{"id":2909,"date":"2014-12-16T15:15:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T20:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?page_id=2909"},"modified":"2016-05-26T14:54:09","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T19:54:09","slug":"billy-j-kramer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/billyjkramer","title":{"rendered":"Billy J. Kramer NY 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Billy J. Kramer<\/strong><\/span> was the frontman for Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas in the 1960s, and was managed by Brian Epstein. In the mid-60s, he scored hits with several John Lennon\/Paul McCartney tunes, including “I’ll be On My Way,” “Bad to Me,” and “I Call Your Name.”\u00a0 Kramer’s most recent album, I Won the Fight, was released in 2013.\u00a0 It features both covers and original compositions.<\/p>\n

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Billy will be with us all weekend, telling stories, performing in concert with his band (including Liberty DeVitto on drums) on Saturday afternoon, performing with Liverpool on Saturday and Sunday evenings, and discussing his new autobiography, Do You Want To Know A Secret<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Billy has become a great friend to the FEST and it is always an honor to have him join us.<\/p>\n

FESTS ATTENDED:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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1986 – New York Metro, Chicago, Los Angeles
\n2002 – New York Metro, Chicago, Boston
\n2008 – Chicago, Las Vegas
\n2010 – New York Metro
\n2013 – New York Metro, Chicago
\n2014 – New York City, Los Angeles
\n2016 – New York Metro<\/p>\n

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FEST VIDEOS FROM FANS:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Performing “To Liverpool With Love” at the 2013 FEST –<\/p>\n