Bill Staines

Real name: William R. Staines
Born: February 6, 1947
Died: December 5, 2021
Country: United States
IPI: 00036868645 8 works
00073322005 4 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Folk singer and guitarist and songwriter who writes in the style of traditional folk music.

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
A Place in the Choir	Bill Staines	1979	(5 artists)
Flowers in the Snow	Bill Staines	1983	(4 artists)
Last Margarita at Monterey	Bill Staines	1985	Reilly & Maloney
Spirit Song	Bill Staines	1988	Grace Notes
Sueño	Bill Staines	1983	Shady Mix
The Boats They Come and the Boats They Go	Bill Staines	1977	Daring & Stahl
The Roseville Fair	Bill Staines	1979	(24 artists)

Covers by Bill Staines

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos	Bill Staines	1975	Ernest Williams, James "Iron Head" Baker and Convict Group
All Things Bright and Beautiful	Bill Staines	2000	(unknown), (unknown)
Black Sheep Boy	Bill Staines	February 1, 1994	Tim Hardin
Chilly Winds	Bill Staines	February 1, 1994	Henry Whitter
Early Morning Rain	Bill Staines	1995	Gordon Lightfoot
Going to the West	Bill Staines	February 1, 1994	(unknown)
Gold Watch and Chain	Bill Staines	2000	The Carter Family
Home on the Range	Bill Staines	1993	Vernon Dalhart
Leatherwing Bat	Bill Staines	1998	Burl Ives
Less of Me	Bill Staines	1998	(unknown), Glen Campbell
Love's Been Good to Me	Bill Staines	2000	Rod McKuen
Mole in the Ground	Bill Staines	1998	Bascom Lamar Lunsford
My Grandfather's Clock	Bill Staines	1998	Edison Male Quartette
Ol' Blue	Bill Staines	1998	(unknown)
Peter Amberley	Bill Staines	1991	(unknown), Bonnie Dobson
River	Bill Staines	1979	Daring & Stahl
Shenandoah	Makem & Spain with Bill Staines	2014	John Goss and the Cathedral Male Voice Quartet
Spanish is a Loving Tongue	Bill Staines	1977	Tex Fletcher
Stewball	Bill Staines	2004	(unknown)
The Ash Grove	Bill Staines	1998	(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
The Fox	Bill Staines	1998	(unknown)
The Games People Play	Bill Staines	2000	Joe South
The Happy Wanderer	Bill Staines	1993	The Obernkirchen Children's Choir, Frank Weir and His Saxophone with His Chorus and Orchestra
The Piney Wood Hills	Bill Staines	2004	Buffy Sainte-Marie
The Riddle Song	Bill Staines	1998	(unknown)
The Whistling Gypsy	Bill Staines	1993	Joe Lynch with Orchestra
Virginia's Reel	Bill Staines	2000	Sammi Smith

Songs written by Bill Staines

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
A Place in the Choir	Bill Staines	Bill Staines	1979	Covered by (5 artists)
Flowers in the Snow	Bill Staines	Bill Staines	1983	Covered by (4 artists)
Last Margarita at Monterey	Bill Staines	Bill Staines	1985	Covered by Reilly & Maloney
Quiet Faith Of Man	Bill Staines	Jerry Jeff Walker	May 19, 1989	Unverified
River	Bill Staines	Daring & Stahl	1978	Covered by (6 artists)
Spirit Song	Bill Staines	Bill Staines	1988	Covered by Grace Notes
Sueño	Bill Staines	Bill Staines	1983	Covered by Shady Mix
The Boats They Come and the Boats They Go	Bill Staines	Bill Staines	1977	Covered by Daring & Stahl
The Roseville Fair	Bill Staines	Bill Staines	1979	Covered by (24 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Going to the West	Bill Staines	February 1, 1994	Red House Records
Journey Home	Bill Staines	2004	Red House Records
Just Play One Tune More	Bill Staines	1977	Folk-Legacy Records
Looking for the Wind	Bill Staines	1995	Red House Records
Miles	Bill Staines	1975	Mineral River Records
October's Hill	Bill Staines	2000	Red House Records
One More River	Bill Staines	1998	Red House Records
Redbird's Wing	Bill Staines	1988	Philo
Sandstone Cathedrals	Bill Staines	1983	Mineral River Records
The Happy Wanderer	Bill Staines	1993	Red House Records
The Whistle of the Jay	Bill Staines	1979	Folk-Legacy Records
Tracks and Trails	Bill Staines	1991	Philo
Wild, Wild Heart	Bill Staines	1985	Philo