Billy J. Kramer
Billy J. Kramer
Latest Release
- Christmas Kinda Feeling
- November 2024
- • 1 Song
Top Songs
| 1 | Bad to Me [Mono; 1998 Remaster] | ||
| 2 | Little Children | ||
| 3 | Do You Want To Know A Secret | ||
| 4 | Trains and Boats and Planes [Mono; 1998 Remaster] | ||
| 5 | From A Window |
Albums
Oct 2024 • 1 song
Oct 2024 • 12 songs
Aug 2024 • 1 song
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Popular On
- Beatles & More, Commercial-Free
About
Biography
One of the most popular Merseybeat singers, Billy J. Kramer (born Billy Ashton) was fortunate enough to become a client of Beatles manager Brian Epstein and was gifted with several Lennon-McCartney songs in 1963 and 1964, some of which the Beatles never ended up recording. Even tossing aside the considerable value of hearing otherwise unavailable Lennon-McCartney compositions, his best singles were enjoyably melodic pop/rock.
Kramer's cover of "Do You Want to Know a Secret" -- which featured clever production by George Martin that hid the cracks in the singer's upper register...