Billy Price performing in Pittsburgh

Billy Price is a the stage name of soul singer William Pollak. Born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, he has lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA since the mid 1970's. Image taken by User:Leland on 7/3/04. ... Image taken by User:Leland on 7/3/04. ... Nickname: Motto: Benigno Numine (With the Benevolent Deity) Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Allegheny Founded November 25, 1758 Incorporated April 22, 1794 (borough)   March 18, 1816 (city) Government  - Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area  - City 151. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Map highlighting Fair Lawns location within Bergen County. ... Nickname: Motto: Benigno Numine (With the Benevolent Deity) Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Allegheny Founded November 25, 1758 Incorporated April 22, 1794 (borough)   March 18, 1816 (city) Government  - Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area  - City 151. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ...

Price attracted national attention in the mid-1970s during his three-year collaboration with blues guitarist Roy Buchanan. The pair toured the U.S. and Canada, playing Carnegie Hall in New York, the Newport Jazz Festival, the Roxy and Troubadour in Los Angeles, and the Spectrum in Philadelphia. Shortly thereafter Price formed the Keystone Rhythm Band, which remained intact until 1990. He then formed The Billy Price Band, which currently consists of Lenny Smith (guitar), Paul Thompson (bass), Dave Dodd (drums), Jimmy Britton (keyboards), Joe Herndon (trumpet), Eric DeFade (tenor sax) and Rick Matt (baritone and tenor sax). Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street. ...

Though he works full-time in corporate communications at the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, he continues to perform regularly in Pittsburgh, the eastern United States, and occasionally in Europe. The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon University. ...

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Discography

2006: "East End Avenue." 14 songs (13 original), including six co-written with Jon Tiven. Jon Tiven (born January 3, 1955 in New Haven, Connecticut) is a composer, guitarist and record producer. ...

2003: "Funky, Funky Soul." DVD of performance at the Belgium Rhythm & Blues Festival.

2002: "Sworn Testimony: The Billy Price Band Live." Double-CD of April 2002 performance at the Ram's Head Tavern in Annapolis, MD.

1999: "Can I Change My Mind." Collection of songs written specifically for Price by Jerry "Swamp Dogg" Williams.

1997: "The Soul Collection." CD containing 16 soul songs including a duet with Otis Clay, "That's How It Is."

1993: "Danger Zone." Price's first album without the Keystone Rhythm Band.

1988: "Free At Last." Album with the Keystone Rhythm Band featuring songs written by Price and other members of the band.

1984: "Live." Recording of Billy Price and the Keystone Rhythm Band live at the Wax Museum in Washington D.C. A wax figure of Luciano Pavarotti in Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Like the wax museum at the Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, most wax museums allow visitors to pose for pictures with the figures. ...

1981, 1979: "Is It Over?, They Found Me Guilty."CD of Price's first two albums with the Keystone Rhythm Band.