative Writing/Playwrighting. Her thesis, Jack is Dead, was inspired by her friend and fellow musician John Denver's death by plane crash.[citation needed] Reeder was a doctoral candidate at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California.[citation needed]
Career
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Reeder sang for fifteen years with John Denver in live concerts, on television and recordings including Dreamland Express and It's About Time. She sang live duets with Denver as well as performing as a background singer. She co-wrote the Denver song "Thanks to You."[3] She remained in contact with Denver's mother after he died in a plane crash.[4]
Reeder is credited as a writer or co-writer on all tracks of her husband's release, The Roger Nichols Project.[5] She was signed to Motown's Morocco Records in the early 1980s, but the label folded before her first album was released. Reeder led her own band Fugitive Blonde in Nashville, Tennessee during the 1980s and 1990s; an earlier Los Angeles version was Big Blonde.[6]
Writing
[edit]Reeder was a featured columnist and article writer at EQ magazine[7] in the 1990s, writing as C. Reeder. The column, The Demo Queen, often lampooned the trials involved in the process of recording demo tapes in quest of a record deal.[8] Her writing has sometimes taken a serious view of life and love,[9] including in her book, Memory Clouds: Good Grief Bad Grief.[10] An e-book she wrote is On the Beach: Poems and Vignettes.[11]
Her plays include Graffiti and the co-written Venus The Love Show. Her plays have been staged in Florida and California.[12]
Instructor
[edit]She has taught as an adjunct professor at Palm Beach State College in Florida.[2] She been a lecturing professor at the Maui campus of the University of Hawaii.
Personal life
[edit]She was married to producer and recording engineer Roger Nichols for over 30 years until his death at age 66.[13] Their daughters are Cimcie and Ashlee Nichols.[13]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Conrad Reeder". conradreeder.com. Conrad Reeder. June 22, 2026. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
- 1 2 "The Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing Alumni Page". lowres.uno.edu. University of New Orleans. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Thanks to You Lyrics". Lyrics.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Services set for Erma Deutschendorf, 87, mother of John Denver". aurorasentinel.com. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ↑ "The Roger Nichols Project". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ↑ "wildlife Fugitive Blonde". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Nashville State of Mind: The Demo Queen takes on the King of the Nashville Music Scene straight from Music Row". conradreeder.com. Conrad Reeder. February 6, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Madam Meets Midem". conradreeder.com. Conrad Reeder. September 24, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Sunshine on My Shoulder". conradreeder.com. Conrad Reeder. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Memory Clouds: Good Grief Bad Grief. Gopita Press. November 12, 2015 – via Amazon.com.
- ↑ "On the Beach: Poems and Vignettes (Kindle edition)". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- ↑ "DG presents 'Graffiti' in North Hollywood | Connie Reeder Nichols". conradreeder.com. Conrad Reeder. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 Koning, Joe (June 25, 2023). "'The most important cassette on the planet': how Steely Dan fans uncovered their holy grail". The Guardian. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official website; includes blog
- Website for Venus The Love Show, a musical by Conrad Reeder and Pam Wolfe
- Duet with John Denver (1986) via YouTube
- Video of Reeder accepting a Special Merit Grammy Award on behalf of her husband Roger Nichols
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