BILLY and THE BEATERS at Catalina Bar & Grill
Posted by Ticketmaster on March 5, 2023
Where
Catalina Bar & Grill
6725 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA
Map
323-466-2210
When
Sat, March 18, 2023
8:30 pm
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About
Born May 28, 1944 in Riverside, California, Billy was named after his father, Bill McCord, who worked as a staff announcer for NBC in New York, where Billy grew up. His mom, Ann Ryan, was one of the Ray Charles Singers on record and TV with Perry Como.Still in his teens, Billy made his first record. One side, My Heart Cries, was popular in the Northeast, while the other side, the self-penned All My Love, saw regional action in Texas and Louisiana.The first song he ever presented to a publisher, Mean Old World, became a chart hit for Ricky Nelson and, one year later, his Make Me Belong To You, was a summer hit for Atlantic Records star Barbara Lewis.This entre to Atlantic caused label chief Jerry Wexler to sign Billy...