Through the late 60s and early 70s, he fronted various rock cover bands in the Cincinnati area. From 1973 to ’76, he attended the University of Cincinnati, where he earned degrees in English Literature and Education. He worked outside music in the late 70s, when the popularity of “disco” clubs made work for live bands scarce. In early 1980s, he formed Derriere, a rock/pop band that was very popular in the Cincinnati-Dayton area. With this group, Coleman recorded his first 45-rpm single in 1982. The “A” side was a cover version of the Beau Brummels’ hit “Just a Little,” while the “B” side featured one of Coleman’s early compositions, “Give It Hell.”
In ‘85, Bill Coleman moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he stumbled onto radio station WQBH-AM and began listening exclusively to the blues and R&B records spun live at local clubs by DJ Jay Butler. Feeling that he had found his proper musical niche, Coleman became a student of the blues. “Since that time, I’ve played primarily blues, soul, and funky R&B,” he says.
In 1987, Coleman adopted the stage name “Billy Hamilton” and set out for London, England, where the Billy Hamilton Band played ’60s soul and R&B in local pubs. They recorded a few demos, which they shopped around to British labels. But the record companies at that time were more interested in “image” bands like A Flock of Seagulls or Milli Vanilli. “They told us we were good,” says Hamilton, “maybe ‘too good.’”
Armed with these recordings and 40 years of experience, Billy Hamilton left America in January of 2006 to pursue his career in Europe. Over the next four years, he completed 12 successful tours of Central Europe, with dates in Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, and recorded another live CD--"Live at Club Hades" (2007). Meanwhile, the "Campesino Blues" CD has received radioairplay in the UK, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Argentina, India, Denmark, Brazil, and the U.S. The title track and four others are featured in "Purgatory Comics," a 2008 film produced by Warm Milk Productions in New York City.
While in Europe, Hamilton wrote three CDs’ worth of new material (mostly funky blues/soul, but with a little jazz and even some country mixed in). In January of 2011, he relocated to Austin, Texas, USA, where he was signed by AMI records, a small, independent label that will re-release "Campesino Blues" (with the addition of three live tracks recorded in Lublin, Poland and Austin, TX) at the end of 2011. Meanwhile, Hamilton's latest Lowriders lineup is playing club dates and showcases in Central Texas.
In ‘85, Bill Coleman moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he stumbled onto radio station WQBH-AM and began listening exclusively to the blues and R&B records spun live at local clubs by DJ Jay Butler. Feeling that he had found his proper musical niche, Coleman became a student of the blues. “Since that time, I’ve played primarily blues, soul, and funky R&B,” he says.
In 1987, Coleman adopted the stage name “Billy Hamilton” and set out for London, England, where the Billy Hamilton Band played ’60s soul and R&B in local pubs. They recorded a few demos, which they shopped around to British labels. But the record companies at that time were more interested in “image” bands like A Flock of Seagulls or Milli Vanilli. “They told us we were good,” says Hamilton, “maybe ‘too good.’”
Armed with these recordings and 40 years of experience, Billy Hamilton left America in January of 2006 to pursue his career in Europe. Over the next four years, he completed 12 successful tours of Central Europe, with dates in Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, and recorded another live CD--"Live at Club Hades" (2007). Meanwhile, the "Campesino Blues" CD has received radioairplay in the UK, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Argentina, India, Denmark, Brazil, and the U.S. The title track and four others are featured in "Purgatory Comics," a 2008 film produced by Warm Milk Productions in New York City.
While in Europe, Hamilton wrote three CDs’ worth of new material (mostly funky blues/soul, but with a little jazz and even some country mixed in). In January of 2011, he relocated to Austin, Texas, USA, where he was signed by AMI records, a small, independent label that will re-release "Campesino Blues" (with the addition of three live tracks recorded in Lublin, Poland and Austin, TX) at the end of 2011. Meanwhile, Hamilton's latest Lowriders lineup is playing club dates and showcases in Central Texas.
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:20
Size: 115.2 MB
Styles: Funky blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front
[2:58] 1. Pay Some Money
[3:30] 2. One More Day In Prison Blues
[2:41] 3. Fancy Man
[3:27] 4. Don't Waste Your Time
[3:24] 5. It Hurts
[4:30] 6. Fever
[4:23] 7. Big Mama's House Husband
[3:12] 8. Never Gonna Learn (Until You Lose)
[3:25] 9. Bad Man's Babies
[3:00] 10. Donna Rae
[2:55] 11. Something Is Wrong
[3:23] 12. Bar Room Gasoline
[5:05] 13. Use Me
[4:21] 14. No Shame In My Game
Pay Some Money mc
Pay Some Money zippy
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:20
Size: 96.9 MB
Styles: Funky blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front
[3:53] 1. Dressed Up And Messed Up
[3:49] 2. Campesino Blues
[3:36] 3. The Older I Get (The Less I Know)
[4:28] 4. Bandleader's Blues
[4:21] 5. As Long As I'm Crying
[2:57] 6. Latex Love
[4:13] 7. I Sold Your Ring Today
[3:29] 8. Hunkering Down (To Love You Up Again)
[3:28] 9. My Baby Must Have Died
[2:44] 10. Blindfold Blues
[5:17] 11. There'll Be A Price (Live)
Campesino Blues mc
Campesino Blues zippy
