Hard Rock - USA Ernest Carter Bateria Mark Clarke Baixo Billy Squier Vocais Guitarra Bruce Kulick Guitarraex-Kiss Bucky Ballard Baixo Alan St Jon Teclas Álbuns The Tale Of The Tape LP - 1980 Don't Say No LP - 1981 Emotions In Motion LP - 1982 Signs Of Life LP - 1984 Enough Is Enough CD - 1986 Hear And Now CD - 1989 Creatures Of Habit CD - 1991 Tell The Truth CD - 1993 The Best Of Billy Squier 16 Strokes Compilation - 1995 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Billy Squire In Concert Live - 1996 Reach For The Sky Compilation - 1996 The Best Of Billy Squier Compilation - 1997 Happy Blue CD - 1998 Icon Compilation - 2013 1959–1961 Introduced To Classical Piano Lessons—and The Fine Art Of Bribery—by His Grandfather 1963 Buys Danelectro Guitar And Supro Amp From Neighbor His First —cost $90 1966 Turned On To John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton When A Friend Brings The Lp Home After A Trip To UK…begins Playing For Keeps 1967 Witnesses Clapton And Cream's String Of Appearances At Boston's Psychedelic Supermarket Also Butterfield In Harvard Square 1968 After High School Lands Gig As House Band At Psychedelic Supermarket Playing With Such Diverse Acts As The Grateful Dead Steve Miller And The Moody Blues 1969 Moves To NYC To Collaborate On The Musical Poetry Endeavor "Magic Terry & The Universe"…records For Atlantic And Columbia…signs To Premier Talent Agency…MTU Implodes After Initial Show At Boston Tea Party Exposes Philosophical Differences Between Band Leaders…plays With Hendrix As The Latter Forms Band Of Gypsies Chauffeurs Steve Paul As The Latter Brings Johnny Winter To The Masses…and Has A Torrid Affair With Jim Morrison's Common-Law Wife 1971 Berkeley School Of Music Brief Diversion Boston 1972 Returns To NYC…forms Kicks With Jerry Nolan Who Later Joins The NY Dolls 1973 Joins Power-Pop Band "The Sidewinders" In Boston…quits A Year Later To Pursue His Developing Vision For Songs That Would Merge The Pop Elements Of His Youth With The Hard-Edged Reality Of His Street Experiences 1976–1977 Teams Up With KISS Manager Bill Aucoin Who Signs His Band Piper To A & M Records…cuts Two Lp's "the Most Articulate Emotionally Intense Rocker The 70's Has Produced To Date." 1979–1980 After Assuming An Unabashed Solo Stance Signs With Capitol Records…releases "Tale Of The Tape"…"You Should Be High Love" Spends Six Weeks As The Nation's Most Requested Rock Track…tours With Alice Cooper 1981 Releases "Don't Say No"…102 Weeks Later Lp Is Still In The US Top Ten Spawning Three Hit Singles And Launching Squier's Career In Earnest…tours With Foreigner Journey And Pat Benetar Before Headlining His First String Of Shows At Year's End 1982–1983 "Emotions In Motion" Released In Conjunction With Major States Tour With Queen…lp Is Top 5…Squier Tours For Nine Months Thereafter…brings Def Leppard To US Helping Them Break "Pyromania" "The Reaction To Squier Was A Set-Long Deep-Throated Roar Of The Kind Usually Only Heard At Springsteen Shows." 1984 Produces "Signs Of Life" With Jim Steinman…lp Is Top Ten…tour Follows 1985 Spends Two Months In Asia…first Helicopter Ascent Of Mount Everest…begins Work On "Enough Is Enough" With Peter Collins 1986 "Enough…" Is Completed After Nearly A Year's Work…Freddie Mercury Contributes To Two Songs In London…following A Surprising Lack Of Support From Capitol Decides Not To Tour 1989 Long-Delayed Release Of "Hear And Now"… Tour Of US Markets 1991 "Creatures Of Habit" Lp And Tour 1993 "Tell The Truth" Is Final Lp For Capitol Prompting A Less Than Harmonious Breakup…turns His Back On The Music Business 1994–1995 Climbing And Exploring In The Karakoram And Nepalese Dolpo 1996 "Reach For The Sky" Anthology Released On PolyGram 1997 King Biscuit Releases "Billy Squier Live In Concert" 1998 Releases "Happy Blue " A Solo Acoustic Record Which He Records Live Without Overdubs…tours Book And Record Stores As Well As Several Large Venues…"Big Beat" From "Tale Of The Tape" Is Most Sampled Song In Hip-Hop History 2001 The "8101" Tour Visits 42 Cities Between May 10–July 15 2004 Awarded A Grammy For JayZ's 99 Problems…dubbed The King Of Hip-Hop By An Over-Zealous Press Corp 2006 First Tour Of Duty With Ringo's All-Starr Band…it Doesn't Get Much Better Than This 2007 Performs At The Rock 'n Roll Hall Of Fame To Raise Money For Educational Programs…participates In Soon To Be Released Anthology Devoted To The Life And Music Of Delta Bluesman Eugene Powell 2008 The All-Starrs Are Back! 2008 Recorded His First New Collection Of Songs Since 1998 Following The Ringo Tour. 2009 First Major Solo Outing Since 1991 2010 Several Blues Dates With James Montgomery The Uptown Horns And Blues Legend James Cotton...Special Guest At "James Cotton's Blues Summit" At Lincoln Center With Taj Mahal Hubert Sumlin Pinetop Perkins And Other Blues Luminaries. 2011 More Blues Dates With James Montgomery And James Cotton...Featured Performer At The Little Kids Rock Benefit In NYC Which Included Little Steven And Lady Gaga October ...Featured Performer At His High School's Closing Ceremonies November . 2012 Guest Appearances At New Orleans Jazz Fest...Continues Charity Activities On Behalf Of Little Kids Rock...Headlines Fund-Raiser For PBS Documentary On Legendary Rock Radio Station WBCN-Boston. 2013 Surprise Guest Appearance With Joe Bonamassa At New York's Beacon Theater...Plays Full-Length Solo Show At Great South Bay Music Festival LI ...Scheduled To Perform At Voodoo-Fest NOLA In November.