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Billy Davis Jr. (born June 26, 1938) [1] is an American singer and musician, best known as a member of the 5th Dimension. Along with his wife Marilyn McCoo , he had hit records during 1976 and 1977 with "I Hope We Get to Love in Time", " Your Love ", and " You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) ".
Wilson's album Son of Dad was inspired by the death of his father. [14] On September 15, 2018, a year and a half after signing with BMG, Wilson’s dad died unexpectedly after emergency surgery. Back from a Texas writing trip, Wilson planned to visit him in Indiana, encouraged by post-surgery texts like “Can’t wait to see you.”
She met Billy Davis Jr. in 1966 when he established the 5th Dimension, then called the Versatiles, which also included Ron Townson and Florence LaRue. The group's first big hit was with 1967's "Up, Up and Away", written by Jimmy Webb. The song won four 1968 Grammy Awards [8] and was the title track to 5th Dimension's first hit LP.
The 5th Dimension recorded songs by a wide variety of artists, some of whom were well known in the music industry of the era: Harry Nilsson, John Phillips, Paul Anka, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Neil Sedaka, Paul Williams (composer) and Roger Nichols, as well as Lennon and McCartney, and George Harrison of The Beatles.
In 1965, Townson and fellow St. Louis natives Billy Davis Jr. and Lamonte McLemore joined female vocalists Marilyn McCoo and Florence LaRue to form The Versatiles. [6] The name was a reference to their varied style in music, but producer Johnny Rivers thought the name was outdated.
Steven Spielberg paid upwards of half a million dollars each for two awards formerly belonging to silver screen icons Clark Gable and Bette Davis. The director, who has three Oscars of his own ...
Outlaws (formerly known as The Four Letter Words) is an American Southern rock band from Tampa, Florida.They are best known for their 1975 hit "There Goes Another Love Song" and extended guitar jam "Green Grass and High Tides" from their 1975 debut album, plus their 1980 cover of the Stan Jones classic "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky".
Billy Davis competed in last year’s Toyota Junior Golf Cup, where he placed third individually. He will compete on the USA team in this year’s tournament, which runs through June 21, 2024 ...