Billy Bremner (musician)

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Billy Bremner is best known for his work as guitar player of Rockpile which played on the bulk of Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds' albums throughout the mid 70s. Bremner acted as lead vocalist on the odd Rockpile song, including "Heart" and "You Ain't Nothing But Fine" on the only album credited to Rockpile "Seconds Of Pleasure". In the 60s he played with The Luvvers who in the early 60s were Lulu's backing band and recorded a single in '66: "The House On The Hill / Most Unlovely" for Parlophone. In 1971 he added some great guitar work to "March Hare" the 1st solo album from ex-Honeybus member Colin Hare. Bremner released his first solo album "BASH!" in 1984. It contained songs co-written with Will Birch drummer/songwriter of The Records and also contained songs by Elvis Costello and Difford & Tillbrook (of Squeeze). After Rockpile split around '83, Bremmer played lead guitar on The Pretenders' single Back On The Chain Gang/My City Was Gone. After stints in L.A. & Nashville he moved to Sweden in the 90s where he hooked up with The Refreshments recording a few CDs with them. He recorded his second solo album in 1999 "A Good Week's Work". He also wrote Edmunds' hit "Trouble Boys", but used an alias, so as not to be confused with the more famous footballer.