Blown Away by Reece's playing

[Bill McCloskey]

a few years ago someone posted Reece Anderson playing 3 live sets in 1975. I downloaded them and never really sat down to listen.

Well today I did. I am in complete an utter shock. I am pretty familiar with Reece's wonderful playing on record. But nothing that I've heard before compares to these lives sets. Reece plays his a s s off. And he plays everything: Jazz, Rock, country, blues to the point that I forgot he was playing pedal steel. He shreds like crazy, and so fast and clean. And the licks are like no one else's.

These live sets have opened up worlds of possibilities and inspiration for me. Not sure the best way to share these with the group. Maybe I'll load them up on my youtube channel.

[Lee Rider]

Would love to hear it!

[scott murray]

yes please!

[Levi Gemmell]

Hi Bill, would love if you found a way to share these again!

[Bill McCloskey]

Okay. I'll start putting them up on the youtube channel. There are really quite phenominal and like nothing I've ever heard before. There are times where you would swear it is the Grateful Dead jamming in their prime.

[scott murray]

can't wait to hear it Bill, thanks.

in the meantime I found these 2 live tracks from St. Louis 1978. the man can swing!

Secret Love

Shadow of Your Smile

[Bill McCloskey]

I'll be putting the first one up tonight. It is also Secret Love. He must have opened with that a lot.

[Bill McCloskey]

First one is up. https://youtu.be/KRZ--2NROUQ

There are 33 tracks in all. I'll try and get one up a day

Be sure to like and subscribe and choose alert to be notified when the next one goes up

[scott murray]

subscribed Bill, thanks again.

Reece was something else. like Emmons, his backup work is just as interesting to me as his lead playing

[David Wright]

Heres Maurice 1963 with Bob Wills.....
https://www.facebook.com/10000023758467 ... 7785994602

[scott murray]

fantastic, David!

[Bill McCloskey]

For those that might have missed it, I posted the second track yesterday. Reece doing a wild version of help me make it through the night, although if you got rid of the vocal, you would never guess that is what Reece is playing. https://youtu.be/Y6mWCJLQ5rk?si=U2ep1tm6dC_QjBSz

Track three will post on monday

[Fred]

Every time I hear Reese’s playing I think I should change my E9 universal over to B or Bb. My non pedal playing has always favored 6th or 13th tunings and my universal has a C# instead of a D# at the top.

Anyway, I subscribed and hit the bell. I’m excited to hear every one of these tracks.