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

from The Musicians Mentor · host 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 You can find out more about myself (Travis Marc) or the Musicians Mentor, by visiting - www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, please remember to rate, review, share and follow us as we continue to grow and create more content for you guys, thank you.

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 You can find out more about myself (Travis Marc) or the Musicians Mentor, by visiting - www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, please remember to rate, review, share and follow us as we continue to grow and create more content for you guys, thank you.

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