Billy Vera is an American actor, singer, songwriter and author. He has several talents and has been writing and singing since the early 1960s. He has released several amazing records, but if we talk about his most successful song, it will surely be ‘At This Moment, which was released in 1987 and became the top hit in the US. He also has a music group named Billy Vera & The Beaters. In 2013, another start got added to his career as he won a Grammy Award. He has an incredible career as well as an interesting life. If you want to learn more about his life, career and achievements, you must read the following paragraphs.
Early life
Billy Vera took birth on May 28, 1944, and his full name is William Patrick McCord. He was born in Riverside, California. His father is Bill McCord, who is a popular television announcer and a radio personality. She lived in Hartsdale, New York, while growing up and went to the Mt. Carmel School and the Archibishop Stepinac High School. His mother’s name is Ann Ryan, and he was also part of The Ray Charles Singers.
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Career beginning
Billy Vera’s career took off in 1962, as he recorded for the first time that year. He was a member of the Resolutions; he gave a couple of hits. In the 1960s, he started his songwriting career and wrote songs for several artists such as Ricky Nelson, Fats Domino, Barbara Lewis and The Shirelles. The classic song; ‘Don’t Look Back by the Remains was also written by Billy vera. Later, Robert Plant covered the same song. Vera was placed with Judy Clay to record a duet, and it was an incredible decision. It got immensely popular and was a huge commercial success. Soo, the duo became the favourite of the audience and gained massive popularity. In 1967, he recorded a solo hit, ‘With Pen in Hand’, which was written by Bobby Goldsboro.
Currently, Bill vera is working as a music historian, and the Beaters are still performed in Southern California. He has helped a huge number of artists in producing and writing line notes such as Louis Prima, Sam Cooke, Little Richard, Ray Charles, etc. In the year 2015, Vera came up with ‘Bill Vera: Big Band Jazz’, which was a tribute to the black writers from the era of 1920, the 30s and 40s. He came back into the studio in 2019 and recorded an album named; ‘Timeless’. Billy has also got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in front of Capitol Records. In 2013, he won the Grammy Award for the Best Album Notes.
Personal life
If we talk about the personal life of Billy Vera, there is not enough information available. He married Rosalee Mayeux under a common-law marriage but ended it later on. After ending the first marriage, he got hitched to Pamela Stephenson.
Net Worth
Billy Vera is a successful songwriter, Music Historian, Singer and actor. With so many talents, he has earned a net worth of over $20 million.