Billy Williamson(1925-1996)

Billy Williamson joined Bill Haley and the Saddlemen in 1949, playing steel guitar and also performing as MC and featured vocalist. With Haley and John Grande, he was a founding partner in The Comets in 1952. Williamson was a popular member of the band, often called upon to sing big beat songs made popular by the likes of Joe Turner and Fats Domino. He quit the Comets in 1963 and retired from show business.