Katie Reider

Katie Reider
Background information
Birth nameKathryn Ann Reider
Born(1978-05-23)May 23, 1978
Cincinnati, Ohio
OriginCincinnati, Ohio, United States
DiedJuly 14, 2008(2008-07-14) (aged 30)
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City, NY
GenresRock, Contemporary folk, singer-songwriter
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1990s–2006
LabelsBlue Jordan Records
Past membersThe Katie Reider Band
  • Katie Reider (acoustic guitar & vocals)
  • Dave Eberhardt (electric guitar)
  • Lenny Hickey (bass)
  • Bill McCarthy (drums)

Previous members

  • Robbie Reider (guitar)
  • Greg Hanson (bass)
  • Josh Seurkamp (drums)
  • Tyler Brown (piano, engineer)
Websitewww.katiereider.com

Kathryn Ann "Katie" Reider (May 23, 1978 – July 14, 2008) was an American singer-songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio. Reider described her own music as "Folk/pop/rock fused together into some sort of 'genre-less' category."[1] Reider released four albums, won five Cincinnati music awards and had her songs featured on television programming by ABC, Lifetime, and on the WB's Dawson's Creek before health problems emerged in 2006 that ultimately led to her death two years later.[2] Shortly after her death, the New York Times stated that Reider was "a singer-songwriter with a huge following back home and a growing national fan base, who seemed on the cusp of much larger success when her life was destroyed by a rare tumor that ate into her jaw and face, stole her voice, left her blind in one eye and finally killed her (in July 2008) at the age of 30."[3]

  1. ^ 2002 Cammy Awards: Folk/bluegrass nominees, Cincinnati.com (accessed August 13, 2008)
  2. ^ Bishop, Lauren, "Musician Katie Reider dies", Cincinnati Enquirer, July 14, 2008
  3. ^ Applebome, Peter, "A Charmed Life’s Cruel End Brings a Test of Faith for Survivors", New York Times, July 24, 2008 (accessed August 13, 2008)