Billy Talbot
William Hammond Talbot (born October 23, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the bassist of Crazy Horse.
Also recorded as William Hammond Talbot
Billy Talbot

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- Name
- Billy Talbot
- Birth Name
- William Hammond Talbot
- Born
- 23 October 1943
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Singer-songwriter
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- music
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Billy Talbot • Birth Name — William Hammond Talbot • Born — 23 October 1943 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Occupation — * Singer-songwriter • musician • Instrument — * Bass • vocals • Current Member Of — Crazy Horse • Website — http: www.billytalbotband.com
Music career
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Born in New York City, Talbot started his musical career 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. There, he befriended fellow expatriate New Yorkers Ralph Molina, Danny Whitten and Benjamin Rocco. Together they formed a doo-wop group called Danny and the Memories. After moving the group to San Francisco, they morphed into The Psyrcle, which eventually grew to encompass Leon and George Whitsell along with Bobby Notkoff. At this point, Talbot and his bandmates renamed the group The Rockets. • Illustration — Ralph Molina (drums), Billy Talbot (bass), Neil Young (guitar) in with Crazy Horse in 2012 In 1967, the group met Neil Young, who at the time was a member of Buffalo Springfield. This meeting saw Molina, Whitten, and Talbot join forces with Young to create Crazy Horse. Talbot began performing solo in 1999 at small venues. In October 2004, Talbot struck out on his own with The Billy Talbot Band, releasing the album Alive in the Spirit World on Sanctuary Records. In 2013, the band released their second album On the Road to Spearfish on Vapor Records. In 2013 Talbot joined forces with Ralph Molina, George Whitsell and Ryan James Holzer to form the band Wolves. They released their first album Wolves EP on February 16, 2014. In June 2014, Talbot suffered a minor stroke and was forced to sit out Crazy Horse's imminent European tour. He has since recovered and rejoined the band.
The Billy Talbot Band
The Billy Talbot Band
Albums • Alive in the Spirit World (2004) • On the Road to Spearfish (2013) Contributions • "Rain", "Cherish", and "The Hunter" (2023) for All Roads Lead Home
with Wolves
with Wolves
EP • Wolves (2014)
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- 1.Memorabletv.com. Memorable Music Hall of Fame.
- 2.Selvin, Joel. Young's Bassist Has Crazy Idea: Go Solo. San Francisco Chronicle. January 23, 2000.
- 3.Glide Magazine. CD Review: The Billy Talbot Band. September 24, 2004.
- 4.jambands.com. On The Road To Spearfish with Crazy Horse's Billy Talbot. August 8, 2013.
- 5.billytalbot.com. Wolves.
- 6.Neil Young, Crazy Horse Bassist Billy Talbot Suffers Mild Stroke. Rolling Stone. June 30, 2014.
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