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3rd Alternative,Inc.Steven Gardner380 Main St. #304Farmingdale, NY 11735516.753.1515. Authorized Booking Agents: (If the person or agency claims to represent Billy J. Kramer and is not listed here, please notify us as once) Billy J. Kramer, is an English pop singer. Kramer was managed by Brian Epstein during the 1960s and scored hits with ...
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While Kramer was under the guidance of Epstein, the backing group he had at the time was not at the same professional level he was. This resulted in Epstein recruiting The Dakotas, a band that hailed from Manchester. However, before the Dakotas officially joined Kramer, Peter MacLaine and his band insisted on having a recording contract of their ow...
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas continued working together as a group until the 1966 release of “We’re Doing Fine” joined the ranks of previous singles that failed to make an impression on any official music charts. From that point on, Kramer embarked on a solo career, mostly working in cabaret and television. In 1983 and 1984, Kramer recorded and...
There were six studio albums recorded and released by Billy J. Kramer, as well as five extended plays. There were also thirteen compilations and a total of thirty-two singles. It was Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas from 1963 until they parted ways in 1966. Starting in 1967, Kramer embarked on a solo career that witnessed a series of singles releas...
In 1968, “1941” became a number fifty-seven hit on the Official UK Singles Chart’s Breakers List. It served as the final occasion Billy J. Kramer would experience a hit on any official music chart. This Harry Nilssonoriginal was performed as a carnival-like somber ballad. Considering the song was about a man joining the circus after an encounter wi...
Recorded in 2012, then released in 2013, “I Won the Fight” featured a mature Billy J. Kramer singing as a seasoned vocalist compared to the Merseybeat days he experienced in the 1960s. This was the title track of Kramer’s final studio album recording. Intentional or not, I Won the Fight, as a whole, seemed to serve as a tribute to the late Brian Ep...
From the John Lennon and Paul McCartney songwriting team, “I Call Your Name” was first released in 1963 by Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. For John Lennon, he was disappointed with the Dakotas failing to perform the song with a level of respect he felt it deserved. In 1964, he and his fellow Beatles recorded it for the Long Tall Sally EP. The son...
“Town of Tuxley Toymaker, Part One” was a song written by the Gibbs brothers in 1966 that was first recorded by Jon Blanchfield. In 1967, Billy J. Kramer did the same. It was his first recording as a solo artist since parting ways with the Dakotas. This song earned its inspiration from Fiddler on the Roof‘s “Matchmaker” and was first released as a ...
In 1964, “From a Window” became the sixth and final song written and composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney that would be recorded by Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas. In this song, Paul McCartney’smusical contribution can be heard at the very end as a harmonious vocal. As a single, it was released in 1964 and later became a number ten hit on t...
“I’ll Keep You Satisfied” was a number-four hit on the UK Singles Chart after Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas had it released in 1963. On the official New Zealand Singles Chart, it peaked as high as number three. When it was released a second time, it was in 1964 and for the US audience. It became a number thirty hit on the US Billboard Hot 100. T...
When “Trains and Boats and Plains” was released as a single in 1965, it became a number twelve hit on the UK Singles Chart. Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, it was one of two hit singles for Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas that didn’t involve John Lennon and Paul McCartney. It was originally meant for Gene Pitney to record it but he refuse...
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Are You With Me? - Single by Billy J. Kramer, released 09 February 2024 1. Are You With Me? - Single To commemorate the 60th Anniversary of The Beatles performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, I'm releasing the first single from my new album, "Are You With Me?".
Feb 17, 2013 · Billy J. Kramer is a Liverpool musical legend. A friend of the Beatles, he was signed to Parlophone in the wake of their initial success.With the backing of Manchester’s the Dakotas, he placed a ...
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Billy J. Kramer (OFFICIAL), Farmingdale, New York. 10,089 likes · 412 talking about this. British Invasion / Merseybeat Legend. #1 Hits: Bad to Me, Little Children, plus hits: Do You Want to Know a...
