key, CA
Musician of Rock
Keyboards - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Toronto, Canada - Died Nov. 4, 2000 He started out his career performing with the Fredericton rock group Redeye in the mid 70's, before moving on to Halifax to play with such acts as The Ritchie Oakley Band, Sam Moon and Dutch Mason. He later relocated to Toronto and worked with The Michael Pickett Band, world-renowned gospel great Doug Riley, as well as Matt Minglewood, Roch Voisine, Jeff Healey and others. He travelled the world with Rita MacNeil and was the musical director for The Rita MacNeil Show during it’s run on CBC. Raised on the North Side of Fredericton, Bill was not only known as one of Canada's top keyboard players, but regarded as one of the country's foremost Hammond Organ players as well.
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