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b'Billy Conway, who played drums in my parents\\u2019 band, and the rock band Morphine, took me aside one night and asked me when I was going to start writing my own songs. I thought that was a pretty good question.\\u201d So Reed got to work, and in his late teens.After a move to Colorado, Reed\\u2019s clear tenor, emotional songwriting, and undeniable charisma as a front man launched Acoustic Junction in 1989, which developed a cult following in the jam- band era of the 90s. The band released six albums, a collaboration with Graham Nash, and was signed to Capricorn Records and later Mercury Records. Reed found a new kind of success in short trips once or twice a year to Los Angeles, New York and Nashville that earned him placements on the silver screen, television, and commercials. Heput what money he could from the royalties to make three solo records:\\xa0Spark\\xa0(2004),\\xa0Stoned Beautiful\\xa0(2007), and\\xa0Once an Ocean\\xa0(2009) Country legend Lee Ann Womack\\u2019s September 2014 release leads with his song \\u201cFly.\\u201dLost in the West\\xa0is a soundtrack for the invisible cinema of the mind. It features seven songs combining Reed\\u2019s powerful lyrics and vocal performance set against wide-open landscapes painted with Stratocaster and Wurlitzer. A deeply talented and accomplished cast joins Reed as producers, performers, and co-writers on this record. \\xa0John also delivers a masterful performance on percussion, and Jefferson\\u2019s varied guitar work shines throughout the record. Ana\\xefs Mitchel \\xa0sings on \\u201cRags and Bones\\u201d and \\u201cFour Lanes.\\u201d Frazey Ford appears on \\u201cCaroline\\u201d and \\u201cSteal Away.\\u201d Reed co-wrote \\u201cCaroline\\u201d with Esm\\xe9 Patterson, founding member of Paper Bird, and he teamed with Gregory Alan Isakov to write \\u201cRodeo Clown.\\u201dThe choices Reed has made earned him the respect of his industry peers on one hand, and his loved-ones on the other.'