Larsc Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 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. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Roburt Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) 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 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Also he was involved with the 4th generation on debroussard. He was hired as a songwriter for the florida label Mercede Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Larsc Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 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.) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 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. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Milliontearsoul Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 [ebay link removed] Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Moderator Edit: the purpose of discussion threads is not so you can bump the thread with a link to your own ebay auction (in this case without even a fake attempt to contribute to the discussion, just a link to an auction from an ebay user whose name matches yours). If you want to post a link to an ebay auction, do it in the Ebay and Website sales links. Please don't do this again. Thank you. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Roburt Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 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. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Roburt Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Anybody know anything about Nancy that Billy Wells (& his group) worked with at Mercede ..... https://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. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 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? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Pinch Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 shouldnt you be in bed bob Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 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 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Roburt Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 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. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Larsc Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 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: https://www.boogalooinvestigator.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13:fort-lauderdale-early-70s&catid=14:record-labels&Itemid=35 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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