Billy Price (singer)


William Pollak known by his stage name of Billy Price, is an American soul singer. He has lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, since the mid-1970s.

Career

Price attracted national attention in the mid-1970s during his three-year collaboration with blues guitarist Roy Buchanan. The pair toured the US and Canada, playing Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Newport Jazz Festival, the Roxy and Troubadour in Los Angeles, and the Spectrum in Philadelphia. After leaving Buchanan, Price formed the Keystone Rhythm Band, which toured the Eastern US on a circuit that stretched from Boston to Atlanta with large followings in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and North Carolina. Sustaining several personnel changes, the band performed until 1990. He then formed The Billy Price Band, which currently consists of Lenny Smith, Tom Valentine, Dave Dodd, Jimmy Britton, and Eric Spaulding. The Baltimore-based Billy Price Charm City Rhythm Band consists of Pete Kanaras, Greg Haughey, El Torro Gamble, Tam Sullivan, Dan Gutwein, and Vince McCool
In April, 2016, Price received a Legends of Pittsburgh Rock 'n Roll Award as a Modern Era Inductee. His 2015 recording with Otis Clay, This Time for Real, received a 2016 Blues Music Award in the category of Soul Blues Album. His 2018 album Reckoning was nominated for a BMA in the category of Soul Blues Album.
Though he works part-time in corporate communications at the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, he continues to perform regularly in Pittsburgh, the eastern United States, and occasionally in Europe.
His latest album, Dog Eat Dog, debuted at number 9 in the Billboard Blues Albums Chart in the week of August 17, 2019.

Discography