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Bill Ely Band

NCs Bad Ass Independent Rock Band Turns 10 yrs old

About Me

Call it a milestone if you like. Bill Ely Band turns Ten Years Old in Oct. 2007. That's when I began writing songs for what would become BEB a year and half later, when I met Brad Tally and his cousin Chad Smith. It was the two of them that suggested the name Bill Ely Band, The reasoning was that whatever happened or who came through the band, it would always be BEB. Ten Years later...A lot of "whatevers' happened and al lot of "whos" came through the band. A Decade and STILL BEB ! ! ! For an in depth bio and history of the Band, and a list of BEB Alumni, go to www.billely.com I'm going to rotate some of the awesome tunes from our first cd. Really, some very good music, but don't take my word for it. Give them a listen and hear for yourself ! ! ! Another cd I will post some songs from is "Retrospec" The second cd from BEB. It is kinda things scraped off the cutting room floor, so to speak. Demos that didn't make it on "Never Let Go" or our latest release "The Go Between", or songs I thought just were not good enough. After enough folks told me I should release those works, I caved, and there you have "Retrospec" Not to be trippin in the past, BEB of today surpases even dreams...How lucky I am. The life and family I've been blessed with, (Katy and children Mike, Emily and Allison), is way more wonderful than you could expect in one lifetime. Slather a large helping of some of the best music I've ever heard, going on in me and around me, things get a bit surreal. September of 2007 finds me standing before you a humble man. Bill Ely MyGen Profile Generator

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Member Since: 6/6/2005
Band Website: billely.com
Band Members: Norbert Radke: Guitars, Vocals Casey Waters: Bass Guitar, Vocals Al Fair: Drums/percussion. Bill Ely : Vocals, guitars. A GREAT LIVE Band ! ! !
Influences:Our influences are many, ranging from Cole Porter to NIN. The band is influenced by(what else??) Bills influences which include, but are not limited to.... Peter, Paul and Mary, The Surf King Dick Dale, The Who, Revis, Moby Grape, Early Fleetwood Mac(Peter Green/Jeromy Spencer period), Lighthouse, Chevel, Cat Mother, and White Witch just to name a few.******** People say BEB music is head music...ya have to at least understand that term in it's original 60s/70s meaning, if you are not a "head" yourself. A music with lots of energy, but at the same time it can be way deep, a "Carlos Castanada" deep. Bills own perspective on his works is something different and we're sure he would tell you about it at length, We're just telling you what people are saying after seeing BEB live. *********
Sounds Like: Check out our recent videos recorded Live July 7th at Ziggy's Catch a couple here or go to YOUTUBE.COM See BEB LIVE every time you get a chance ! ! ! North Carolinas most interesting original independent Rock Band ! ! ! ! !
Record Label: ROKK BOTTOM RECORDS
Type of Label: Indie

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BOOK THIS BAND

Here's the info on booking BEB. E-mail : [email protected] Call us at : 336-589-8157 Our home on the web http://www.billely.com North Carolinas Hottest independent original Rock Band is avail...
Posted by Bill Ely Band on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 12:00:00 PST

Let It Show...

  This for the freak inside of all of us. You know there's one inside you... Let it show. ...
Posted by Bill Ely Band on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:54:00 PST