Billy Bryans Musical artist

William Taylor "Billy" Bryans (September 15, 1947 – April 23, 2012) was a Canadian percussionist, songwriter, music producer and DJ, known as one of the founders of The Parachute Club, among other accomplishments in music. As a producer, he worked on projects for artists as diverse as Dutch Mason, Raffi, Lillian Allen and the Downchild Blues Band. He was born in Montreal, but spent most of his adult life in Toronto, and was particularly supportive of world music as both a promoter and publicist, focusing on bringing Caribbean, Cuban and Latin American music to a wider audience.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 15, 1947
Birth place
Canada , Montreal , Quebec
Date of deathApril 23, 2012
Place of death
Ontario , Toronto , Canada

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Musical artist

Career started1967
Career ended2012
associated musical artist
The Parachute Club
Downchild Blues Band
Dutch Mason
BackgroundNon performing personnel
genre
Funk
Rock music
World music
instrument
Drum kit
Percussion instrument
Singing
record label
RCA Records

Billy Bryans on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://pclubblog.wordpress.com/about
  2. http://www.misterbryans.com