Editing Billy Talbot

{{short description|American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1943)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Billy Talbot
| image             = Neil Young & Crazy Horse - O2 Arena 17th June 2013 (cropped).jpg
| landscape         = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank -->
| caption           = Talbot performing with [[Neil Young]] and [[Crazy Horse (band)|Crazy Horse]] in 2012
| birth_name        = William Hammond Talbot
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1943|10|23}}
| birth_place       = New York City, U.S.
| occupation        = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|musician}}
| instrument        = {{hlist|Bass|vocals}}
| current_member_of = [[Crazy Horse (band)|Crazy Horse]]
| website           = {{URL|http://www.billytalbotband.com}}
}}
'''William Hammond Talbot''' (born October 23, 1943<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memorabletv.com/musicworld/halloffame/neilyoung.htm |title=Memorable Music Hall of Fame |publisher=Memorabletv.com |accessdate=2011-08-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016031437/http://www.memorabletv.com/musicworld/halloffame/neilyoung.htm |archivedate=October 16, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref>) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the bassist of [[Crazy Horse (band)|Crazy Horse]].

==Music career==
Born in New York City, Talbot started his musical career singing on street corners at the age of 14. He moved to [[New Jersey]] with his family the next year, and by 17 he had moved to [[Los Angeles]]. There, he befriended fellow expatriate New Yorkers [[Ralph Molina]], [[Danny Whitten]] and Benjamin Rocco. Together they formed a [[doo-wop]] group called Danny and the Memories.<ref name="SFGate">{{cite news|title=Young's Bassist Has Crazy Idea: Go Solo|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/01/23/PK104814.DTL|date=January 23, 2000|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|accessdate=September 1, 2009 | first1=Joel | last1=Selvin}}</ref> After moving the group to San Francisco, they morphed into The Psyrcle, which eventually grew to encompass Leon and George Whitsell along with [[Bobby Notkoff]]. At this point, Talbot and his bandmates renamed the group The Rockets.<ref name="SFGate"/>
[[File:Neil Young & Crazy Horse.jpg|thumb|Ralph Molina (drums), Billy Talbot (bass), Neil Young (guitar) in with [[Crazy Horse (band)|Crazy Horse]] in 2012]]
In 1967, the group met [[Neil Young]], who at the time was a member of [[Buffalo Springfield]]. This meeting saw Molina, Whitten, and Talbot join forces with Young to create [[Crazy Horse (band)|Crazy Horse]].

Talbot began performing solo in 1999 at small venues.<ref name="SFGate"/> In October 2004, Talbot struck out on his own with The Billy Talbot Band, releasing the album ''Alive in the Spirit World'' on [[Sanctuary Records]].<ref>{{cite web|title=CD Review: The Billy Talbot Band|url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/46653/the-billy-talbot-band.html|date=September 24, 2004|publisher=Glide Magazine|accessdate=September 1, 2009}}</ref> In 2013, the band released their second album ''On the Road to Spearfish'' on Vapor Records.<ref>{{cite web|title=On The Road To Spearfish with Crazy Horse's Billy Talbot|url=http://www.jambands.com/features/2013/08/08/on-the-road-to-spearfish-with-crazy-horse-s-billy-talbot|date=August 8, 2013|publisher=jambands.com|accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref>

In 2013 Talbot joined forces with Ralph Molina, George Whitsell and Ryan James Holzer to form the band Wolves. They released their first album ''Wolves EP'' on February 16, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billytalbot.com/wolves-band/|title=Wolves|publisher=billytalbot.com|accessdate=April 14, 2015}}</ref> In June 2014, Talbot suffered a minor [[stroke]] and was forced to sit out Crazy Horse's imminent European tour.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-young-crazy-horse-bassist-billy-talbot-suffers-mild-stroke-20140630|title=Neil Young, Crazy Horse Bassist Billy Talbot Suffers Mild Stroke|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 30, 2014 |access-date=2016-04-20}}</ref> He has since recovered and rejoined the band.

== Discography ==
{{Hatnote|See also [[Crazy Horse (band)#Discography|Crazy Horse discography]]}}

=== The Billy Talbot Band ===
'''Albums'''

* ''Alive in the Spirit World'' (2004)
* ''On the Road to Spearfish'' (2013)

'''Contributions'''

* "Rain", "Cherish", and "The Hunter" (2023) for ''All Roads Lead Home''

=== with Wolves ===
'''EP'''

* ''Wolves'' (2014)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.billytalbotband.com}}

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[[Category:Singers from New York City]]
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[[Category:Singer-songwriters from New York (state)]]