Mickey Billingham (also credited Micky Billingham) is an English keyboardist. He was the former keyboardist of the pop rock band Dexys Midnight Runners.[1] After the band broke up, he and another member, Andy "Stoker" Growcott, became co-founding members of new wave band General Public, contributing to the band's debut studio album All the Rage (1984).[2]
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Billingham went on to play in the Beat with Ranking Roger and Everett Morton, who have both since died.[3]
As well as being in the Beat, Billingham also teaches singing and performance techniques at Dudley College in the West Midlands.
References
edit- ^ Steve Huey. "Dexys Midnight Runners | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "All the Rage - General Public | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Mark Deming. "The English Beat | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
External links
edit- Mickey Billingham at AllMusic
- Mickey Billingham discography at Discogs
- Mickey Billingham at IMDb