Michael Leroy- keys / Dave Curtis - bass+keys / James East - bass / Duncan Moore - drums / Bob Campbell - tenor sax / Billy T - songwriting, all guitars and vocals
Influences
Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Albert King, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Little Milton, Albert Lee, Danny Gatton, Earl King, Professor Longhair, The Meters, The Neville Brothers, Little Feat, Lowell George, Duane Allman, Sonny Landreth, Ry Cooder, Brian Auger, Eddie Harris ... and more!!
Little Milton, Albert King, Art Neville, Earl King, Larry "Arkansas" Davis, Elvin Bishop, Chuck Berry (hasn't everybody?), Sir Harry Bowens (Was Not Was, Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett), Billy Branch, Leslie Uggams, Marva Hicks (Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson), Ivan Neville, Mark Campbell (Jack Mack and the Heart Attack), Kenny Neal, Lucky Peterson, bassist Daryl Johnson (Daniel Lanois, Boz Scaggs, The Neville Brothers, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, The Meters).
Has Supported Shows Featuring:
B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Boz Scaggs, The Neville Brothers, Sonny Landreth, Robert Cray, Dickey Betts, Taj Mahal, Gallactic, Albert Lee, John Hammond Jr., Bobby Womack, Robben Ford, Robert Walter's 20th Congress, Junior Walker and the Allstars, Lonnie Mack, Was Not Was, War, Lee Roy Parnell, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Joe Louis Walker, Cocoa Montoya, Jimmie Vaughan, Anson Funderburg, Debbie Davies, Kenny Neal, Lucky Peterson, Angela Strehli, Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers and more.
Hey Billy! How's the music biz treating you? I'll be back in VA Beach from July 10th to the 14th. I'm bringing my son down for some sun and fun. Maybe we'll catch you around.
thank you Billy!! I always have to step up my game when I play with you. You are an incredible musician! I dig playin' with you brother!! Let me know anytime you need a horn!! Love ya bro!
A Jazz Live Tribute to Mundell Lowe, on his 86th B day!
Featuring: Mundell Lowe, Kenny Burrell, Jaime Valle, Russell Malone, Ron Eschete, Bruce Foreman, Bob Magnusson, Rob Thorsen, Mike Wofford, Holly Hofmann & Ramon Banda.
"Tangerine Sky" One of my favorites! I spent many many hours walkin' round Halfmoon Bay listenin' to this tune on ye ole ipod Thank you for posting It sue leonard ;-)
Can you do me an old pal a favor??? When you get a chance can you get someone to record you sangin', "rich mans woman?" I was going through my archives and all my copies are shit. Mad ho!!!
The Phantoms are still kickin,' We played a gig a couple weeks ago in Long Beach and will be working this fall. Was hangin' with the fellas a couple days ago. Sounds nice up in here! MF
Billy, Please check my calendar on my profile for ClearTones LLC at a town close to you. Can't wait to put a prototype in your hands. Till we meet. MCP
Yo Billy-truly dug your playing Sunday at Goodfella's. While you might not of performed any Jimi, he was luminously oozing out of that Tokai Strat for more than a moment...totally enjoyable and inspiring guitarmanship. Jimmie
Hey Billy, We are done the one track and are moving on to another. You need to join us on something. Let me know when you are gigging and I will load that B3 into my honda and bring it out!!! Richard
Hey kid. K-dog and I were just discussing how you're VB rep is getting better every day. You're making quite the name for yourself here. I'm still going to call you lawn boy, though. :-)
