Bill Reid's In addition to Bill, players on Reid tracks and samples may include Clayton Ivey, piano; Denis Solee, saxophone & clarinet; Bill Hullett or Chris Reeves, lead guitar; Glen Duncan or Ron Knuth, fiddle, mandolin; Michael Douchette or Tony "Little Sun" Glover, French harp (harmonica); Michael Douchette, steel guitar; Dow Tomlin, Bass; Tommy Wells, Eddie Anderson, or Stephen Meyer, drums; Vickie Carrico, Etta Britt, J'Nae Fincannon, Christine Albert, Mike Blakely and/or Brian Collins, additional vocals; Sue Ann Meyer, organ & additional strings; Stephen Meyer, engineer & dobro; Bill Reid, vocals, rhythm guitar, and alternative lead. 2011 and 2012 cuts and tracks recorded at Hilltop Recording Studios, Nashville (John Nicholson, engineer). 2011 and 2012 Mastering by Jerry Tubb, Terra Nova Digital Audio, Austin, Texas.
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All Reid & Reeves compositions are copyright (c) 1972-2013 by William H. Reid (BMI) and/or Chris Reeves (BMI). To contact Bill, or for LICENSE or BOOKING information, email Fewer Sorrows Music. |
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Composer |
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“. . . world-class musicians . . . playing with heart, integrity and respect for the music . . . (in ‘Miss Otis Regrets’), we hang on every word.” |
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| Bird on a Wire. Seriously, you've gotta hear this. | L. Cohen |
SOCAN/BMI |
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| Jelly Jelly. New 2013 version. | E. Hines, B. Eckstine |
BMI |
1:18 |
MP3 |
| Miss Otis Regrets. Cole Porter meets Clayton Ivey's piano and Denis Solee's clarinet. | C. Porter |
ASCAP |
1:05 |
MP3 |
| Cocaine. Adapted from the Fred Neil tune, not Eric Clapton's. | F. Neil |
1:13 |
MP3 |
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| Georgia on My Mind | H. Carmichael, S. Gorrell |
1:13 |
MP3 |
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| Knockin' Around the Zoo. Very early James Taylor. | J. Taylor |
ASCAP |
0:53 |
MP3 |
| Staggerlee. He was a bad man. | Trad., Arr. Reid |
BMI |
1:11 |
MP3 |
| Lazarus | Trad., Arr. Reid |
BMI |
0:53 |
MP3 |
| Nobody Knows You (When You're Down & Out). New 2013 version. | J. Cox |
1:02 |
MP3 |
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| Scotch & Soda. Don't give me any Kingston Trio lip. Dave Guard wrote a great song. | D. Guard |
1:06 |
MP3 |
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| St. James Infirmary. Mom remembered this from her college days in New Mexico -- it was old then. | Traditional, Arr. Reid |
BMI |
0:58 |
MP3 |
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| Thursday Afternoon Arrival (Lullaby for Skipper Leigh). I wrote it the day she was born. | W. Reid |
BMI |
1:22 |
MP3 |
| That's All Right, Jack. Rap for a two-month-old baby. Nothing offensive (well, "poop" appears once) | W. Reid, B. Hullett |
BMI |
1:09 |
MP3 |
| The Mountain Man. Written for my grand-nephew Dylan, who really is a mountain kid. | W. Reid |
BMI |
1:11 |
MP3 |
| Max Growing Up. Written for my first grand-nephew, Max. | W. Reid |
BMI |
1:08 |
MP3 |
| Cheerio, You-All!. Written for grand-nephew Will, who was born in Colorado then moved to England. | W. Reid |
BMI |
1:17 |
MP3 |
| Grace Before Breakfast. Written for grand-neice Grace. | W. Reid |
BMI |
0:56 |
MP3 |
| Talkin' Junebug Blues. New version, for my granddaughter, June. | W. Reid |
BMI |
1:06 |
MP3 |
| Good Night, Moon (Lullaby for June). Written for granddaughter June when she discovered the moon. | W. Reid |
BMI |
0:35 |
MP3 |
Other Recent Recordings (rough, unmastered) |
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| Hallelujah | L. Cohen |
SOCAN/BMI |
0:56 |
MP3 |
| In the Jailhouse Now. A Jimmy Rodgers favorite, around long before he showed up. | Trad., Arr. Reid |
BMI |
0:59 |
MP3 |
| Stewball. I like horses and somebody had to do an accurate version. | Trad., Arr. Reid |
BMI |
0:59 |
MP3 |
| 'Way Down Yonder. Gospel, complete with the choir. | Trad., Arr. Reid |
BMI |
1:44 |
MP3 |
". . . a rich tapestry that brings every song alive . . . Reid and the Band take the listener on a nonstop road trip with wonderful hills and curves. It's a great ride!" |
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| Pocket Full of Soul. Theme for the blues harmonica documentary of the same name. | J. Lee, S. Callif |
ASCAP |
1:00 |
MP3 |
| Trouble in Mind. I've played this for 50 years. | R. M. Jones |
1:02 |
MP3 |
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| Pancho & Lefty. Hope we did ths song, and Townes, justice. | T. van Zandt |
1:00 |
MP3 |
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| In a Young Girl's Mind. One of Hoyt's very best songs. | H. Axton |
BMI |
1:00 |
MP3 |
| Betty & Dupree. Just good blues, much as I learned it from Josh White in the 1960s. | C. Willis, traditional |
1:00 |
MP3 |
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| The New Frankie & Johnny. Not so "new" now. | B. Gibson, S. Silverstein |
1:02 |
MP3 |
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| Because You're There. (Nashville version) | W. Reid |
BMI |
1:03 |
MP3 |
| Mr. Bojangles. Think George Burns & Sammy Davis, Jr., not the Nitty Gritty guys. | S. Goodman |
1:00 |
MP3 |
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| One Town at a Time. (Updated arrangement) | W. Reid |
BMI |
1:05 |
MP3 |
| A Place Inside His Heart. (Updated arrangement & lyric) 2010 Austin Songwriter Competition winner | W. Reid |
BMI |
1:00 |
MP3 |
| Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down. One of the best-written simple songs I know. | K. Kristofferson |
1:00 |
MP3 |
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Chris Reeves Originals from his 2011 release (and TMA nominee Album) A Good Year for Beer |
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| I'll Be Missing You. This one's gonna be a classic. | C. Reeves |
BMI |
1:00 |
MP3 |
| Eastland County Bound. Instrumental just made for a TV or movie car chase. | C. Reeves |
BMI |
1:05 |
MP3 |
| A Real Good Year for Beer. Don't invest in love, but it's gonna be a real good year for beer. | C. Reeves, J.A. Martinez, R. Knuth |
BMI |
1:00 |
MP3 |
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| Hello In There. The best of John Prine's compositions. | J. Prine |
ASCAP |
0:52 |
MP3 |
Jelly, Jelly. Blues as I learned it from Josh White nearly 50 years ago. |
Eckstine, Hines |
ASCAP |
0:58 |
MP3 |
| Talkin' Junebug Blues. For my granddaughter. Great Christine Albert voice! | W. Reid |
BMI |
0:52 |
MP3 |
| One Town at a Time. Country fans with a sense of humor are gonna like this. | W. Reid, E. Reid |
BMI |
0:55 |
MP3 |
| (Did You Hear) John Hurt. The Zydeco version. | T. Paxton |
ASCAP |
0:51 |
MP3 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out. Ain't it the truth. | Cox |
BMI |
0:50 |
MP3 |
| Drivin' Home. From my truck driving days. | W. Reid |
BMI |
0:53 |
MP3 |
| Autumn. Play it for your wife or your girlfriend. | W. Reid |
BMI |
0:38 |
MP3 |
| Hoochie Coochie Man. Yes, I am. | W. Dixon |
BMI |
1:00 |
MP3 |
A Place Inside My Heart. The title song; Austin Songwriter Competition winner. |
W. Reid |
BMI |
0:45 |
MP3 |
| Bill's Jump. Delta blues meets zydeco. | Trad./Ledbetter |
BMI |
1:12 |
MP3 |
| Good Night, Moon (Lullaby for June). Sweet. Just sweet. | W. Reid |
BMI |
0:35 |
MP3 |
| The Pirate and the Swan | W. Reid |
BMI |
1:06 |
MP3 |
| Merryville Highwway Song | W. Reid |
BMI |
1:19 |
MP3 |
| Central Louisiana Daydream (see lyric) | W. Reid |
BMI |
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| Anesthetic (Half a Bottle Left Inside) (coming soon, see lyric) | W. Reid |
BMI |
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Other Blues, Folk Covers
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| Sweet Baby James. Just Bill, live | J. Taylor |
ASCAP |
0:40 |
MP3 |
| Ship in the Sky. Just Bill, live | W. Guthrie |
BMI |
0:33 |
MP3 |
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| St. James Infirmary Blues (coming soon -- just Bill, nearly 50 years ago) | Trad. |
3:15 |
MP3 |
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| House of the Risin' Sun (coming soon) | Trad. |
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| Rain (coming soon) | Settles |
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| Requiem Series -- Prelude: Requiem Vivace. Rough recording. | W. Reid |
3:32 |
MP3 |
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| Requiem Series -- Youth. Rough recording. | W. Reid |
8:56 |
MP3 |
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| Requiem Series -- Age. Rough recording. | W. Reid |
5:13 |
MP3 |
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| Requiem Series -- Postlude: Afterlife. Rough recording. | W. Reid |
8:19 |
MP3 |
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William H. Schreiber 1910 Vaudeville Compositions (synthesized instrumentals) (Copyright (c) renewed by the Schreiber heirs. CLICK HERE for others & ordering information.) |
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| Back, Back, Back to Albuquerque. Formerly the Albuquerque City Song, played at Dukes baseball games before the Dukes became the Isotopes) | W.H. Schreiber |
0:48 |
MP3 |
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| Cleopatra | W.H. Schreiber |
1:00 |
MP3 |
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Reid compositions copyright (c) 1969-2012 William H. Reid (BMI). To contact Bill, or for License or booking information, email Fewer Sorrows Music. |
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