On this day in 1958, guitarist William Reid was born in Glasgow, Scotland. William is best known for founding the phenomenal Jesus and the Mary Chain with his brother, Jim, in 1983. The Jesus and the Mary Chain were one of the earliest bands signed by Alan McGee to Creation Records, when Bobby Gillespie, the band's drummer (and singer for Primal Scream) handed Alan a demo tape. The Jesus and Mary Chain's feedback fueled shows and nihilistic attitude made the press dub them "the new Sex Pistols". Their sound greatly influenced many bands and help start the so-called "shoegazer" movement. Here's a video from the mid 90's of a performance on the David Letterman Show, with Hope Sandoval:
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