Lanier Holland Greig passed away from heart failure in his sleep on February 15, 2013 at his home in Austin, Texas. He was 64.
Lanier was a well known, immensely talented musician with a specialty in bass and keyboards.
Greig became a founding member of the blues rock group ZZ Top in June of 1969 when singer and guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Dan Mitchell, formerly of the band The Moving Sidewalks, tapped Greig to help them move away from psychedelic rock and into a more blues and boogie-based sound. Laniers snarling organ can be heard on the band's first recording, "Salt Lick" / "Miller's Farm," which were on a single released in 1969.
Before joining ZZ Top, Greig was a member of the extremely popular mid-60s Houston band Neal Ford and the Fanatics. After leaving ZZ Top, Lanier moved to Los Angeles where he became a much in demand session player for decades, before moving back to Texas. He was just as apt at jazz and classical music as he was with pop, rock, and blues.
Lanier was a well known, immensely talented musician with a specialty in bass and keyboards.
Greig became a founding member of the blues rock group ZZ Top in June of 1969 when singer and guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Dan Mitchell, formerly of the band The Moving Sidewalks, tapped Greig to help them move away from psychedelic rock and into a more blues and boogie-based sound. Laniers snarling organ can be heard on the band's first recording, "Salt Lick" / "Miller's Farm," which were on a single released in 1969.
Before joining ZZ Top, Greig was a member of the extremely popular mid-60s Houston band Neal Ford and the Fanatics. After leaving ZZ Top, Lanier moved to Los Angeles where he became a much in demand session player for decades, before moving back to Texas. He was just as apt at jazz and classical music as he was with pop, rock, and blues.
Lanier Holland Greig passed away from heart failure in his sleep on February 15, 2013 at his home in Austin, Texas. He was 64.
Lanier was a well known, immensely talented musician with a specialty in bass and keyboards.
Greig became a founding member of the blues rock group ZZ Top in June of 1969 when singer and guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Dan Mitchell, formerly of the band The Moving Sidewalks, tapped Greig to help them move away from psychedelic rock and into a more blues and boogie-based sound. Laniers snarling organ can be heard on the band's first recording, "Salt Lick" / "Miller's Farm," which were on a single released in 1969.
Before joining ZZ Top, Greig was a member of the extremely popular mid-60s Houston band Neal Ford and the Fanatics. After leaving ZZ Top, Lanier moved to Los Angeles where he became a much in demand session player for decades, before moving back to Texas. He was just as apt at jazz and classical music as he was with pop, rock, and blues.
Lanier was a well known, immensely talented musician with a specialty in bass and keyboards.
Greig became a founding member of the blues rock group ZZ Top in June of 1969 when singer and guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Dan Mitchell, formerly of the band The Moving Sidewalks, tapped Greig to help them move away from psychedelic rock and into a more blues and boogie-based sound. Laniers snarling organ can be heard on the band's first recording, "Salt Lick" / "Miller's Farm," which were on a single released in 1969.
Before joining ZZ Top, Greig was a member of the extremely popular mid-60s Houston band Neal Ford and the Fanatics. After leaving ZZ Top, Lanier moved to Los Angeles where he became a much in demand session player for decades, before moving back to Texas. He was just as apt at jazz and classical music as he was with pop, rock, and blues.
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