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CLUB WOW 1982 left to right, Billy Sullivan, Frank
Secich, Jeff West, Jimmy Zero
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Billy onstage with Mark Lindsay, former lead singer
of "Paul Revere & the Raiders" in 2005!!
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"Jerry's
Kids" Las Vegas 1993
Billy became a professional musician at the young age of 13 years old. He's been a veteran
of the Cleveland and Buffalo night club scene since 1975. Over the years, you might remember seeing Billy playing in bands
like "Duce", "The Paul Pope Band", "Club Wow", "Moonlight Drive", "Beau Coup",
and the duo "Spina & Sullivan". In 1986 Billy not only had his own band, but started a long and sucessful working
relationship with Gary Lewis & the Playboys. He's toured all over the world and shared the concert stage with the likes
of Gary Lewis, Mark Lindsay, Mitch Ryder, Dickey Betts, Peter Frampton, Mark Farner, Ian Hunter, Eric Carmen, Sam Moore, Lou
Christie, Lesley Gore, Billy J Kramer,Peter Noone, Joey Molland, Tommy Roe, Bryan Hyland, Jimmy Zero and the list goes on.
He's appeared on national television shows such as TNN's "Nashville Now" to 11 appearances on the 'Jerry Lewis MDA
Telethon. Through out all those years, Billy has been on countless recordings and jingles {IX Indoor Amusement Park}
being the most recorded guitarist in Cleveland's history! Billy being the “multi-instrumentalist" not only plays
guitar and sings but also is an accomplished drummer and percussionist, bassist and plays alittle keyboards as well! His own
releases included the 1986 single release "Never Again {Without You}" reaching #13 on the local charts
and has recieved national airplay. His most recent CD release "All-American Popster" has sold copies as far away
as Japan to Spain and France as well as the US. Billy had the distinct honor to be hand picked personally by Eric Carmen to
participate in "An Evening with Eric Carmen" his first solo show in many years at the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in
March 2000 and the “Raspberries” Reunion Show in November 2004! After completing the 2005, 2007 Raspberries
Reunion tours and also 23 years of touring with Gary Lewis & the Playboys as their drummer & guitarist,
Billy still record's and produces local artists and jingles and continues to play dates with his single act at his home in
Cleveland as well as performing and touring as a full time member of the Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone.
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Billy w Dickey Betts at Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
2003
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Billy
along with the Raspberries & Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols October 2005
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Billy [with Red Telecaster} next to Peter
Frampton for the Rock n Roll Finale, Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio 2003
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