Billy Lyall
Billy Lyall | |
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| Birth name | William Lyall |
| Born | 26 March 1953 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 1 December 1989 (aged 36) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals and keyboards |
| Years active | 1969–1989 |
William Lyall (26 March 1953 – 1 December 1989) was a Scottish musician.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Lyall was a keyboard player, vocalist and occasional flautist with Pilot, and an early member of the Bay City Rollers. He was keyboard player for Dollar between 1978 and 1982, and also contributed to The Alan Parsons Project with fellow Pilot members. He left Pilot in early 1976 and released a solo album, Solo Casting later that year. He also contributed string arrangements and synthesizer parts to an album by the band Runner (Island records) in 1979.[1]
Lyall died of AIDS-related causes in 1989, aged 36.[2] Bay City Rollers' manager Tam Paton later said that Lyall was gay.[3]
References
- ^ "Runner - Runner | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ Uhelszki, Jaan (25 October 1999). "Courtney to Get Behind the Camera". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 October 2006.
- ^ Jonsson, Hannes A. (23 January 2000). "Tam Paton Spills The Heinz Baked Beans!". Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
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