This album started, and it took about six notes before I declared myself a Dan Reeder fan, and I had to find out about the guy who could write this song.
It turns out Dan is a painter with a wife and three kids who decided he wanted to make music and sing. First, he built his own intruments, then he learned electronics so he could work with amps and mixers. Dan wrote, performed, recorded, mixed and produced his entire self-titled first album. He sent it to John Prine as a thank you gift. John Prine was so taken he released the album.
This cut is from Dan's second album, Sweetheart, out on John Prine's label Oh Boy. It's all original music except for an amazing Whiter Shade of Pale cover. I'm thinking you might just want to Buy your own copy of this album. You can hear another cut from it over at Song Illinois if you need more convincing.
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Wednesday, September 27, 2006
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Great find Kat! Count me as a Dan Reeder fan also.
Thanks, Ed. I knew you'd like him too. Wait until you hear a Whiter Shade of Pale.
I had the opportunity to see Dan Reeder just the other night, opening for John Prine. He was amazing! In concert, he has the time to explain where, and why these songs come to be. He does some salty stuff, but his sense of humour could appease the religious right. It's simple, honest music, but there's always a subtext.
I am jealous that you got to see both Dan Reeder and John Prine.
There is actually a parental advisory regarding explicit lyrics on the front of his album.
I like it, salty language and all.
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