BILLY VERA

Kurz-Bio
Der Sänger, Songwriter, Schauspieler, Autor und Musikhistoriker Billy Vera wurde am 28. Mai 1944 in Riverside, Kalifornien, als William Patrick McCord geboren. Er begann seine Schallplatten-Karriere 1962 als Mitglied der Resolutions und schrieb schon sehr früh Songs für Stars wie Barbara Lewis, Fats Domino, The Shirelles und Ricky Nelson. Seine größten Platten-Erfolge hatte er aber erst Ende der Sechzigerjahre, wo er auch mehrmals in den Hot 100 zu finden war.
Seine Singles:
VALENTINE
01 62….1001….BILLY VERA & The Resolutions..January First 1962/The Traveling Salesman
RUST
10 62….R 5051….BILLY VERA and THE CONTRASTS Cond. by Bob Power..My Heart Cries(NO8W 3450)/All My Love (NO8W 3451)
1220 CLUB - Souvenir Copy
?? 63....keine Nr. ....KNIGHT RIDERS Featuring BILLY VERA..All My Love/My Heart Cries *)
FLAVOR
?? 64....105....BILLY VERA..You Can’t Have Everything/If I Could Have Your Love
?? 64....107....BILLY VERA..No Strings Attached/You Can’t Have Everything
CAMEO
03 66….C-401-A….THE BLUE EYED SOUL featuring Billy Vera..The Shadow Of Your Love/-B….Look Gently At The Rain
08 66….C-423-A….THE BLUE EYED SOUL..Something New/-B….Tonight I Am A King
ATLANTIC
10 67....45-2445....BILLY VERA & JUDY CLAY..Storybook Children (A-12973-MO)/Really Together (A-12974-MO)
02 68....45-2480....BILLY VERY & JUDY CLAY..So Good (To Be Together) (A-13651 SP)/Country Girl - City Man (A-13644 SP)
05 68....45-2515...BILLY VERA & JUDY CLAY..Even Since (A-13652-PL)/When Do We Go (A-13647-PL)
06 68....45-2526....BILLY VERA..With Pen In Hand (A-14584-MO)/Good Morning Blues (A-13648-MO)
09 68....45-2555....BILLY VERA..I've Been Loving You Too Long (A-15027 SP)/Are You Coming To My Party (A-14944 SP)
12 68....45-2586....BILLY VERA..Julie (A-15647-SP)/Time Doesn't Matter Any More (A-15648-SP)
04 69....45-2628....BILLY VERA..The Bible Salesman (A-16657 SP)/Are You Coming To My Party (A-14944 SP)
07 69....45-2654....BILLY VERA & JUDY CLAY..Reaching For The Moon (STA-17123 SP)/Tell It Like It Is (STA-17124 SP)
12 69....45-2700....BILLY VERA..J. W.'s Dream (----------)/I've Never Been Loved (Like This Before) (A-17126-PL)
LAURIE
?? 70....LR 3540....THE IMPERIAL GENTS..Little Darlin' (Z4KM-0110)/The Imperial Gents Stomp (---------)
JIVE
?? 70....100….BILLY VERA & The Mighty Boogie All-Stars..Climb Your Tree/Big Legged Mama
ORANGE
?? 74....OR-5002....BILLY VERA..Big Chief (Tu-Way Poca-Way) (ORG-1003)/Hold On (ORG-1004)
MIDLAND
?? ??....10639....BILLY VERA..Back Door Man/Run And Tell The People
?? 74....JH 10909....BILLY VERA Strings and Horns by Charles Calello..Private Clown (MA-10909-C) MONO/Private Clown (MB-10909-A) STEREO
MIDSONG
?? ??....10639....BILLY VERA..Private Clown/Billy, Meet Your Son
?? ??....11042....BILLY VERA..Something Like Nothing Before/Billy, Meet Your Son
?? 80....72014....BILLY VERA..She Ain't Loni/I've Had Enough
ALFA
04 81....ALF-7002....BILLY & THE BEATERS..I Can Take Care Of Myself (M-7002-AS)/Corner Of The Night (M-7002-BS)
07 81....ALF-7005....BILLY & THE BEATERS..At This Moment/Someone Will School You, Someone Will Cool You
?? 81....ALF-7012....BILLY & THE BEATERS..Millie, Make Some Chili/Corner Of The Night (M-7002-BS)
?? 82....ALF-7020....BILLY VERA..We Got It All/You Own It
RHINO
10 86....RNOR 74403....BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS..At This Moment/Peanut Butter
11 86....RNOR 74403....BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS..At This Moment/I Can Take Care Of Myself
?? 87....RNOR 74404....BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS..I Can Take Care Of Myself/Millie, Make Some Chili
?? 87....RNOR 74405....BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS..Let You Get Away/Anybody Seen Her
?? 87....RNOR 74407....BILLY VERA..Hopeless Romantic/...........???..............
MACOLA
?? ??....981....BILLY VERA..I've Had Enough/My Girl Josephine
?? ??....9812....BILLY VERA..She Ain't Johnnie/My Girl Josephine
CAPITOL
?? 88....B-44149....BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS..Between Like And Love (100810)/Heart Be Still (100808)
?? 88....B-44200....BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS..Ronnie's Song (100806)/Heart Be Still
EPIC
?? 88....34-08115....RUTH POINTER AND BILLY VERA..Enemies Like You And Me (ZSS 08115A)/RICK SPRINGFIELD..I Need You (--------)

*) Aufnahmen vermutlich mit RUST 5051 ident

Keep Searchin'
Gerd

Das müssten die Originale seiner 1962er Rust-Single sein...

Es gibt auch 1964 noch:

Flavor 105
You Can’t Have Everything / If I Could Have Your Love

Flavor 107
No Strings Attached / You Can’t Have Everything

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Hallo Gerd,
und wieso steht der Titel von Billy Vera & the Veratones jetzt in deutsch in der Disco :roll:

Gruss Billy

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