Bill Reid's
Fewer Sorrows Music
Blues, Folk, Kids, Country -- Originals & Covers -- and Some for Longhairs



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(last updated February 23, 2013)

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William H. Reid and Chris O. Reeves are BMI songwriters.

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.
Title

Composer

PRO
Time
Type


Blues for Lost Dreams
(2013)
(Samples; purchase complete songs and albums online at Texas Music.)

“. . . world-class musicians . . . playing with heart, integrity and respect for the music . . . (in ‘Miss Otis Regrets’), we hang on every word.”
-- Christine Albert, national Board vice-chair,
The Recording Academy® (Grammy.org)

Bird on a Wire. Seriously, you've gotta hear this.
L. Cohen
SOCAN/BMI
   
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
Georgia on My Mind
H. Carmichael, S. Gorrell
1:13
MP3
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
Scotch & Soda. Don't give me any Kingston Trio lip. Dave Guard wrote a great song.
D. Guard
1:06
MP3
St. James Infirmary. Mom remembered this from her college days in New Mexico -- it was old then.
Traditional, Arr. Reid
BMI
0:58
MP3
 


2012 Children's Project: Songs for my Family
(samples of original songs; purchase complete songs and albums online at Texas Music.)
(see Notes & Lyrics)

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)
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
 


Country Blues and Story Songs (TMA nominated, 2011)
(Samples; purchase complete songs and albums online at Texas Music.)

". . . 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!"
-- Kathleen Hudson, Director, Texas Heritage Music Foundation

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
Pancho & Lefty. Hope we did ths song, and Townes, justice.
T. van Zandt
 
1:00
MP3
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
The New Frankie & Johnny. Not so "new" now.
B. Gibson, S. Silverstein
 
1:02
MP3
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
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
 
Chris Reeves Originals from his 2011 release (and TMA nominee Album) A Good Year for Beer
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
 


A Place Inside My Heart (2010, 2011 TMA Nominee)
(Samples; purchase complete songs and albums online at Texas Music.)

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
Rough Songwriter Demos (Rough; see notes & lyrics)
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
Anesthetic (Half a Bottle Left Inside) (coming soon, see lyric)
W. Reid
BMI
 
 
Other Blues, Folk Covers
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
     
 


Real oldies from Bill on The Folksinger Cometh (1964)

St. James Infirmary Blues (coming soon -- just Bill, nearly 50 years ago)
Trad.
 
3:15
MP3
House of the Risin' Sun (coming soon)
Trad.
 
 
Rain (coming soon)
Settles
 
 
     
 

Reid Classical/Orchestral (1990s compositions)

Requiem Series -- Prelude: Requiem Vivace. Rough recording.
W. Reid
 
3:32
MP3
Requiem Series -- Youth. Rough recording.
W. Reid
 
8:56
MP3
Requiem Series -- Age. Rough recording.
W. Reid
 
5:13
MP3
Requiem Series -- Postlude: Afterlife. Rough recording.
W. Reid
 
8:19
MP3
     
 
William H. Schreiber 1910 Vaudeville Compositions (synthesized instrumentals)
(Copyright (c) renewed by the Schreiber heirs. CLICK HERE for others & ordering information.)
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
Cleopatra
W.H. Schreiber
 
1:00
MP3

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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