Billy Gilmore

{{Multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=November 2016}} {{Notability|1=Biographies|date=June 2024}} }} '''William Gilmore''', also known as '''Bill''', '''Billy''', and '''Shakin' Bill''' (because he stood still onstage) was an American musician who played the bass and the keyboard. He grew up in Sarasota, Florida before settling down in Atlanta, Georgia. He played with The Webs,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h8BUDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT65|title=She Loves You: Volume 3 in The John Lennon Series|first=Jude Southerland |last=Kessler|page=65|isbn=9780979944857 |publisher=BookBaby |date=2014}}</ref> The Candymen, The Classics IV, and the Atlanta Rhythm Section.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://southerngaragebands.com/candymen.html|title=The Candymen |website=southerngaragebands.com}}</ref>

Gilmore first came to attention around 1965, touring as a bass player for Roy Orbison and The Candymen.

Gilmore was featured on "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison and The Candymen in 1964. He also co-wrote "Party Girl" for Tommy Roe along with Buddy Buie, and also penned tracks for Jay & The Americans.

He died on March 27, 1978, and was survived by wife Andrea and three daughters.

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