b, 1902-1974 GB
Musician / Songwriter of Pop and Jazz
A.k.a. William Gordon Reid
Billy Reid (1902-1975) was a United Kingdom orchestra leader and songwriter. When the vocalist Dorothy Squires joined his band, he took it as an opportunity to write songs especially for her. Subsequently, many of them, such as "The Gypsy," "A Tree in the Meadow," and "I'm Walking Behind You," became hits in the United States for other vocalists. He was an accordionist and formed a number of accordion bands primarily The London Piano-Accordion Band.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Best Of Billy Reid And The London Piano Accordion Band | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 2006 | Compil. |
Play To Me Gipsy! | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1934 | Album |
The Sidewalk Waltz / In Old Vienna | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1933 | Album |
Milano | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1933 | Album |
Down By The Danube / I'll Never Have To Dream Again | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1933 | Album |
I Like Mountain Music | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1933 | Album |
In The Vally Of The Moon / Love Songs Of The Nile | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1933 | Album |
In Our Little Palace Of Dreams | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1933 | Album |
When Old Friends Are Drifting Apart / Goodnight, Little Girl Of My Dreams | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1933 | Album |
My Wishing Song | Billy Reid and The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1933 | Album |
My Moonlight Madonna / Sweet Dreams Pretty Lady | Billy Reid and The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1933 | Album |
For You, Rio Rita / Waltzing In A Dream | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1933 | Album |
There's A Home In Wyomin' | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1933 | Album |
Midnight Waltz | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1932 | Album |
Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear/Where The Blue Of The Night | Billy Reid, The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1932 | Album |
Same Old Moon (Same Old Sky) / Moon | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1932 | Album |
Mexican Serenade | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1932 | Album |
Dreaming | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | 1932 | Album |
Shadow Waltz | Billy Reid And The London Piano-Accordion Band | Album | |
For You, Madonna - Tango / Stars Over Devon - Fox Trot | Billy Reid | Album | |
Stars Over Devon / For You, Madonna | Billy Reid | Album |