Billi/billy Wells/welles, Should I Be Confused?

[LarsC 83]

I'm looking for info on Billi Wells/Billy Wells/Billi Welles and noticed that The Billy with the Crescents is apparently a different guy from the Billy with the Invaders/Outer Realm. Is this true?

And if anyone has info of any kind I'd love to hear about it.

[Roburt 2,444]

Billy Wells was originally from Cleveland.

He was a big SciFi fan, hence all his group's names after he moved to Florida (Outer Limits, Invaders).

Same guy who had been with the Crescents.

Edited November 16, 2012 by Roburt

[boba 1,929]

Also he was involved with the 4th generation on debroussard. He was hired as a songwriter for the florida label Mercede

[LarsC 83]

Same guy who had been with the Crescents.

I read somewhere that this guy is another Billy Wells.

(Sci-fi Billy was also involved with Uranus Records.)

[boba 1,929]

I read somewhere that this guy is another Billy Wells.

(Sci-fi Billy was also involved with Uranus Records.)

it is the same guy. someone might have said it's not because of the ohio / florida disconnect but it is.

[Milliontearsoul 291]

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[boba 1,929]

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[Roburt 2,444]

As Bob said, Billy Wells was very involved with Mercede Records (Florida) from late 71 for around 2/3 years.

He wrote songs for them, recorded for them & worked with some of their other artists.

The label was run by John & Dee Mercede from Ft Lauderdale. John & Dee were related (kids ?) of local property developer Frank Mercede.

[Roburt 2,444]

Anybody know anything about Nancy that Billy Wells (& his group) worked with at Mercede .....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KJwBGChLc0

I'm a bit restricted on what searches I can do myself at the moment as I'm in Cyprus lapping up the sun.

[boba 1,929]

yeah, she had two records on the label and one had her picture on the label. she was some white lady.

p.s. i've been to cyprus, are you at a nude beach? are you nude?

[Dave Pinch 1,950]

shouldnt you be in bed bob

[boba 1,929]

shouldnt you be in bed bob

now i'm all up excited thinking about john obsessively screen capturing pages of billboard online in the nude.

p.s. it's thanksgiving, it's close to a week off

[Roburt 2,444]

yeah, she had two records on the label and one had her picture on the label. she was some white lady.

p.s. i've been to cyprus, are you at a nude beach? are you nude?

Steady on Bob , I'm an old Yorkshireman & not a pretty sight without full clothing.

[LarsC 83]

Thanks for the input, I know a bit about Billi Welles at Mercede. I know less about what he did before and after. And I was a bit confused about there being one or two artists by the same name, but that seems to be cleared up now.

I've also tried to get Nancy to reveal something about her past but she's not very communicative.

My Mercede label page:

http://www.boogalooinvestigator.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13:fort-lauderdale-early-70s&catid=14:record-labels&Itemid=35