Billy Lyall

William Lyall (26 March 1953 – 1 December 1989) was a Scottish musician, known for his work with Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project, and the Bay City Rollers.

Billy Lyall
Birth nameWilliam Lyall
Born(1953-03-26)26 March 1953
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died1 December 1989(1989-12-01) (aged 36)
Occupation(s)Singer, musician
InstrumentsVocals and keyboards
Years active1969–1989
Associated actsPilot, Bay City Rollers, the Alan Parsons Project

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Lyall was a singer, keyboard player and flautist with Pilot, and co-wrote Magic, Pilot's 1974 hit single.

He contributed to the Alan Parsons Project with fellow Pilot members, and he was an early member of the Bay City Rollers. He was keyboard player for Dollar between 1978 and 1982.

He left Pilot in early 1976, and released a solo album, Solo Casting later that year. In 1979, he contributed string arrangements and synthesizer to an album by the band Runner.[1]

Death

Lyall was a victim of the AIDS pandemic, and died at age 36 in 1989.[2] Bay City Rollers' manager Tam Paton later said that Lyall was gay.[3]

References
  1. "Runner - Runner | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. Uhelszki, Jaan (25 October 1999). "Courtney to Get Behind the Camera". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2006.
  3. Jonsson, Hannes A. (23 January 2000). "Tam Paton Spills The Heinz Baked Beans!". Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)


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