Billy Caldwell was raised on the New Jersey shore in the small town of Pine Beach. From an early age, he entertained his family and friends, progressing quickly from the "squeeze duck" to drums before he finally settled on guitar. By the time he graduated high school, he could play almost seven different chords on the guitar. Rashly, he decided to pursue a career other than music.

After graduating from Penn State with a degree in Finance, Billy received a commission in the US Navy where he became a helicopter pilot and fixed wing primary flight instructor. But much to his parents' chagrin, music wasn't finished with him yet. While stationed in Corpus Christi, Texas; he fell in with a group of rock musicians collectively known as "El Kabong", and eventually left the Navy to pursue a life of music.

Settling in Austin, Texas, Billy gigged semi-regularly with his bandmates in El Kabong until the band called it quits in 1998. After 3 years and well over ten thousand pizzas delivered, Billy left Austin and headed for the mountains of Colorado.

Billy now performs at over 30 different venues in the state of Vermont. With a wide range of cover material ranging from Johnny Cash to John Mayer and a wide collection of original songs ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime, Billy's high energy performance, manic guitar playing and distinctive vocals (reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen and John Hiatt) have been winning over audiences all over the Green Mountain state.

Billy's debut CD, "Out of My League" is due to be released on Halloween of this year on Spaz Junior Records.

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