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Silly Billy was a type of clown common at fairs in England during the 19th century. They were also common in London as street entertainers , along with the similar clown, Billy Barlow. [ 1 ] The act included playing the part of a fool or idiot, impersonating a child and singing comic songs . [ 2 ]
William Cox (born October 18, 1941 [1]) is an American bassist, best known for performing with Jimi Hendrix.Cox is the only surviving musician to have regularly played with Hendrix: first when both were in the Army, then in 1969 with the experimental group that backed Hendrix at Woodstock (informally referred to as "Gypsy Sun and Rainbows"), followed by the trio with drummer Buddy Miles that ...
Green claims he received more royalties from Big Mouth Billy Bass than from any other recordings of the song. [citation needed] The singing mechanism was originally activated by a motion sensor and was designed to startle a passerby. Eventually, a button was added to activate it. There have been many variants of Big Mouth Billy Bass produced by ...
Dainty's repertoire of silly walks was unrivalled at the time. He could travel down the stage on his left foot, with his right leg raised throughout. He was also known for his impersonations of fellow stars, including parodies of Shirley Bassey, Fred Astaire and a ballet dancer, whom he called Rudolph Nearenough, based loosely on Rudolph Nureyev.
Billy (slave), African-American slave accused of treason; Billy Beer, a beer brand popularized by Billy Carter; Billy doll, a "gay doll" created in 1997; Billy the Kid (1859–1881), American Old West gunfighter born Henry McCarty, also known as William H. Bonney; Billycan or billy, a cooking pot used for camping
Silly Billies is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Fred Guiol from a screenplay by Al Boasberg and Jack Townley, based on a story by Guiol and Thomas Lennon. The film was the twentieth feature for the comedy duo of Wheeler and Woolsey ( Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey ), and also stars Dorothy Lee , who had been in a number of their films.
"Silly Sally" is a song by Iron Butterfly that was released as a single in 1971 after the departure of Doug Ingle. [1] Mike Pinera and M. Jones wrote "Silly Sally" in an attempt to keep the band together. [2] Though the usual B-side is "Stone Believer", it has also been issued with "Butterfly Bleu" (voice box solo) on the B-side. The single did ...