ArtistInfo Logo  ArtistInfo

Artist Portrait

Bill Champlin

voc, key, bvoc, *1947 US, Oakland, California
Singer / Musician / Songwriter / Arranger / Producer of Rock and Pop
A.k.a. William Bradford Champlin B.B. Heavy

Born on May 21, 1947 in Oakland, California; a singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player, arranger and producer best known for his work with Chicago. Earlier work with the Sons of Champlin and as a songwriter includes work with Patti LaBelle, Lou Rawls, Elton John, Boz Scaggs, Donna Summer, Nancy Wilson, George Benson, Jimmy Smith, Amy Grant, Neil Diamond and Kenny Rogers.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
  • Backing Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Organ
Genres
  • Rock
  • Pop
  • Jazz
  • R&B/Soul
Popular Tracks   
Runaway on CWF by Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams & Peter Friestedt
We Both Tried on Single by Bill Champlin
Brighter Day on III by Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams & Peter Friestedt
Gotta Get Back to Love on Runaway by Bill Champlin
Find The Love on III by Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams & Peter Friestedt
Wings Of Tomorrow on III by Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams & Peter Friestedt
Carrie on III by Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams & Peter Friestedt
Sure on III by Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams & Peter Friestedt
I Will Find You There on III by Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams & Peter Friestedt
Tonight Tonight on Runaway by Bill Champlin

Track list and 30sec audio provided by


Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Bleeding SecretsBill Champlin And Wunderground2018Album
CWFCWF, Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams, Peter Friestedt2015Album
Live In ConcertBill Champlin, Joseph Williams, Peter Friestedt, All Star Band2013Album
No Place Left To FallBill Champlin2008Album
In ConcertBill Champlin2004Album
He Started To SingBill Champlin1995Album
Mayday LiveBill Champlin1995Album
Southern SerenadeBill Champlin1995Album
Through It AllBill Champlin1994Album
Burn Down The NightBill Champlin1992Album
Memories of HerBill Champlin1991Single
The CityBill Champlin1990Single
No Wasted MomentsBill Champlin1990Album
The Last Unbroken HeartPatti LaBelle and Bill Champlin1986Single
Take It UptownBill Champlin1982Single
Tonight TonightBill Champlin1981Single
SaraBill Champlin1981Single
RunawayBill Champlin1981Album
SingleBill Champlin1978Album
What Good Is Love / Yo' MamaBill Champlin1978Single
Turn Your Love AroundBill ChamplinSingle
ArtistInfo App
ArtistInfo for iOS and ArtistInfo for Mac are presenting musicians, composers and producers that are envolved in the musical work that you are listening to in Apple Music, iTunes, or Spotify. Discover new music via the network among artists. Manage your favorite musicians and albums via iCloud and share recommendations with your friends via email, AirDrop, or Social Media.

App Store Logo     Mac App Store Logo

Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
ArtistInfo for Mac, iPad, and iPhone
ArtistInfo App
Universal Link: https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Bill%20Champlin
ArtistInfo Community
Most seen topics within ArtistInfo:

Top 10 Artists    Top 20 Albums
 
What others are currently looking for:

Recent Artists    Recent Albums

ArtistInfo Logo ArtistInfo by Metason © 2015-2020 Metason Logo