Bill Foley/The Bill Foley Band

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INFLUENCES: James Taylor, Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, John Denver, Bread, Cat Stevens, The Eagles, Neil Young, Jim Croce, Paul Simon and The Beatles.

SONGLIST: For complete song list, visit www.omgilts.com or www.ohmygodIlovethatsong.com

EXPERIENCED FULL TIME PROFESSIONAL: Nationally Touring Singer/Acoustic Guitarist. SOLO, TRIO or 4 PIECE BAND. Specializing in the music of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Early Rock & Roll Classics, "One Hit Wonders", Folk, Country and Original music.
INCLUDING THE MUSIC OF: James Taylor, John Denver, Buddy Holly, Jim Croce, Sam Cooke, The Beatles, Cat Stevens, The Eagles, Neil Young, America, Bread, Chuck Berry and many, many more.

PERFORMS WITH: Gibson, Epiphone, Guild, Gretsch, Takamine, Yamaha, Carvin, Ibanez and Tanglewood Acoustic Guitars. Played through the NEW stunning Fishman/Aura technology.

ALSO PROVIDES: Hundreds of CDs during breaks. (Everything from MOZART to MOTOWN). Played through TWO top of the line NUMARK CD players. No need to hire a DJ separately. No Rap or Hip Hop music.

EMCEE OF: Your entire event.

ALL THIS: On a state of the art CARVIN sound system

UNLIMITED TRAVEL: Regional/National/International

HUNDREDS OF: Clubs, Concerts, Corporate Events, Weddings/Receptions, Class Reunions, Colleges, Fairs, Festivals, REGIONAL and NATIONAL, Since 1980.

HAS PERFORMED AT: Over 700 weddings/receptions NATIONWIDE.

OPENING ACT FOR: Three Dog Night, Lesley Gore, Dion, The Grass Roots, Johnny Rivers, Jefferson Starship, The Tokens, James Taylor, Jerry Seinfeld, Emo Phillips, Huey Lewis and the News, Chicago, Hall and Oates, David Clayton Thomas and Blood, Sweat and Tears, The Vogues, BJ Thomas, The Buckinghams and many others.

CORPORATE CLIENTS: MetLife Insurance Company, Game Ready Equine, The Limbach Company, Elmer's Products Inc, The Ohio Transmission Corporation, The Worthington Dental Group, J. Ranck Electric Inc, Life Touch Photography, The American Heart Association, Bank One, Ditch Witch, Breyer's Ice Cream, Continental Airlines, Best Buy, Honda Of America, Beaver Motor Coach, CTL Engineering, The Ohio Geological Society, Compuserve, A.O.P.H.A., Lucent Tecnologies, The Longaberger Basket Company, Marshall Fields, Levi Strauss, Roby Chevrolet, Cardinal Health, The Limited, Structure, CMS Communications, Ohio Health, Krieger Ford, The Ohio Association of Realtors, The Central Ohio Breathing Association, C.O.T.A. Bus, Kaufmann's, Mennel Milling Company, LSI Financial, Vapor Bus International, Big Lot's, Nu Tone, Nationwide Insurance, Millwright Local #1066, Dollar General Corporation, Care Works Incorporated, Plaskolite Incorporated, Airline Pilots Association International, The Waller Financial Planning Group and many others.

CLUBS: The Spaghetti Warehouse, OH; Rapallo's, OH; Carsonie's, OH; The FunnyBone, OH; La Scala, OH; Wendell's Pub, OH; Confluence Park Restaurant/The River Club, OH; The 100th Bomb Group Restaurant, OH; Godfather Morretti's, OH; PaPa Boos, OH; The Claddagh Irish Pub, OH; Champps Americana, OH; The Cheeseburger In Paradise Restaurants, OH; IN; IL; PA; The Colorado Rose, OH; Fado Irish Pub, OH; Deibel's, OH; Plank's, OH; O'Donold's Irish Pub, OH; The 94th Aero Squadron, OH; Dalt's, OH; Brew-Stir's, OH; The Pour House, OH; TGI Friday's, OH; Sherlock's Pub & Grille, OH; Hoster Brewing Co., OH; Damon's, OH; Snow Trail's Ski Resort, OH; Troubadour's. OH; Umbertos's, OH; Chapin's, OH; Hoggy's, OH; JP Henry's, WV; The English Inn, MI; The Blue Bell Inn, PA; Stoney Creek, WV; Houlihan's OH, MO, MI; The Bluebird Cafe, TN; The Brown Derby, OH, PA; The Bavarian Inn; MI, Seven Spring's Ski Resort, PA; The Elephant Bar, OH, PA, MI, NY.

HOTELS: The Christopher Inn, OH; The Adam's Mark, OH, IL; The Sheraton Suites, OH; The Hotel Del Coronado, CA; The Cincinnati Hilton Netherland Plaza, OH; Ramada Plaza, OH; Marriott Hotels, OH, KY, PA, AL, NJ, IL; Radisson Hotels, OH, PA; The Cherry Valley Lodge, OH; The Northpointe Conference Center, OH; The Westin Great Southern Hotel, OH; The Hilton Columbus, OH; The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, MI; Hyatt Hotels, OH, IL, MI, MO, PA; The Embassy Suites Hotel, OH, MO, PA.

COLLEGES: William & Mary, VA; Berea College, KY; Eastern Kentucky University, KY; Franklin University, OH; Marietta College, OH; Decator College, NY; Ohio State University, OH; Princeton University, NJ; Ohio Wesleyan University, OH; Cornell University, NY; Arizona State University, AZ; Waynesburg College, PA; Muskingum College, OH; Carnegie-Mellon, PA; Washington & Jefferson, PA; Temple University, PA; Devry, OH; Vanderbilt, TN; Robert Morris University, PA; Allegheny College, PA; Chatham College, PA; Widener University, PA; The University Of Pittsburgh, PA.

COUNTRY CLUBS: The Little Turtle CC, OH; The Lakes CC, OH; Tartan Fields CC, OH; The Scioto CC, OH; The Brookside CC, OH; The Heritage CC, OH; The Riverside CC, OH; The Scioto Reserve CC, OH; The Jefferson CC, OH; The Eaglesticks CC, OH; The Medallion CC, OH; The Groveport CC, OH; The Worthington CC, OH; The Evansville CC, IN; The Parkersburg CC, WV; The Columbus Club, OH; The Athletic Club, OH; The Muirfield CC, OH, The London CC, OH.

JINGLE SINGER AND STUDIO MUSICIAN: Circa Productions, OH; Sweetsong Productions, WV; Ozone Studios, OH.

SPECIAL EVENTS: National Anthem:The Arnold Schwartzenegger Classic, OH; Charlie Daniels Talent Roundup, TN; Natural Resources Amphitheater & Gazebo/Ohio State Fair, OH; The Quarter Horse Congress, OH; The Chocolate Fantasy Fair, OH; Crusin' On The Riverfront, OH; Oktoberfest, OH; Troy, Ohio Summer Concert Series, Minster, Ohio Summer Concert Series, Groveport Town Hall Concerts, OH; The Gatherings At The Continent, OH; Circleville Pumpkin Show, OH; Central College Church Summer Concert Series, OH; Greenfield Midsummer Nights On Broadway Concerts, OH; Severance Hall, OH; Songwriters Showcase The Bluebird Cafe, Nashville, TN; Runner-up National Billboard Songwriting Contest 1994/1995

Personnel

Bill Foley: Lead Singer/Acoustic Guitarist
Pete Cary: Backing Vocals/Electric Guitarist
Dan Clark: Backing Vocals/Bassist
Denny Place: Backing Vocals/Drums

Influences

James Taylor, John Denver, Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, Cat Stevens, Bread, The Beatles, The Eagles, just to name a few.

What to Expect

Typical Gig Duration: 120 - 240 minutes

Bill Foley, The Bill Foley Trio and The Bill Foley Band seek to provide a unique show, every time. Depending on crowd reaction, they are able to choose from over 800 memorized songs perfect for each event.

Bill Foley can emcee your event. In addition, he is able to perform a more "concert" like show or be interactive, asking the audience music trivia.

Watch the live video samples to see more examples in different performance environments.

Stage/Setup Requirements:
We provide a state of the art sound sytem.

Additional Notes:
Bill Foley/The Bill Foley Band typically provide a state of the art Carvin sound system for all of their events.

Set/Song/Sequence List:
(There's) No Getting Over Me -Ronnie Milsap
(What A) Wonderful World -Sam Cooke
59th Street Bridge Song -Simon & Garfunkel
A Horse With No Name -America
A Long Line of Love -Michael Martin Murphy
A Love Song -Kenny Loggins
A Pirate Looks At 40 -Jimmy Buffet
A Woman Loves -Steve Wariner
After the Golf Rush -Neil Young
Ain't No Sunshine -Bill Withers
All My Lovin' -The Beatles
All I Have To Do Is Dream -The Everly Brothers
Amanda - Waylon Jennings
America -Simon & Garfunkel
American Pie -Don Mclean
Amie -Pure Prairie League
Annie's Song -John Denver
Another Saturday Night -Sam Cooke
Arms of Mary - Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
Away in the Manger - Christmas Standard
Baby, I Need Your Loving - 4 Tops/Johnny Rivers
Back Home Again -John Denver
Bad Moon Rising -Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown -Jim Croce
Banana Republic -Jimmy Buffet
Bartender's Blues -George Jones
Best of My Love -The Eagles
Billie's Theme -Hoyt Axton
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain -Fred Rose
Blue Moon of Kentucky -Fred Rose
Blue Suede Shoes -Carl Perkins
Box #10 -Jim Croce
Bring It On Home To Me -Sam Cooke
Brown Eyed Girl -Van Morrison
Bus Stop -The Hollies
Bye Bye Love -The Everly Brothers
Calypso -John Denver
Candle In The Wind -Elton John
Can't Buy Me Love -The Beatles
Captain Jim's Drunken Dream -James Taylor
Carolina IN My Mind -James Taylor
Cat's In The Cradle -Harry Chapin
Cecelia -Simon & Garfunkel
Cherry, Cherry -Neil Diamond
Chevy Van -Sammy Johns
City of New Orleans -Arlo Guthrie
Come Go With Me -The Del Vikings
Come Monday -Jimmy Buffet
Cool Change -The Little River Band
Could I Have This Dance -Anne Murray
Country Roads -John Denver
Cracklin' Rosie -Neil Diamond
Crimson & Clover -Tommy James & The Shondells
Daddy's All Gone -James Taylor
Daddy's Hands -Holly Dunn
Daisy Jane -America
Daniel -Elton John
Danny's Song -Kenny Loggins
Daydreams About Night Things -Ronnie Milsap
Diary -Bread
Dock Of The Bay (Sittin' On The) -Otis Redding
Don't Be Angry -Stonewall Jackson
Down In The Boondocks -Billy Joe Royal
Dream Lover -Bobby Darin
Drift Away -Dobie Gray
Drivin' My Life Away -Eddie Rabbit
Duncan -Paul Simon
Edmund Fitzgerald -Gordon Lightfoot
Eight Days A Week -The Beatles
Everyday -Buddy Holly
Everything I Own -Bread
Everything That Glitters Is Not Gold -Dan Seals
Father & Son -Cat Stevens
Feliz Navidad - Christmas Standard
Fire -Bruce Springsteen
Fire & Rain -James Taylor
Five O'Clock World -The Vogues
Fly Away -John Denver
Follow Me -John Denver
Forever In Blue Jeans -Neil Diamond
From Me To You -The Beatles
Garden Party -Ricky Nelson
Good Golly Miss Molly -Little Richard
Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues -Danny O'Keefe
Good Times -Sam Cooke
Gorilla -James Taylor
Grandma's Feather Bed -John Denver
Handy Man -James Taylor
Hang On Sloopy -The McCoys
Hard To Be Humble -Mac Davis
Harmony -Elton John
Heard It In A Love Song -The Marshall Tucker Band
Heart Of Gold -Neil Young
Heartlight -Kenny Loggins
Help Me Rhonda -The Beach Boys
Homeward Bound -Simon & Garfunkel
I Am A Rock -Simon & Garfunkel
I Believe In Music -Mac Davis
I Can See Clearly Now -Johnny Nash
I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You -Hank Williams
I Don't Want To Know -Fleetwood Mac
I Feel Fine -The Beatles
I Fought The Law -The Bobby Fuller Four
I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
I Got A Name -Jim Croce
I Know A Heartache When I See One -Jennifer Warnes
I Know Where Love Lives -Hal Ketchum
I Saw Her Standing There -The Beatles
I Saw The Light -Wynonna
I'd Love You To Want Me -Lobo
If I Were A Carpenter -Bobby Darin
If You Could Read My Mind -Gordon Lightfoot
If You're A Cowboy -Hoyt Axton
I'm A Believer -The Monkees
I'm Sorry -John Denver
In The Ghetto -Elvis Presley
Indiana Wants Me -R. Dean Taylor
Into Something Good -Hermans Hermits
It Don't Come Easy -Ringo Starr
It's So Easy -Buddy Holly
Jingle Bells - Christmas Standard
Johnny B Goode -Chuck Berry
Just Remember I Love You -Firefall
Kansas City -Wilbert Harrison
Knock On Wood -Eddie Floyd
La Bamba -Ritchie Valens
Lady -The Little River Band
Last Kiss -J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers
Leader Of The Band -Dan Fogelberg
Leaving On A Jet Plane -John Denver
Let Me Be There -Olivia Newton John
Let's Get Together -Jesse Colin Young & The Youngbloods
Life's A Dance -John Michael Montgomery
Light My Fire -The Doors
Lighthouse -James Taylor
Like A Sad Song -John Denver
Little Pink Houses -John Cougar Mellencamp
Locomotion -Little Eva
Lonely People -America
Longfellow Serenade -Neil Diamond
Lord Have Mercy On The Workin' Man -Travis Tritt
Love Is A Rose -Neil Young
Love Potion # 9 -The Clovers
Lover's Cross -Jim Croce
Love's Me Like A Rock -Paul Simon
Lucille -Kenny Rogers
Luckenback Texas -Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Lyin' Eyes -The Eagles
Machine Gun Kelly -James Taylor
Magnet & Steel -Walter Egan
Mamma's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys -Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Man In The Mirror -Tom Paul Glazer
Margaritaville -Jimmy Buffett
Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard -Paul Simon
Mellow Yellow -Donovan
Millworker -James Taylor
Money (That's What I Want) -Barrett Strong
Moonshadow -Cat Stevens
Mother & Child Reunion -Paul Simon
Mother Freedom -Bread
Mountain Of Love -Johnny Rivers
My Sweet Lady -John Denver
Never Been To Spain -Three Dog Night
Never Ending Love -Standard
Not Fade Away -Buddy Holly
Ob-La-De-Ob-La-Da -The Beatles
Oh Boy -Buddy Holly
Ohio -Neil Young
Old Man -Neil Young
On Broadway -The Drifters
One Less Set Of Footsteps -Jim Croce
One Morning In May -James Taylor
Only Sixteen -Sam Cooke
Passionate Kisses -Mary Chapin Carpenter
Past The Point Of Rescue -Hal Ketchum
Peaceful Easy Feeling -The Eagles
Photographs & Memories -Jim Croce
Please Come To Boston -Dave Loggins
Please Release Me -Marty Robbins
Poor Little Fool -Ricky Nelson
Proud Mary -Creedence Clearwater Revival
Pure Love -Ronnie Milsap
Rainy Day People -Gordon Lightfoot
Rainy Night -Eddie Rabbitt
Ramblin' Man -The Allman Brothers
Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) -Jim Croce
Ready For The Times To Get Better -Crystal Gale
Ridin' By Thumb To Mexico -Johnny Rodriquez
Rocky Mountain High -John Denver
Rocky Top -Standard
Roll Over Beethoven -Chuck Berry
Roller Derby Queen -Jim Croce
Rose Colored Glasses -John Conlee
Ruby -Dion
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer- Gene Autry
Run For The Roses -Dan Fogelberg
San Francisco -Scott Mckenzie
Sandman -America
Sarah Maria -James Taylor
Saturday Night In Toledo Ohio -John Denver
Second Hand News -Fleetwood Mac
Shama-Lama-Ding-Dong -Otis Day & The Nights
Shambala -Three Dog Night
Shame On The Moon -Bob Seger
She Thinks I Still Care -George Jones
Shooting Star -Bad Company
Shower The People -James Taylor
Sight For Sore Eyes -Vince Gill
Silver Bells- Christmas Standard
Singin' The Blues -Guy Mitchell
Sister Golden Hair -America
Slip Sliding Away -Paul Simon
Small Town Saturday Night -Hal Ketchum
Smokey Mountain Rain -Ronnie Milsap
So Nice To Be With You -Gallery
Soldiers -James Taylor
Solitary Man -Neil Diamond
Some Fools Never Learn - Steve Wariner
Somebody Loves You - Crystal Gale
Something In The Way She Moves - James Taylor
Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills & Nash
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Sugar Mountain - Neil Young
Sugar Trade - James Taylor/Jimmy Buffett
Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
Sunshine (Go Away) - Johnathan Edwards
Sunshine On My Shoulders - John Denver
Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard
Take A Letter Maria - R.B. Greaves
Taxi - Harry Chapin
Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Tequila Sunrise - The Eagles
Thank God I'm A Country Boy - John Denver
That Rock & Roll Music - Chuck Berry
That's Alright Mama - Elvis Presley
The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
The Dance - Garth Brooks
The Domino Theory Of Love - Steve Wariner
The First Cut Is The Deepest - Cat Stevens
The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
The Game Of Love - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
The Guitar Man - Bread
The Jagged Edge Of A Broken Heart - Gail Davies
The Letter - The Boxtops
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
The Needle & The Damage Done - Neil Young
The Night They Drove Ol'' Dixie Down - The Band/Joan Baez
The Twist - Chubby Checker
The Wedding Song (There Is Love) - Noel Paul Stookey (solo and band versions)
There's A Place In The World For A Gambler - Dan Fogelberg
This Old Guitar - John Denver
Timber, I'm Fallin' In Love - Patty Loveless
To Love Somebody - The Bee Gees
Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson
Try A Little Kindness - Glen Campbell
Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard
Twenty Years Ago - Kenny Rogers
Twist & Shout - The Beatles
Twistin' The Night Away - Sam Cooke
Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters
Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) - Don Mclean
Wake Up Little Suzie - The Everly Brothers
Wandering - James Taylor
We Belong Together - Ritchie Valens
We Can Work It Out - The Beatles
Well...Alright - Buddy Holly
What I Didn't Do - Steve Wariner
What's Forever For - Michael Martin Murphy
When Will I Be Loved - The Everly Brothers
When You Say Nothing At All - Keith Whitley
Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lyman & The Teenagers
Wild Thing - The Troggs
Wild World - Cat Stevens (band and solo versions)
Wildfire - Michael Martin Murphy
Witchita Lineman - Glen Campbell
With A Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles
Wonderful World (What a) - Sam Cooke
Working At The Carwash Blues - Jim Croce
Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
Yesterday - The Beatles
You Can Close Your Eyes - James Taylor
You Can't Run From Love - Eddie Rabbit
You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce
You've Got A Friend - Carole King

Experience

2006: 225 gigs
2007: 300 gigs
2008: 310 gigs
2009: 317 gigs
2010: 319 gigs
2011: 285 gigs
2012: 55 gigs

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