Archives ... Do to the many many e-mail's I get over the years from many of you that visit my web site requesting information about my past life in the music business and night life from the 1960's though the 1980's. I'm happy to say that I have found in my archive photo books of my past night life days. Enjoy!
1962 ~~ It all started here... Pelham Manor, New York - Halloween 1962. I was 17yo and built this strawman in my front yard and made the local newspapers front page.
"When I was seventeen. It was a very good year. It was a very good year for a small town rich boy from Pelham Manor, New York".........
1964 - 1969 The Rascals
It was all about the rock band "The Rascals". I know I was young... but smart! The reprints below are from 16 Magazine a teen magazine in the 1960's.
16 Magazine
16 Magazine - The Rascals PAGE 1
16 Magazine - The Rascals PAGE 2
16 Magazine - Billy tells on Eddie 1966
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1969 - 1970 Hawaii/Woodstock (took a year off)
3 Days of Fun/Peace & Music
WOODSTOCK! YES I WAS THERE -- ALL THREE DAYS.....
1970 - 1974 Warner Bros. Records
When I joned Warner Bros Records in 1969 - 1972 as (A&R - VP Promotions) One of my projects was working with singer "Don Ho" - the Frank Sinatra of Hawaii. It was fun but not as much fun as the launch of Jathou Toll and Alice Copper for Warner Bros. Records.
(photos below - Alice Copper)
Don Ho and Billy Amato
Alice Copper (L) and Billy Amato (R)
The Alice Cooper invite 1972 Rooservelt Stadium Champagne Rock Drama.
Billy Amato with Santa and Alice Cooper
December 31, 1972 -- Bette Midler
Photo: Sitting at the after party at The New York Philharmonic Hall New Year's Eve show of on December 31, 1972: (L to R) Billy (Smith) Amato, Bette Midler and Producer Howard Stein the rock/music promoter of the event in front of Bette Midler.
Bette Midler requested me to handle the promotions for her first sold out public showing for the New Year's Eve show at The New York Philharmonic Hall on December 31, 1972. The show was called: "The Divine Miss M". Later in 1973 Bette, named her first US tour called "The Divine Miss M". The tour was only in six cities.
1973 - Rockards... "Superstars to send to friend..."
I had an idea and I went to Hallmark and they gave me $400,000.00.... I took the year off.
1974 - '77
DISCO BILLY
Disco Billy
1974 - 1977 20th Century Records, also known as 20th Fox Records a subsidiary of film studio 20th Century Fox. 1977 - 1979 London Records 1979 - 1982 RCA/Salsoul Records 1977 - 1986 Studio 54 1986 - (ungoing) Sr. VP Global Sales and Ground Transportation Logistics Dir.
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