User:ScottW/Dan Reeder

Dan Reeder (born in 1954 in Louisiana) is an American folk singer-songwriter who has acheived critical success for his two, largely self-made albums. Reeder grew up in Southern California but moved to Germany where he made his living as a painter.

In the 1990s Reeder began writing and recording songs, primarily by using his computer to record multiple tracks on which he would sing both the lead and backing vocals for songs he wrote. Most of the songs he wrote, he would burn to CDs to give to his friends. In 2003, Reeder recorded an album and mailed it to John Prine, one of Reeder's favorite musicians, as a thank you note. Prine enjoyed the album and released in its original form, signing him to a two album deal on his Oh Boy label. .