Episode 51 - Billy Ward (B.B King, The Knack, Ace Frehley)

The Musicians Mentor

In today's episode of the podcast I speak with Grammy Award Winning Drummer/Educator and Author - Billy Ward.

Billy is a highly accomplished musician/drummer based out of New York City and has recorded and toured with some of the biggest names to ever grace the music industry including - B.B King, Carly Simon, Ace Frehley, Richard Marx, The Knack, Yoko Ono, Joan Osborne, Rick Springfield, Jimmy Webb and Robbie Robertson and Bill Champlin, to name just a few.

In addition, he has recorded on tons of soundtracks and is highly regarded as both an author - with published titles like his 'Inside Out' book as well as his educational DVD's - 'Inside My Head' and 'Big Time'.

Billy was also responsible for teaching Tom Everett Scott's character Guy Patterson how to both, play and perform as a drummer in the Tom Hanks smash hit movie - 'That Thing You Do'.

We talk about that and so much more on today's episode, let's dive in.

Please make sure you check out all things Billy Ward, by visiting - www.billyward.com

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