Billy Sheehan
Billy Sheehan
Artist Information
Genres: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Guitar Virtuoso
Active: 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: March 19, 1953 in Buffalo, NY
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Often called "the Eddie Van Halen of the bass," Billy Sheehan just happened to catch his big break playing with former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth. Although Eddie Van Halen gets the lion's share of credit for popularizing the two- handed tapping technique on guitar, it's been rumored that Sheehan began utilizing the same technique around the same time, albeit on his bass, resulting in a debate during the '80s (among guitar geeks, at least) as to who was the true originator.
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Release: August 1, 2006
Label: Magna Carta
Release: February 22, 2005
Label: Favored Nations
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