April 23, 2012(2012-04-23) (aged 64)[2] Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Funk, rock, world
Occupation(s)
Musician, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)
Vocals, drums, percussions
Years active
1967–2012
Labels
RCA, Current WAVE-2
Musical artist
William Taylor Bryans[3] (September 15, 1947 – April 23, 2012) was a Canadian percussionist, songwriter, music producer and DJ, known as one of the founders of The Parachute Club, among other accomplishments in music. As a producer, he worked on projects for artists as diverse as Dutch Mason, Raffi, Lillian Allen and the Downchild Blues Band.[1] He was born in Montreal, but spent most of his adult life in Toronto, and was particularly supportive of world music as both a promoter and publicist, focusing on bringing Caribbean, Cuban and Latin American music to a wider audience.
^ ab"Parachute Club". The Canadian Encyclopedia/The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Toronto: The Dominion-Historica Institute. 2012. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
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On the People's Side, with Bryans performing as percussionist, sound remixer and co-producer. During the 1970s, Bryans continued to develop his reputation...
vocals). BillyBryans, too ill to perform for the entire show, did join the band on drums for their last two numbers, including "Rise Up". Bryans, one of...
in the National Football League "William K. Bryan". Duke University. Retrieved April 9, 2020. "BillyBryan: Career Stats at NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved...
BillyBryans, deceased Canadian musician Frank Bryans, deceased Argentine cricketer and tennis player John Bryans, deceased British actor Lina Bryans...
stars Michael Ironside, Kate Vernon and Jayne Eastwood as the hostages. BillyBryans and Aaron Davis received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Score...
JazzFM91 (formerly CJRT), Toronto, and her Latin-music was produced by BillyBryans. Fernandez was born in Madrid, Spain. She moved from Madrid to Switzerland...
written by Susan Sturman, MQII vocalist Lorraine Segato and percussionist BillyBryans had founded a spin-off group called V to showcase their own material...
for Reggae Recording of the Year in 1985. Parachute Club percussionist BillyBryans, whose interest in Caribbean music had been influential in the introduction...
E. Bryan Jr. (1921–2008), United States Air Force major general and flying ace William Bryan (cricketer) (1856–1933), English cricketer BillyBryan (born...
during its over three decade history. Other initial band members included BillyBryans, later of the Parachute Club, on drums, and Omar Tunnoch, later of the...
backed on the album by the Canadian band the Parachute Club; the band's BillyBryans produced the album. Lorraine Segato sang on "The Subversives". Allen...
music guitarist, songwriter Rod Bruno – singer-songwriter, guitarist BillyBryans – percussionist, record producer Jon Bryant – singer-songwriter Dan Bryk...
union leader and politician, 34th Governor of Gotland (b. 1943) 2012 – BillyBryans, Canadian drummer, songwriter and producer (b. 1947) 2012 – Chris Ethridge...
Hudson High School. He would later credit longtime friend and musician BillyBryans for having played a role in his student council victory. In his graduating...
year, he had his first solo release "Cradle Of My Arms" under the name BillyBryan on the Blaze record label. His first release under his real name was...
Interview with Billy Zane. Ecofabulous (September 23, 2010). Retrieved on November 15, 2011. Archived October 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Bryan, Steven...
and Libertarian Party of Canada candidate Clifton Brown – kickboxer BillyBryans – musician Rob Burgess – tech CEO Marty Burke – former NHL player Theresa...
February 21 – Christopher Reimer, rock guitarist (Women) April 23 – BillyBryans, percussionist and record producer (Parachute Club) September 23 – Sam...
Mama Quilla II. In 1982, Conger and Segato, along with percussionist BillyBryans, formed the nucleus of what would become The Parachute Club. Concurrently...
segment of the show begins with a 1987 rearrangement of "Curried Soul" by BillyBryans. In September 2013, amidst much on-air fanfare, the decades-old "Curried...
joined The Parachute Club in 1983, after its initial founding members, BillyBryans, Lorraine Segato and Lauri Conger, had been offered a management and...
2015. "Bryan Adams Announces GET UP TOUR" (Press release). PR Newswire. October 22, 2015. McDermott, Maeve (April 29, 2019). "Bryan Adams and Billy Idol...
off the grid in Alaska. Billy has a criminal history of horse theft in 1980. Ami has a criminal history of welfare fraud. Billy was previously married...
Directions" is a song written by Luke Bryan and Rachel Thibodeau and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in September...
Billy Cranston is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe. He is the Blue Ranger (triceratops) in the series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers...
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