It has been said that Billy Mitchell's music is like a trip to Key West via "The Twilight Zone"; Great fun, full of musical surprises.
His original songs are inspired by the free spirit of Jimmy Buffett, the wit of Shel Silverstein, the eccentricity of John Prine with a dash of Spike Jones thrown in for good measure. His songs have been recorded on three CDs: "What's so Bad about Feelin'Good?" (Ark Albums),"Gumbo Beach"(with New York Minute) and "The Diva of the Silver Top Diner".
He is a published ASCAP songwriter, member of the Nashville Songwriters Association and Rhode Island Songwriters Association. His catalog of over 40 original songs is represented in Nashville by Springbarrel Songwriter Services.
Born in Westerly, RI, Billy has been writing and entertaining for over 25 years, performing originally with a cappella doo-wop quartet The Hudsons, and for the last ten years as front man for local Classic Rock band, New York Minute, in addition to solo engagements, performing in local venues in Newport, RI, regionally in venues like Dick..s Last Resort in Boston and The House of Blues on Sunset Strip in Los Angeles as well as numerous European appearances.
Billy is a retired ad agency partner where he wrote numerous ads and radio commercials (A commercial music video recently received national recognition when it won a Telly award).
He lives on Barber Pond in West Kingston RI with a family of Canadian Geese and, at last count, 473 rainbow trout.
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