AUDIO SAMPLES
Purchase complete songs and albums at CDBaby, iTunes, or Amazon.com.
All Reid & Reeves compositions are copyright (c) 1972-2015 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 |
Double Lucky Blues (2015)
On the 2015 Grammy® ballot!
“Beautifully performed and produced."
-- Wouter Kellerman, Grammy-winning flutist
“Absolutely wonderful!”
-- Laura Sullivan, Grammy-winning composer and performer
|
| Can't Get Somethin' for Nothin' One of John Henry McDonald's best. |
JH McDonald |
BMI |
|
MP3 |
| Double Lucky Blues The title song, and deserves it. Denis Solee on clarinet. |
JH McDonald |
BMI |
|
MP3 |
| Never Get to Memphis Fine song about Elvis from a guy who knew him. Bill Hullett's guitar lead, Denis Solee on sax. |
A Harvey |
|
|
MP3 |
| One Meat Ball Over 150 years old and still looking for that piece of bread. Denis again on clarinet. Watch for the Fewer Sorrows Glee Club at the end. |
Trad. (J White arrangement) |
|
|
MP3 |
| Hootchie Cootchie Man (full band version) Thanks, Hoyt, for teaching me this over 50 years ago. Mikey & Clayton shine. |
W Dixon |
|
|
MP3 |
| Snake Farm Just one chord, but a helluva song. Bill Hullett, Denis, and fine background vocals by Vickie, Etta & Michael. |
RW Hubbard |
|
|
MP3 |
| (That's) The Bag I'm In One of Fred Neil's least known, but best. Bill Hullett on the rez. |
F Neil |
|
|
|
| Hard Lovin' Loser That's Glenn Duncan on fiddle and Michael on harp. |
R Farina, M Farina |
|
|
|
| Green Rocky Road Wonderful background vocals by Vickie Carrico, Etta Britt, Michael Black. |
Trad. |
|
|
|
| Candy Man Easy does it. Not a children's song! Michael Douchette, harp, Clayton Ivey, keys. |
G. Davis |
|
|
|
| Coffee and Old Men Just a very good tune. Soulful fiddle from Glen. |
AL Roberts, P Panell |
|
|
|
Assorted 2015-2016 Non-Album Tracks (unmastered samples) |
| Bittersweet Waltz (coming soon) |
AL Roberts |
BMI |
|
MP3 |
| I'll See My Dogs in Heaven (coming soon) |
WH Reid |
BMI |
|
MP3 |
| Moon Over Texas (coming soon) |
WH Reid |
BMI |
|
MP3 |
| |
|
|
|
|
Blues for Lost Dreams (2013)
On the 2013 Grammy® ballot!
“. . . 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 president, 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 |
| |
Songs for my Family (2012, children's)
On the 2013 Grammy(R) ballot!
(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" is in the lyric) |
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 (unmastered) |
| 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)
". . . 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. From my buddy Jimi Lee; 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, but it was in the 1960s. |
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 Fewer Sorrows Music 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, TMA Nominee)
|
| 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 |
|
Old, Rough Songwriter Demos (really 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 Old Folk Covers (years ago)
|
| Sweet Baby James. Just Bill, live, from decades ago. |
J. Taylor |
ASCAP |
0:40 |
MP3 |
| Ship in the Sky. Just Bill, live, from decades ago. |
W. Guthrie |
BMI |
0:33 |
MP3 |
| |
|
|
|
|
The Folksinger Cometh (1964 oldies)
|
| 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 Compositions (early 1990s)
|
| 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.
|
