We love the song, “It’s The One”. It’s our favorite on your first album. Is the story in this song fictitious or real? Did you really write about an experience with your grandmother, or was it meant to be a parable-type story?

Glad you like the song. It’s about a real experience that I shared one afternoon with my dear Grandmother (Mrs. Lora Kennedy, a very real and dear person who has been a gentle and loving grandmother to me all my life) while we were both visiting my mother’s home in Elko, Nevada. The only part of the song which took on a bit of ‘artist’s license” was the reference to the ‘old piano’, which was actually my mother’s very modern Yamaha Clavinova keyboard. The rest – and most important parts – of the song are very real to me, and I hope they’ll be of inspiration and enjoyment to you as well.    - SR

My husband and I visited friends in Nashville last weekend. On Sunday after church they played a few songs from two of your CD's for us, and my husband and I have become attached to your music. We think we want to buy all of your CD's at once (can't stand the thought that we'd be missing one of your 'stories' if we just buy one) and wonder what the best way to do that is. Is there a 'package price' available for all 3 CD's? Thanks.

I'm grateful for your kind interest in my music, and to your friends in TN who shared it with you for the first time. Perhaps the best way to acquire all three CD's at once is to purchase the 'boxed set' that Manna Records is offering. I'm not sure where this is advertised, but I know the price for all 3 CDs is $36.95 (+$7.95 s/h + 7.25% sales tax if you're in CA). You can order this by mail or e-mail (just send your name, address and phone number to us at stevereevesmusic@aol.com; we'll ship the order with a courtesy invoice). I don't think the various online stores offer the 'boxed set', so you'll want to place this order directly with me/us. Also, I'd be happy to sign each of the CD's in the set if that is important to you. Just let me know ... and thanks for your support!       - SR 

We noticed that the lyrics are printed in the CD case insert of “Rain On Steaming Pavement”, but that there aren’t any lyrics in the case for “Road To Nineva”. Can we purchase a full set of lyrics for the “Road To Nineva” CD somewhere?

No, but I’m happy for you to have the lyrics. They are available on this website for free. Just click on the “Lyrics” tab to the left.     - SR

We saw you perform in concert once, and noticed that you contact the keyboard in a different way than most pianists we’ve seen. Is there some special technique you use to play?

You are more ‘diplomatic’ than most people who ask this question (thanks!). It’s not widely known, but my right hand was badly injured (in addition to two broken arms and serious knee and ankle injuries) in a motorcycle accident in 1996. Trauma center physicians told me that I might never have use of it again … and that it was no small miracle that I did not suffer permanent paralysis or critical head injury in the accident. Though my hand and wrist were crushed and severely dislocated (I’ll save you the details), the Lord had other plans for their use and, though it is sometimes physically uncomfortable to play, I’m pleased that the doctors’ predictions proved incorrect. Seven months after the accident, I was able to again sit at the piano and play and write, albeit stiffly and with significant pain. A year after that I was blessed to be able to share music in concert again, though I’ve not been able to fully stretch my hand or pronate or supinate normally since my injuries. What you saw in my keyboard fingering is the way I re-taught myself to play, and I’m grateful to note that I am – after more than a decade – able to again play all of my music, including “Passage”, which is the most difficult-to-play piece I’ve written.    – SR

My wife really likes your instrumental song, “Child Of Cheam”, and she often plays it over and over again while she’s relaxing in the evening (It’s OK because the rest of us like it lots too). We’d like to know more about this song and its title, please. Does it have lyrics? What is Cheam? Is it a family name or someone’s first name? Since your songs all seem to have meaning and purpose behind them, we wondered if that was the case with this one?

Thanks for telling me of your wife’s affinity for this song. As it happens, it’s my wife’s favorite of my instrumental works as well, and the song has deep personal meaning for me with or without its lyrics. So, yes, there are indeed lyrics to “Child Of Cheam”. I’ve chosen not to record or publish them (or to sing them anywhere else but in the privacy of my home) because they are lyrics that, when combined with the song’s moody melody and instrumentation, prove too overwhelmingly powerful for me to get through most of the time. Cheam is the name of a majestic mountain which stands like a great sentinel over the scenic farming community of Agassiz, BC, Canada, where my beloved Canadian goddaughter Kristy Hatt was born and grew to be an exceptional young woman. Kristy was taken from us in her 19^th year in a senseless car accident while returning to college from Agassiz. I remember getting the call from her mother on a rainy February morning, and have shared the heartache of my Canadian family each day since. “Child Of Cheam”, whether enjoyed as an instrumental or with lyrics (should I feel I am meant to share them one day and that her family – whom I regard as my family – is ‘ready’ for the words), is intended to be a tribute to my extraordinary and well-missed goddaughter, a difficult glimpse of a mother’s love for her lost child, and a testament to the promise of the resurrection, when this godfather will again be able to gather her up in his arms. A couple times each year I try to visit the beautiful valley and farm home in Agassiz where Kristy grew up and can never do so without looking up at spectacular Mt. Cheam and thinking of the remarkable life of a child who came up so well in its shadow.     – SR

We have all of your CDs and enjoy your songs. How can we find out where and when we can attend one of your concerts?

Thanks for your interest and support! The best way to keep up to date on upcoming concert events is to make sure you're (1) receiving our newsletter (send an e-mail to stevereevesmusic@aol.com with your name, mailing address and a note asking to receive the free Steve Reeves Music Ministries newsletter), and (2) make sure you're signed up for the free online messaging system ("bulletin board") by sending an e-mail request to: stevereevesmusic-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.        - SR

In your song, “Guitar On Piano”, you mention “Billy and Elton and Barry and Neil”. We were listening to that song with friends the other night and my buddy’s wife said she thought you were referring to Billy Joel, Elton John, Barry Manilow and Neil Diamond. Is she right?

Yes. Exactly right. These legendary singer/songwriters – among the greatest balladeers of our time – had powerful influence on my love of music, and the type of song I both enjoy listening to and prefer to write. Along with John Denver and Harry Chapin, these superstar talents have helped shape my music with their remarkable “stories in music” and it seemed the thing to do to acknowledge them in a song which speaks of how and why I’ve chosen to write and share music.       - SR

Our daughter was visiting from college last weekend and we enjoyed listening to your “Rain On Steaming Pavement” CD while driving to and from church Sabbath morning (about 20 minutes each way). When she heard the song, “Hold Them Close”, my daughter asked us to play it again and then exclaimed that she wanted to learn that song to sing at her sister-in-law’s wedding. Where can we get the music and lyrics to the song for her?

I’m happy for your daughter to learn and perform “Hold Them Close” and I know firsthand that it is a meaningful contribution to a Christian wedding ceremony (I was honored to share it at my daughter’s wedding!). We know that this song has been performed by parents, friends and relatives at a number of weddings since the “Rain On Steaming Pavement” album debuted. The lyrics to the song are printed in your CD insert, and are also available on this website (see “Lyrics” at left). Sheet music for this song is not yet available, but the complete studio instrumental track is for sale – with the requisite limited performance license she’ll need - on the Manna Records website or by e-mailing me at stevereevesmusic@aol.com. Thanks for your interest and for sharing the story of your daughter’s enthusiasm!      - SR

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