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This isn't a political song. Just a song about survival in hard times. https://soundcloud.com/vic-arnold/bass-reevesBass Reeves © 2020 Vic Arnold V1 Raised as a slave 'til they took him to war So he ran off and hid out in Oklahoma Learned from Creek, Seminole, Cherokee how to survive in this land of the free. V2 Now as a freed man with colts at his side . For Judge Parker's deputies, miles he will ride Shoots with the left and shoots with the right Took three thousand outlaws, dead or alive. Ch. Dark stranger. Where do you ride? Where ever there's bad men to find. They once called you "boy", it's hard to believe but now it's "Yes, Mr. Reeves". No longer a boy, Mr. Reeves Inst. V3 A master of disguise, he'll dress to deceive. Lives well off the bounty from killers and thieves Folks never get to see many like him. Black man on a white horse with indian friend. Inst. Br. The rewards are handsome for dodging the lead. Food for the family and a roof o'er your head. Ch.
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Hey, good to see you here!
Very nice story with a Marty Robbins feel in the backing tracks.
We listened and promptly checked out Mr Reeves at wiki.
You capsulized his bio really well within your lyric.
Your vocals, arrangement, band and mix all sound excellent on our monitors.
Well done!
J&B
PS: It would be nice to learn what RT/RD choices you made, etc.
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Good song and story. I love me a cowboy song. Thanks for sharing.
Frank
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Saw a really entertaining doc about this fearsome black lawman in the 'Ol West on FOX channel a few years ago. Never heard of him 'til then.
Your song has a sense of freedom and wide-open spaces about it. Could it be because of a 6/8 meter that somehow simulates the gait of trotting horse? It was a cinch to visualize Mr. Reeves on his, roaming the countryside, hills, mountains and deserts while in pursuit of his prey. Got kind of a mythic feel about it, too, not unlike the songs written and performed by Tim McIntire and John Rubinstein in the movie, "Jeremiah Johnson' from 1972, starring Robert Redford. Regardless, it's an atmospheric, memorable, and historically informative song.
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Enjoyed the song - learned something as well.  Like J&B, I also heard a Marty Robbins with the nylon string guitar bits. Nice match between the song and lyric.
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Thank you David.
Had to do a fair bit of editing on that nylon string guitar.
Vic
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Thanks Ardent.
I came across his story on the net about 8 months ago by accident.
It just had to be a song.
The wide open spaces feel is I think helped by the delay setting on the vocal and the touch of reverb on the instruments.
Vic
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Hi Frankp.
Same here and thanks for the listen.
Vic
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Hi there J&B.
Thanks and glad you liked it.
For your info:
2320 acoustic bass
Nash Classic waltz sw drums
900 folk rock waltz sw guitar
2717 waltz brent sw nylon guitar
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Vic, This is a great story song. It entertains as well as educates. I doubt that many people know of him. Great western feel with the Nylon guitar and very well produced. I have heard some of your music in the past and hope you decide to come by more often. Well done and thoroughly enjoyed, Tom
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I dig ballads and this is a good one. Love that chorus!
Great job on the production.
Be well.
Scott
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Very cool song!! Has a great authentic folky style, and you deliver a great vocal for this genre!! Really nicely done!! Take care. Greg
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Wow!! Interesting selection of song and subject. You make me feel very very proud !! :-) Nice song and delivery of the vocals. I don't get into all that what chord or how did you mix stuff. I readily admit I do not know a lot about the genre of music so I can't comment on who it sounds like. BUT, I do know that authenticity, delivery, and feel are the MOST important things and to me and YOU nailed it. Good Job !!
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Thanks Henry.
Your comments are generous and welcome.
The feel is everything.
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Thanks Greg.
Take care yourself too.
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Hi olemon.
I was raised on Donegan, Cash and Robbins.
Sticks with me.
Thanks for listening.
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Thanks Tom.
I'm happy you were entertained and learned a bit of forgotten history.
There were a couple of horrible low budget movies on him but he's not widely known.
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Vic,
I like the story and the way the "voice" of the teller comes in on the chorus.
6/8style and simple arrangement fits well as does your vocal ( which carries that Johnny Cash deep sound of authenticity!).
Well done.
Robert
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Hello Vic,
You sang a really nice, intriguing song.
The lyrics are nice and (a bit) dark.
I do like it a lot. It's a song that really catches you, I mean me.
At first I thought you sang too close in the mike, but that quickly vanishes.
It is how this song needs to be performed.
Well done,
Hans
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