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Artist
Billy Price
12+ albums
bluessoulfunk
about
Billy Price, east coast blue-eyed soul man, has been entertaining audiences for the past three decades. In his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pa., he is an institution. Price's popularity isn't hard to explain. As Geoffrey Himes of the Washington Post has written, "Unlike so many blues revivalists, Price is not an imitation of older, better singers--he's the real thing." Grant Britt of the Independent aptly describes Billy Price “Price doesn't sound like any particular soul singer, but he possesses the vocal characteristics of the best--liquid smoke wrapped in barbed wire. He's backed by a tight, horn-heavy band that provides the punch of the old HI Records-Al Green sessions. And although Price insists he can't sing like Green, he's got that same intensity and a gospel scream as churchy as the Rev's.” The former lead vocalist with Roy Buchanan and with Billy Price & the Keystone Rhythm Band, and he now performs his soulful blues with the Billy Price Band in venues across the U.S. and Europe. Kathleen Minke and Bob Sekinger of Blues Reveu capture the feeling that his long time fans have. “Billy Price is a musical Clark Kent. Entering the club, it's easy for even the most rabid fan to overlook the bespectacled, mild-mannered man nursing a cup of convenience-store coffee. But when he takes the stage, he transforms into one of the most dynamic singers you'll ever hear, anywhere, anytime.” Billy Price's latest recording East End Avenue on Bonedog Records, features the Billy Price Band o
