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In July 1974, Stein and Harry parted ways with the Stilettoes and Elda Gentile, the band's originator, forming a new band with ex-Stilettoes bandmates Billy O'Connor (drums; born 1953, died 2015) and Fred Smith (bass).
The Billy O'Connor Show was a Canadian variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1954 to 1956. Premise. Billy O'Connor, a jazz musician, hosted this series with a small house band - Vic Centro (accordion), Kenny Gill (guitar) and Jackie Richardson (bass).
Source: Canadian Encyclopaedia of Music. The Billy O’Connor Show – courtesy Queen’s Film and Media. A post-hockey variety show with Billy O’Connor and his trio (Jackie Richardson on bass, Vic Centro on accordion, and Kenny Gill on guitar), produced by Bob Jarvis and Drew Crossan.
Aug 3, 2008 · Michael Nagle for The New York Times. By Kareem Fahim. Aug. 3, 2008. When he was 5 years old, Billy O’Connor stood on a Brooklyn street with his mother and two sisters, and for the last time,...
Apr 4, 2015 · R.I.P. Billy O'Connor (Oct. 4, 1953 - March 29, 2015). Billy was the drummer for the Stillettoes (1974) then Blondie's before Clem. Chris Stein is with Pam Bazito and Elda Stilletto .
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Jul 15, 2007 · Billy (William) O'Connor. Singer, pianist, songwriter, agent, b Kingston, Ont, 9 Jan 1914, d Toronto 18 Nov 2001. His father, Tommy (Thomas John) O'Connor (b Kingston 1871, d Toronto 1947), was a pianist and entertainer who, during the late 1880s, worked in the USA with Lew Dockstader's Minstrels and was accompanist to the magicians Blackstone ...
Aug 23, 2022 · Opening the set is a trio of songs from a 1974 New York session when the band still included Billy O’Connor on drums and Television bass player Fred Smith alongside Debbie Harry and Chris Stein.
