Billy Squier "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 05-17-24

Boppin' With Beth

American musician, singer and songwriter Billy Squier is the "focus beam" artist on this new episode of Boppin' With Beth. Hear about his career including early bands and his solo career through today. There's a couple of rockin' tunes from his discography as well as one from his early band Piper. There's songs from some of his influences including The Rolling Stones, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin and The Beatles! Beth's Bop Of The Week is a new cover of a classic by The Rolling Stones by The Midnight Callers from an upcoming Jem Records Celebrates Jaggers & Richards compilation. Jammin' James Riley has a sunny rocker by Martin Cilia in Hang Ten and Bonfire covers Billy Squier to close the show!

Music bed: Carl Perkins- "Boppin' The Blues", Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues" and The Cars- "My Best Friend's Girl" The Rolling Stones- "Surprise, Surprise" The Beatles- "Love Me Do" The Who- "Pinball Wizard" Led Zeppelin- "Communication Breakdown" Billy Squier- "Everybody Wants You" Billy Squier- "Whadda You Want From Me" Beth's Bop Of The Week: The Midnight Callers- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" The Jimi Hendrix Experience- "Wait Until Tomorrow" Queen- "Killer Queen" Fleetwood Mac- "Monday Morning" Hang Ten: Martin Cilia- "On The Beach" Piper- "Blues For The Common Man" Bonfire- "The Stroke" Outro music bed: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers- "Hideaway"