Billy "Harp" Hamilton (born March 25, 1952) is an American blues/soul-R&B singer, songwriter, harmonica-guitar player.

Billy "Harp" Hamilton
Billy "Harp" Hamilton live in Poland
Billy "Harp" Hamilton live in Poland
Background information
Birth nameBill Coleman
Also known asBilly "Harp" Hamilton
Born (1952-03-25) March 25, 1952 (age 72)
OriginHamilton, Ohio, United States
GenresSoul and R&B
OccupationSinger
Instrument(s)Vocals
rhythm guitar
harmonica
Years active1965–present
LabelsAMI Records
Websitethelowridersband.com

Career and albums

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Active since 1965, Hamilton has recorded four albums: "Blues/Soul/R&B" (2002), "Live at the Oxford Music Festival" (2005), "Live at Club Hades" (2007), and "Campesino Blues"(2011). "My Baby Must Have Died," written by Hamilton, is featured on a compilation album from a British label called Funkee Fish Records. "I Sold Your Ring Today," another Hamilton composition, is included on a compilation CD from the Network Pacific label in California. Five songs from "Campesino Blues" were selected for the soundtrack of Purgatory Comics, an independent film released by Warm Milk Productions in 2012.

Touring

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Hamilton lived and toured in Europe from 2006 to 2010. In 2011, he relocated to Austin, TX, where he was signed by AMI Records, a small independent label that released "Campesino Blues" (nine studio tracks plus three live tracks recorded in Poland and Austin, TX) at the end of 2011. Billy Hamilton now plays various venues in central Texas with the latest incarnation of his band, The Lowriders.

Discography

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Albums in order from newest to oldest

Campesino Blues

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  1. Dressed Up and Messed Up
  2. Campesino Blues
  3. The Older I Get
  4. Bandleader's Blues
  5. As Long As I'm Crying
  6. Latex Love
  7. Hunkering Down
  8. My Baby Must Have Died
  9. Blindfold Blues
  10. Fever
  11. Pay Some Money
  12. Use Me

Live at Club Hades

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  1. Someday After While
  2. Nadine
  3. Stormy Monday
  4. Big Leg Woman
  5. My Baby Must Have Died
  6. Born Under A Bad Sign
  7. Unchain My Heart
  8. Walkin' The Dog
  9. Use Me

Live at The Oxford Music Festival

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  1. Walkin' The Dog
  2. Key to the Highway
  3. Midnight Hour
  4. Born Under a Bad Sign
  5. Nadine
  6. Feelin' All Right
  7. Shotgun

Blues/Soul/R&B

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  1. My Baby Must Have Died
  2. Walkin' The Dog
  3. Unchain My Heart
  4. Nadine
  5. Big Leg Woman
  6. Blindfold Blues
  7. There'll Be A Price

References

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