This needs additional for. Please help by adding. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially or harmful. (October 2010) () Billy Squier Birth name William Haislip Squier Born ( 1950-05-12) May 12, 1950 (age 67), United States Genres, Occupation(s) Musician Songwriter Instruments,,, Years active 1968–present Labels Associated acts Magic Terry and The Universe Kicks The Sidewinders Piper Website William Haislip Squier (, born May 12, 1950) is an American. Squier had a string of hits in the 1980s. He is best known for the song ',' from his 1981 album. Other hits include ', ',' ',' ',' ',' and '.'

Sep 25, 2006 This I think is Billy's first video ever as a solo artist. The song is The Big Beat from his Tale of the Tape album. Released in 1980, Billy's debut 9-track LP Tale Of The Tape includes tracks The Big Beat, Calley Oh, Rich Kid, Like I'm Lovin' You, Who Knows What A Love Can Do, You.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • Early life [ ] William Haislip Squier was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He is a 1968 graduate of Wellesley High School. While growing up, he began playing piano and guitar, but did not become serious with music until discovering John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (with Eric Clapton). Windows Xp Reborn Isosorbide here.

When Squier was nine, he took piano lessons for two years and his grandfather bribed him to continue for a third. Mc Solaar Prose Combat Rar File on this page. After he stopped taking piano lessons, he became interested in guitar and bought one from a neighbor for $95. Squier never took guitar lessons.

[ ] He briefly attended in 1971. The 1970s and 1980s: Piper and solo debut [ ] Billy Squier's first public performances were at a nightclub in Kenmore Square called in 1968, which was where he saw Eric Clapton and the band. Squier's first original effort was with the band Magic Terry & The Universe in 1969.

In the early 1970s, he formed Kicks, which included future drummer. He then joined The Sidewinders. Squier left the group to form the band Piper in 1976, which released two, Piper and Can't Wait.

However, he left soon after. Upon reviewing the debut Piper, Magazine touted it as 'the greatest debut album ever produced by a US rock band.' Piper was managed by the same management company as Kiss, and indeed, it opened for Kiss during their 1977 tour, including two nights of a sold-out run at New York's. Squier signed with and released his solo debut in 1980., which included work by, later of, got Billy's momentum going, spending three months on 's album chart. The song 'You Should Be High Love'—for which Billy filmed an elaborate music video—got massive radio play.