Singer, songwriter, and music producer Clarence Henry Reid began his career in the music industry doing acceptable and respectable mainstream commercial R&B fare in the 1960's and 1970's, but it was his outrageously raunchy and profane alter ego of no-holds-barred parodist Blowfly whereby Reid made his greatest and most lasting impact as one of ...
| Full Name | Blowfly |
| Net Worth | $700,000 |
| Date Of Birth | February 14, 1939 |
| Died | January 17, 2016, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, January 17, 2016, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Cochran, Georgia, USA |
| Profession | Singer, Comedian, Rapper, Songwriter, Film Score Composer |
| Nationality | American, American |
| Children | Tracy Reid, Carole Reid King, Clarence Henry Reid Jr. |
| IMDB |
| Movies | The Weird World of Blowfly |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
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| 1 | Blowfly was invented when I was seven years old in the fields of Georgia. I had to quit school to work the farms. I was a mean little fucker, so I turned hillbilly songs like "Walkin' the Floor Over You" to "Jerkin' My Dick Over You." The white people loved it and gave me money when I'd sing the songs to them. My grandmamma thought I stole the money, and when I told her how I earned it, she said I was a disgrace to the black race and no better than an old Blowfly. But a little white girl told me blowflies lay eggs on dead things and that without them, the world would be consumed by germs. |
| 2 | [from an interview in 2008] Weird Al ['Weird Al' Yankovic] has said, "Blowfly is an X-rated Weird Al." Wrong. I was writing parodies when Weird Al was in diapers. He's a goody-goody version of Blowfly. |
| 3 | [comment in 2011] In all of the interviews I've ever done, I said that Blowfly came out of Clarence Reid. But recently I've been thinking that the opposite is right because I was Blowfly before I even thought about singing. But I'm Blowfly the minute I get on stage, and the minute I walk off, I'm Clarence Reid. |
| 4 | I never drink, never smoke, and I never use drugs. I may go to hell, but it won't be for those things! |
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| 1 | Chuck D. admitted in a 2014 interview for the magazine Rolling Stone that Reid's song "Blowfly's Rapp" was a big influence on the landmark hit rap song "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy. |
| 2 | Son of Dock Reid and Annie Collins. |
| 3 | Did his first tour of Australia in 2007 and toured Germany with the punk band Die Ärzte in 2008. Moreover, Reid performed as Blowfly at the Big Day Out musical festival held in Australia and New Zealand in 2010. |
| 4 | Signed up with Jello Biafra's record label Alternative Tentacles in 2005. |
| 5 | Father of professional basketball player Tracy Reid. |
| 6 | Earned the nickname Blowfly after his grandmother heard him singing raunchy versions of current hit songs and remarked, "You is no better than a blowfly!". |
| 7 | Before being considered as a seminal rap artist who influenced hip-hop and gangsta rap, Clarence "Blowfly" Reid was a longtime R & B singer and songwriter ("Clean-Up Woman" for Betty Wright and "Rocking Chair" for Gwen McCrae are probably his best known songs). His lyrics were funny, direct and explicit; his onstage persona as "Blowfly," along with his antic live performances, was unforgettable. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| The Infiltrator | 2016 | writer: "I'm Controlled by Your Love" |
| Loving | 2016 | performer: "Don't Be a Fool" / writer: "Don't Be a Fool" |
| Kill the Irishman | 2011 | writer: "WRONG OR RIGHT HE'S MY BABY" |
| The Mo'Nique Show | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
| Fair Game | 2010/I | writer: "GOOD LOVIN'" |
| The Weird World of Blowfly | 2010 | Documentary performer: "I 4 the Funk", "Mummy Fucker", "Jingle Bell Cock", "Gimme a Try", "Winter Man", "Shittin' On the Dock of the Bay", "I Believe My Dick Can Fly", "Incredible Fulk", "Jerkin' My Dick Over You", "Suck It Till You're Satisfied", "Shake Your Ass", "The Booty Bus", "Should I Fuck This Big Fat Ho", "Rap Dirty", "Spermy Night in Georgia", "By the Time I Get To the Clinic", "Nobody But You Babe" / performer: "My Baby Keeps Farting in My Face", "Can I Come in Your Mouth", "The Eater |
| The Kids Are All Right | 2010 | writer: "Good Lovin'" |
| The Midnight Meat Train | 2008 | writer: "I Am Controlled By Your Love" |
| Trick 'r Treat | 2007 | writer: "Thrills and Chills" |
| Dirty Country | 2007 | Documentary performer: "Incredible F**k", "Blowfly's Rap" - as Blowfly / writer: "Incredible F**k", "Blowfly's Rap" - as Blowfly |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | 2005 | writer: "Rockin' Chair" - as Clarence Henry Reid |
| The Bernie Mac Show | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
| Made | 2001 | writer: "Quality Control" |
| Mad Cows | 1999 | writer: "Clean Up Woman" |
| New Waterford Girl | 1999 | writer: "I'm Gettin' Tired Baby" |
| The Last Days of Disco | 1998 | writer: "Rockin' Chair" |
| Ride | 1998 | as C. Reid, "Clean Up Woman" / writer: "Soldier Funk" - as C. Reid |
| Plump Fiction | 1997 | writer: "Clean Up Woman" |
| She's So Lovely | 1997 | writer: "Rockin' Chair" 1975 |
| Love Serenade | 1996 | writer: "Rockin' Chair" |
| Maid to Order | 1987 | lyrics: "Clean Up Woman" / music: "Clean Up Woman" |
