Billy Hector

Billy Hector
Billy Hector and Suzan Lastovica performing together at Big Danny's wake at Red Fusion, in Asbury Park, New Jersey, February 11, 2007.
Background information
Born	1956 Orange, New Jersey
Genres	blues, Rock, folk rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Labels	Ghetto Surf Music
Associated acts	Billy Hector Band, Fairlanes, The Shots
Website	The Official Billy Hector Website: http://www.billyhector.com/

Billy Hector, born 1956, is a blues guitarist and singer-songwriter from Orange, New Jersey.

Hector considers himself a workingman’s musician. Hector was initially lured into the music world after seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. He says it changed his world. He soon found himself drawn to the blues. Hector started taking guitar lessons at age 9, and later studied jazz guitar and music history at William Patterson University. Hector started playing regularly in a blues band in 1985. Hector has been producing albums for over 20 years while performing primarily in small clubs. Hector’s guitar style is a combination of Jersey Shore blues and rock n roll. As of 2013, his band consisted of Hector on guitar and vocals, Timmy Tindall on bass, and Dan Hickey on drums.

Hector received the Best Guitarist Award from music critic Bob Makin of The Aquarian Weekly's East Coast Rocker section twice. Hector is also the recipient of three Asbury Park Music Awards. The awards were for "Best Guitarist", "Best Blues Band" and the "Living Legend." Hector and his band were billed alongside for Bonnie Raitt at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "Tribute to Muddy Waters". Hector has also played with the likes of B. B. King,Bo Diddley, Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds but is most at home in small clubs. also in movie 'Hellhound on my Trail' backing Sonny Landreth , and in movie "One Way Out"–touring guitarist For Hubert Sumlin and Joe Lewis Walker