Billy Hancock - My Guitar Has the Blues

’’Enjoy Your Day’’ Album ’’Anthology, Volume Two’’ “If you could pour the vocal phrasing of Buddy Holly, Ray Charles, Fats Domino and Sam Cooke into a blender and mix it all up, you would only begin to get a taste of Billy Hancock’s style and range.“ Blue Suede News 2008 by Terrence McCardle. Billy Hancock is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who has recorded in many genres including rock, folk and blues. Billy was born William Curtin O’Brien Hancock on November 4, 1946. Billy started his career playing bass and singing in the band of the late great Roy Buchanan, before forming a band with Danny Gatton. Billy went solo in the late 1970’s making 3 albums from 1978 to 1982 containing mostly Rockabilly and Roots Rock. It is these 3 albums that gave him international notoriety. He then toured the United States and Europe extensively. Since then he has recorded albums in the genres of Blues, Jazz, and Indie Rock. He has appea