Billy Swan

Person · Open Library

Works

3

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Film & TV

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

William Lance "Billy" Swan is an American Country singer-songwriter, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".

Known for

• La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
• Havana Jam '79 — Self2009
• Kris Kristofferson: Live from Austin, TX — Self - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals2006
• Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work — Self1993
• Wild at Heart — Billy Swan1990
• In the Hank Williams Tradition — Self1989
• Stagecoach — Tonto Bartender1986
• Songwriter — Roarers Band1984
• Allison Sydney Harrison — Doorman1983
• Numéro un — Self1975

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1942-05-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

156,671

Total plays

735,282

Billy Swan (born Billy Lance Swan, 12 May 1942, Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is an American songwriter and singer, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help". Swan's role in the music industry was, originally, largely invisible. His first big break was in 1962 when Clyde McPhatter recorded "Lover Please", a song written by Swan that quickly became a Top Ten hit. Moving to Nashville allowed Swan to write hit country songs for numerous artists, including Conway Twitty, Waylon Jennings, and Mel Til

via Last.fm · Billy Swan

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Billy

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Cape Girardeau

Occupation

record producer

Employer

Elvis Presley

Genre

country rock

Instrument

voice

Record label

Epic Records

Number of children

2

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