Jody Reynolds

Born 3 December 1938, Denver, Colorado, USA. Reynolds grew up in Oklahoma and formed his first band, the Storms, in 1952. He played guitar in the group and worked various jobs until he could make a living playing music. In 1958 the band went to Los Angeles, where they were signed to the new Demon label.

The label did not use the Storms but did record Reynolds, backed with a number of professional session musicians on his 1958 single "Endless Sleep" (covered in the UK by Marty Wilde), a song Reynolds had written with George Brown (credited under the pseudonym Delores Nance).

The song reached number 5 and became one of the first of the so-called "death rock" hits of the 50s and 60s (others in that category included "Tell Laura I Love Her", "Terry", "Teen Angel" and "Leader Of The Pack"). Reynolds made the charts once more with "Fire Of Love" (also in 1958), but none of his subsequent recordings for Demon, Smash or other labels charted.

Reynolds continued to perform with the Storms for much of the 60s, but by the 70s had retired to a non-musical career. His only album was a 1978 set on the Tru-Gems label including a remake of his only hit.