BILLY HECTOR began playing guitar over 40 years ago at the age of nine. His influences include Freddie King, T-Bone Walker, The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix. A 1974 Stratocaster is this fret-master's main guitar powered by an "an old Bassman". For slide work he uses a Telecaster and a Gibson Firebird.

BILLY HECTOR has shared the bill with B.B. King, Billy Preston, Bo Diddley, Coco Taylor, Johnny Winter, Ronnie Earl, Johnny Copeland, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds to name a few.

BILLY HECTOR is a touring guitarist with guitar great Hubert Sumlin. In June 2004, Billy performed at The Chicago Blues Festival with Hubert Sumlin in The Howlin' Wolf Tribute Band and also performed with Hubert at The Cape May blues festival.

Billy and his band shared billing with Bonnie Raitt at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "Tribute to Muddy Waters". Raitt afterwards said the beauty of Hector's sound brought tears to her eyes. Billy recently took home 3 Asbury Park Music Awards for "Best Guitarist", "Best Blues Band" and the "Living Legend Award".

BILLY HECTOR has twice received the Best Guitarist Award from music critic Bob Makin of the East Coast Rocker who states, "Billy plays with guts and displays some of the best chops you'll see anywhere."

Early on in his career, BILLY HECTOR identified himself as a versatile player with a smooth and a dynamic style all his own. He began playing in The Shots, The Stone Pony's R & B houseband. Hector then went on to form Hot Romance, a band whose original songs received airplay on New York radio station WNEW-FM. As lead guitarist for The Fairlanes, a 5 piece blues rock band, Hector co-wrote and released 3 independant recordings on the Blue Jersey label which received both a healthy amount of airplay and critical acclaim. Regrouping as a power trio for the past ten years, the BILLY HECTOR Band includes drummer Dan Hickey and bass player Winston Roye (Bernie Worrell, Nile Rodgers, Herbie Hancock).

With thirty years of performing under his belt, Billy Hector is recognized as one of the hottest guitarists and songwriters playing the original circuit and serves up what more than one reviewer has called "one of the best shows you'll ever see".

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