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Billy Winn

About Me

Native Mainer Billy Winn moved down to Portland from the western mountains in 2003. He had decided to try his hand at song writing after 20 years of fronting cover bands, referring to his genre as alternative country rock pop. He blends his diverse musical tastes by combining southern rock and traditional country with a blues flavor and a touch of Appalachia thrown in.
Strong influences began with his first store-bought cassette "Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell, wandered through music by Led Zeppelin, and brought him to artists of today like Gary Allan and Jack White. Billy's thirst for everything music has no boundaries. He writes what he knows. After a twenty plus year struggle with hard drugs and alcohol, Billy pulls no punches about the cold, dark reality of addiction and his gratitude for having survived it.
If you like straight-forward, bluesy, country rock give, it a listen.The Phoenix (Sept. 2007)
Editors Pick Best of 2003 The Phoenix
Greetings from Area Code 207 Volume V
Greetings from Area Code 207 Radio Show WBLM 102.9 & WCLZ 98.9
WCLZ 98.9 Airplay
ALL TRACKS START TO FINISH AT BILLYWINNMUSIC.COM
BUY BILLYWINNMUSIC @ BILLYWINNMUSIC.COM, myspace, cdbaby.com, indierhythm.com, I-tunes, snocap.com, radioindy.com, buy.com, napster, cduniverse.com, cdconnection.com, payplayfm.com, tradebit.com, greatindie.com and bullmoose stores in portland, scarborough, windham and waterville. To learn more about Billy Winn contact www.billywinnmusic.com or at [email protected]
ALL MUSIC AND LYRICS BY BILLY WINN. 100% OWNED AND OPERATED BY BILLYWINNMUSIC
"If I Ever Met Me", and "Here It Comes" recorded at Soundsgood Studios
Producer Jon Wyman
Music and Lyrics by Billy Winn
copyright 2008 billywinnmusic all rights reserved
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Member Since: 10/2/2007
Band Website: www.billywinnmusic.com
Band Members: SESSION PLAYERS: jon wyman, joe brien, tim emery, papa steve kats, hache, matt cosby, shane kinney, rusty gates, scott shuster, spencer albee, jack chance and me.
Influences: allman bros. to warren zevon, glen campbell to ac/dc, johnny cash to steve earle. just too much to list.
Sounds Like: THE EAGLES ON CRACK
Record Label: currently accepting offers

My Blog

"MELODICAL HEARTS MUSIC THAT MATTERS: New England " has arrived!!!

the Wayne Warner disc is out. i just got it today. thank you Wayne. this thing is fat. i mean, big. it's three discs! one's a dvd but it's like 40 tracks. very cool. everybody sounds great and not to ...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:14:00 GMT

SORRY, I WAS UNAWARE

as pretty as i am, no. i don't go to BILLYWINNMUSIC.COM everyday. sometimes a bit of time goes by between checks. i do check once in a while but i don't know how long it's been down this time. so, so...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:54:00 GMT

BILLY FINISHES STRONG

i dug up the last one. i just put together the last track and it's a BARN BURNER!!! big time. so i have all tracks for the next disc done. a verse here and there but i am thinking about cherry pic...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:18:00 GMT

I GOT A NEW HAT

last week, i got a new winter hat. it's nice and warm. 
Posted by on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:56:00 GMT

DRIVE BY TRUCKERS

i just caught austin city limits a day or two ago. i've been a DBT fan for awhile now but i don't know if i've ever heard "a ghost to most" before. that's the Tele sound i want. i have found my soun...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:47:00 GMT

BIG THANKS TO MAINE SPECIAL OLYMPICS

last night i helped with the gig for Special O's in the king pine room at the 'loaf. now when i say gig it was more like a pick-up game. no prep at all. i didn't know what tune was coming next but...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:26:00 GMT

..... BUT I KNOW WHAT IT ISN’T

so now it's been a little over a year since i got into the myspace and i'll be honest. it's a bit of a freaky place. is it a "hey look at me" place? or "look how busy i am" place? maybe it's like ...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:48:00 GMT

I’LL BE ON THE HILL

i haven't blogged too much lately as i continue to rudiment on this myspace thing. no word yet on the Melodical Hearts thing. my next disc is really coming along great. more developments on that fr...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:13:00 GMT

BILLY WINNS NEW SCRATCH TRACK

so i think it's this coming month when this compilation disc 'melodical hearts' happens. it's funny that after all the time, money and mistakes to get my disc out, it's a scratch track with little mo...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:33:00 GMT

BILLY’S LIVIN’ LIKE A ROCK STAR WITHOUT ALL THAT PESKY FAME

what can i say.... have a great holiday!
Posted by on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:27:00 GMT