The Billy-Howard Experience

CD Release Concert!

2008-09-25T07:03:00.000-07:00

We have finalized our CD release concert for our new CD "Almost Live". We will be performing the tracks from the CD, as well as some new tracks, at Cooper's Landing on September 27th from 7-10 PM. Hope to see you there!

Joe,Howard and Billy (left to right)

2008-08-16T12:50:00.001-07:00

New CD "ALMOST LIVE" is complete!

2008-08-16T12:50:00.000-07:00

We have just finished a new 13 song CD featuring Billy & Howard and a recent addition to the band, Joe Odneal. Joe plays the bass guitar; plays the harmonica on one track and is a percussionist extraordinaire. Joe fits in so well with our group since he too was raised as an inter-galactic space traveler! Who knew there were more of us out there!

We hope to have the new CD available at our August 22nd gig at Cooper's Landing. We hopefully will have a CD release concert this fall.

We call the new CD "Almost Live" with the following explaination in the CD jacket:

"The truest form of music, in our opinion, is that which is performed live. All of the music we create lends itself to the live performance. The modern digital studio allows for the appearance of musical perfection. Unfortunately, the cost of this manipulation is a loss of the energy that can only occur spontaneously as the artists listen to what the others around them are doing. It is this sound that we are trying to create on this album. We fell that the imperfections that come on an unaltered recording add to the authenticity and potency of the music..."

The CD will be available at all of our performances for the low, low price of $10.

8 Song CD Complete

2008-05-15T11:27:00.009-07:00

We have just completed our self-named CD. We will be adding 4 additional tracks this summer. Our CD is available at any of our shows.

Listen to "Mystic River"

2008-05-15T11:27:00.004-07:00

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Billy-Howard+Experience/_/Mystic+River

Our 1st CD Cover!

2008-05-15T11:27:00.002-07:00

Welcome To The Billy-Howard Experience

2008-05-15T11:27:00.000-07:00

The Billy-Howard Experience is alive!! We are a "Band of 2". After playing music together for years we have alas reached the inevitable conclusion that Billy and Howard are the only two people on the face of the earth that can tolerate each other's mania! Trust me when I tell you that this is a GOOD THING. A band of two can clearly be mightier than the band of many. The end result is that when you come to hear us play our music you will have a good time; absolutely no doubt about it.

So lets start by introducing ourselves. Starting alphabetically as well as showing respect for my elders, there is Billy, whose real name is Billy Henderson. He is often called Billy Boy, Wild Bill or Wild Willy. He was raised in a distant galaxy as the son of the first space scientist sharecroppers. He continues to research the possibilities and challenges of weightless cotton picking. Because of the obvious limitations of outer space sharecropping, he also elected to learn to play the guitar, mandolin, dobro and banjo during the past 50 years.
His mamma also said he was a heck of a singer.

Then, by the process of elimination, there is Howard. His real name is Howard Garrett Keen. Billy often refers to him as "Howie Baby". Howard was raised as the son of circus performers where he became known as elephant boy. In his performances, he was required to place his head under an elephant's foot. If the elephant didn't squash his head, it was considered a successful show and mamma and daddy were proud of their boy. Between performances, he ardently practiced his skills on the flute, guitar and mandolin. He figured music might provide a surer future than the elephant gig.

In addition to performing music of many other artists, Billy and Howard have written and performed a plethora (a lot of) songs based on their unique life experiences.