# Billy Gilmore

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{{short description|American songwriter}}
{{Similar names|Bill Gilmour (disambiguation)}}

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'''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](/source/Sarasota%2C_Florida) before settling down in [Atlanta, Georgia](/source/Atlanta%2C_Georgia).  He played with [The Webs](/source/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](/source/The_Candymen), [The Classics IV](/source/The_Classics_IV), and the [Atlanta Rhythm Section](/source/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](/source/Roy_Orbison) and The Candymen.

Gilmore was featured on "[Oh, Pretty Woman](/source/Oh%2C_Pretty_Woman)" by Roy Orbison and The Candymen in 1964.  He also co-wrote "[Party Girl](/source/Party_Girl_(Tommy_Roe_song))" for [Tommy Roe](/source/Tommy_Roe) along with [Buddy Buie](/source/Buddy_Buie), and also penned tracks for [Jay & The Americans](/source/Jay_%26_The_Americans).

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

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