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THEE Official BOBBY BILAN Website theremin chainsaw guitarist composer. The final 70s all time greatest The Guess Who lead guitarist. *********** SOME OF THESE PAGES ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION PLEASE BE PATIENT AS WE TAKE CARE IN CONSTRUCTING THESE HISTORY PAGES. FEEL FREE TO BROWSE THROUGH THE VARIOUS SUB-TITLES SOME OF WHICH ARE ALREADY LOADED WITH MANY GREAT HISTORIC FACTS AND IMAGES. PEACE OUT FIRST FIRST FIRST FIRST.
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By this time Bobby had already become somewhat of a legend for his guitar prowess live and as a session player with The Guess Who as well as his own projects, trend setting recordings and various bands he formed. We found a very flattering letter from recording producer Jack Richardson which says quote;
I have known Bob Bilan for 10 years, and during that time I have employed him both as a recording session musician, and as a composer under assignment to create specific projects. The compositions written by Mr. Bilan, some of which were used on projects for the Guess Who, show a solid understanding of the song writing craft. As a player, he is able to provide a superior level of performance and creative input to any project in which he is asked to participate. I would recommend him highly to anyone wishing to align themselves with a talented, capable, musical professional. Sincerely, Some very kind words from a world renown producer who not only took The Guess Who to stardom but also Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Bob Seeger and many others as well as launching the careers of several other producers. As a matter of fact, when the very young Bobby decided to resurrect the 7inch EP [extended play] vinyl disc format for his first solo recording in 1976, it was Jack's pressing plant JAMF that had the only working machine in North America and that was in mothballs so to speak so it was lucky it worked at all. This of course caused a huge resurgence in this 7inch EP recording/pressing format. Using this format seemed logical to Bobby since most A&R label people and radio program directors of the day only listened to demos which were 3-4 songs in length, so why not use a 7inch EP, two songs a side, far less expensive than a 12inch album. He immediately followed with a limited pressing of the same release but as a picture disc which also became an extremely popular packaging scheme. His inspiration - a childhood memory of an hysterical Alfred E. Newman burping record attached to one of his old MAD magazines. |
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