Established among the first wave of American punk, the original members are vocalist Exene Cervenka, vocalist / bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom, and drummer DJ Bonebrake.

X was founded by bassist / singer John Doe and guitarist Billy Zoom.

Billy Zoom had also stated that he would leave the band unless its next album was more successful.

In 1997, X released a compilation called Beyond and Back: The X Anthology, which focused heavily on the early years with Billy Zoom and included a number of previously unreleased versions of songs that had appeared on their previous albums.

These include " America's Waltz King " Wayne King, professional wrestler Tommy Treichel, Billy Zoom ( Tyson Kindell ) founding member and original guitarist of the punk band X, MLB player Pete Lister, and former NASA astronaut Dale Gardner.

Solitaire included guest appearances by Bruce Springsteen, Brian Setzer, Billy Zoom and Josh Freese, as well as members of Royal Crown Revue.

Most of his touring amps were modded by Billy Zoom of the band X fame.

In 1975, Blassie recorded voiceovers for the songs " Blassie, King of Men " and " Pencil Neck Geek ", which were performed by Johnny Legend, featuring Billy Zoom on guitar, Jay Phillips on guitar and Steve Clark on drums.

* Billy Zoom ( born 1948 ), American guitarist and founding member of punk band X

Later, Professor Zoom finally appears in front of Barry in the middle of the Amazon / Atlantean war just after Billy Batson is killed.

Billy Zoom, of the Los Angeles punk band X, was honored with a limited-edition Gretsch Custom Shop Jet model in 2008 ; this guitar is based on Zoom's own vintage Jet, and includes more extensive internal chambering than any other modern Jet, exactly reproducing the construction revealed when Zoom's original guitar was CAT-scanned at a medical facility during development.

* Billy Zoom – guitar

* Billy Zoom – guitar

* Billy Zoom – guitar

* Billy Zoom – guitar, saxophone

* 1937 – Billy Dee Williams, American actor

* 1919 – Billy Vaughn, American musician and bandleader ( d. 1991 )

* 1934 – Billy Boston, Welsh rugby player

* 1937 – Billy Cannon, American football player

* 1952 – Billy West, American voice actor

* 1968 – Billy Mavreas, Greek-Canadian cartoonist

* 1939 – Billy Joe Shaver, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

* 1943 – Billy J. Kramer, English singer

* 1918 – Billy Reay, Canadian ice hockey player ( d. 2004 )

* 1961 – Billy Ray Cyrus, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

* 1962 – Billy Dean, American singer-songwriter

* 1925 – Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ( d. 2011 )

* 1968 – Billy Boyd, Scottish actor

* 1918 – Billy Johnson, American baseball player ( d. 2006 )

* 1881 – Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.

* 1986 – Billy Butler, American baseball player

* 1940 – Billy Fury, British singer ( d. 1983 )

* 1908 – Billy Gonsalves, American soccer player ( d. 1977 )

* 2011 – Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ( b. 1925 )

* 1955 – Billy Bob Thornton, American actor and writer

* 1963 – Billy Gould, American musician, songwriter, and producer ( Faith No More, Harmful, Fear and the Nervous System, and Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine )

Among his earliest influences were Punch cartoonist – illustrator Phil May, and American comic strip cartoonists Tad Dorgan, Cliff Sterrett, Rube Goldberg, Rudolph Dirks, Fred Opper, Billy DeBeck, George McManus and Milt Gross.

* The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy ( 2005 ) – Mrs. Claus ( voice ) in episode: " Billy and Mandy Save Christmas "

* 1938 – Billy Shaw, American football player

Bo Diddley himself said that the name first belonged to a singer his adoptive mother was familiar with, while harmonicist Billy Boy Arnold once said in an interview that it was originally the name of a local comedian that Leonard Chess borrowed for the song title and artist name for Bo Diddley's first single, and guitar craftsman Ed Roman reported that another ( unspecified ) source says it was his nickname as a Golden Gloves boxer.

The sessions began in June 1967, with the group ( except for Lee and Maclean ) replaced by well-known Los Angeles session musicians Billy Strange ( guitar ), Don Randi ( piano ), Hal Blaine ( drums ) and most likely Carol Kaye ( bass ).

* Billy Strange: guitar on " Andmoreagain " and " The Daily Planet "

" Longtime fan Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins played guitar and sang back-up on the track " Turn My Way ", and in 2001 toured with the band on dates in the UK, US, and Japan for a short period of time.

American electronic pop duo, Microfilm, did a tribute song to Billy Mackenzie in 2009 titled " I'll Sing Like Billy Mackenzie in Heaven " which featured guitar and additional vocals by Scissor Sisters ' member Del Marquis.

From the period of 1975 to 1983, the Undertones consisted of Feargal Sharkey ( vocals ), John O ' Neill ( rhythm guitar, vocals ), Damian O ' Neill ( lead guitar, vocals ), Michael Bradley ( bass, vocals ) and Billy Doherty ( drums ).

Formed in 1969, the group consists of Billy Gibbons ( guitar and vocals ), Dusty Hill ( bass and vocals ), and Frank Beard ( percussion ).

Yes performed " Walls " on Late Show with David Letterman just days into their 1994 tour that featured Billy Sherwood on additional guitar and keyboards.

* Billy Williamson – steel guitar

In 1966, Billy Ritchie became the first keyboard player to take a lead role in a rock band, replacing guitar, and thereby preparing the ground for others such as Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman.

" Billy Bass " Nelson ( bass, guitar ; born January 28, 1951 )

To capitalize, Clinton formed a backing band for a tour, featuring teenage barbershop employee Billy Bass Nelson on bass and his friend Eddie Hazel on guitar, with the lineup eventually rounded out by Tawl Ross on guitar, Tiki Fulwood on drums, and Mickey Atkins on organ.

At a concert at Howard Theatre in Washington, D. C. Mickey & Sylvia heard Jody Williams play a guitar riff that Williams had played on Billy Stewart's debut single " Billy's Blues ".

The lineup for the released versions of " Get Back " was Paul McCartney, lead vocal and bass ; John Lennon, lead guitar and backing vocal ; George Harrison, rhythm guitar ; Ringo Starr, drums ; and Billy Preston, electric piano.

In June 2008, Billy played a two-night show with Jello Biafra ( vocals ), Ralph Spight ( guitar ) and Jon Weiss ( drums ) in celebration of Biafra's 50th birthday, and has since recorded an album, The Audacity of Hype, with them.

* Billy Howerdel – guitar tech, ' Pro Tools ' technician

Around this time, the band expanded their line-up by adding a second guitar player, roadie Billy Cheatham, who was quickly replaced by James Williamson.

As members of both groups left for college or straight jobs, the most committed members eventually united ( under Kramer's leadership and the " Bounty Hunters " name ) with Billy Vargo on guitar and Leo LeDuc on drums ( at this point Smith played bass ), and were popular and successful enough in and around Detroit that the musicians were able to quit their day jobs and make a living from the group.

This band's lineup had Padavona on the bass guitar, along with singer Billy DeWolfe, guitarist Nick Pantas, drummer Tom Rogers, and saxophone player Jack Musci.

Paterson stayed with Rowland, who added Billy Adams ( guitar / banjo ), Seb Shelton ( drums, formerly of Secret Affair ), Micky Billingham ( keyboard ), Brian Maurice ( alto saxophone ), Paul Speare ( tenor saxophone ) and Steve Wynne ( bass ), releasing a handful of singles in 1980 and 1981, and adopting a new look that included hooded tops, boxing boots, and pony tails.

By the time they signed with MCA Records, the lineup of John Paul Camp ( saxophone / vocals ), Sean Dolan ( guitar ), Jimmy Flame ( trumpet / vocals ), Chaz Linde ( keyboard / vocal ), Dave Lund ( bass / vocals ), Billy Spunke ( vocals / megaphone ), and Bob Trondson ( drums ) stuck together as a total of 22 musicians passed through the band since their formation.