Wiley Dean Reed (5 January 1944 – 7 October 2012) was an Australian -based African-American blues musician and songwriter, who sang and accompanied himself on the piano. He was a multi-award winning artist who played with some of the genre's biggest artists. Born in Jacksonville, Florida on 5 January 1944, Reed began singing in the local church choir at the age of nine, and was already an accomplished musician in his native United States before he arrived in Australia in 1967. He toured extensively throughout the United States, Australia and Europe, and made three trips to Vietnam (1967, 68, 69) to entertain troops. Reed began his career in Australia at the Two Eyes Club where he performed with fellow blues artists Billy Thorpe , Phil Manning , Doug Parkinson and Jeff St John. He became well known for his deep soulful style and his generosity, helping many musicians over the years in the style of great me...