b, bvoc, *1946 US
Singer / Musician of Rock
A.k.a. William "Bill" Church
William "Bill" Church (born 9 December 1946) started out playing bass in a band called Sawbuck in 1969, with Mojo Collins, Starr Donaldson, Ronnie Montrose and Chuck Ruff. As the band was beginning to record their first album, Montrose and Church left Sawbuck to join Van Morrison on his Tupelo Honey album. When Montrose rejoined Ruff to record Edgar Winter Group's smash They Only Come Out at Night, Church remained with Morrison and appeared on the Saint Dominic's Preview LP. When Montrose left Winter to form his own hard rock outfit, Montrose, Church was recruited along with singer Sammy Hagar and drummer Denny Carmassi. Church was replaced on the second Montrose album Paper Money by Alan Fitzgerald.
Montrose |
Sammy Hagar |
Sawbuck |
Van Morrison |
Bill Church |
Bill Churchill & George Casey |
Bill Churchville tr US R&B/Soul, Jazz and Rock |