Billy Talbot is a singer-songwriter, best known as the bassist for Crazy Horse. The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a bass guitar or double bass. ... Crazy Horse is the name of a band that often plays on Neil Young albums from Everyone Knows This is Nowhere in 1969 to Greendale in 2003. ...

Biography

Born in New York City, Talbot started his musical career early singing on street corners at the age of 14. He moved to New Jersey with his family the next year, and by 17 he had moved to Los Angeles where he befriended Ralph Molina and Danny Whitten. The three of them formed a vocal group called Danny and the Memories singing Doo Wop. After moving the group to San Francisco, they morphed into The Psyrcle, and eventually grew to encompass Leon and George Whitsell and Bobby Norcroff at which point they renamed the group The Rockets. City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (acting) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Danny Ray Whitten (1943-1972) was born in Columbus, Georgia on May 8, 1943. ... This article is about the city in California. ...

In 1967, the group met Neil Young, at that time part of Buffalo Springfield. This meeting saw Molina, Whitten and Talbot join forces with Young and create Crazy Horse, which is where he met fame. Neil Young with guitar (from the 1991 Weld tour) Neil Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian musician and filmmaker. ... Buffalo Springfield album cover Buffalo Springfield was an influential folk-rock band which released three albums between 1965 and 1968. ... Danny Ray Whitten (1943-1972) was born in Columbus, Georgia on May 8, 1943. ... Crazy Horse is the name of a band that often plays on Neil Young albums from Everyone Knows This is Nowhere in 1969 to Greendale in 2003. ...

In October of 2004, Talbot struck out on his own with The Billy Talbot Band which released the album Alive in the Spirit World, produced by Sanctuary Records. October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sanctuary Records is an independent record company formed by Rod Smallwood, the manager for Iron Maiden. ...

Tours

· 1976 Japan tour

· 1976 European tour

· 1976 US tour

· 1978 “Rust Never Sleeps” US tour

· 1985 Australia/New Zealand tour

· 1986 “Rusted Out Garage” US tour

· 1987 European tour

· 1987 “Life” US tour

· 1991 “Smell The Horse” US tour

· 1996 “Year of the Horse” European tour

· 1996 “Year of the Horse” North American tour

· 1997 “H.O.R.D.E.” US tour

· 2001 South American mini-tour

· 2001 European tour

· 2001 Bridge School Benefit 9/11 Memorial

· 2003 “Greendale” North American tour

· 2003 Asia/Australian tour

· 2004 “Greendale” North American tour

External Links

Billy Talbot Band (http://www.billytalbotband.com)