Billy Sheehan
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Billy Sheehan is a virtuoso American bassist known for his technically advanced playing and work with bands like Mr. Big, Talas, and David Lee Roth.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Billy Sheehan canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bass guitarist
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
David Lee Roth
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Greg Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Portnoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Richie Kotzen NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Vai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony MacAlpine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-03-19 ⓘ |
| endorses |
Rotosound strings
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Yamaha Guitars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sheehan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBand |
Niacin
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Sons of Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ Talas NERFINISHED ⓘ The Winery Dogs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
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heavy metal ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
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vocals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
David Lee Roth Band
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Mr. Big NERFINISHED ⓘ Niacin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sons of Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ Talas NERFINISHED ⓘ The Winery Dogs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Billy Sheehan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fast three-finger picking technique
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two-handed tapping on bass ⓘ use of distortion on bass ⓘ virtuosic bass technique ⓘ |
| notableWork |
David Lee Roth album "Eat 'Em and Smile"
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David Lee Roth album "Skyscraper" NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Big album "Lean into It" NERFINISHED ⓘ The Winery Dogs debut album "The Winery Dogs" ⓘ solo album "Compression" ⓘ solo album "Cosmic Troubadour" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bassist
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songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Buffalo, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| usesInstrument | Yamaha Attitude bass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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