Person · Open Library
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Best of Billy Sheehan
- Best of Billy Sheehan Songbook
- Bass Legend
- Billy Sheehan Basic Bass
- Billy Sheehan Basic Bass (Alfred's Artist Series)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1953-03-19
bassistinstrumental rockrock
Discography
- All Mixed Up
- Compression2001
- Nine Short Films2002
- Cosmic Troubadour2005
- Holy Cow!2009
- Hypnotic Woman2021
- Troops2025
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 25,462
- Total plays
- 284,276
Tags
Progressive rockbassbass virtuosorockFusion
William 'Billy' Sheehan (born on March 19, 1953 in Buffalo, New York) is an American bassist known for his work with bands like Mr. Big, Niacin and Talas, Billy Sheehan is often referred to as the "Eddie Van Halen of the Bass". He played in Steve Vai's band for a few years and currently has a project called Devil's Slingshot with guitar virtuoso Tony MacAlpine and drum virtuoso Virgil Donati. They released an album in October 2007 called Clinophobia. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Billy+She
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Sheehan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Buffalo
- Occupation
- bass guitarist
- Religion
- Scientology
- Genre
- hard rock
- Instrument
- bass guitar
- Official website
- www.billysheehan.com
- Image
- Mr. Big - Wacken Open Air 2018 07.jpg
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- Commons category
- Billy Sheehan
- date of birth
- 1953-03-19
- member of
- Niacin
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- social media followers
- 132733
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