Bonnie Prince Billy
Biography
William Oldham, also known as Bonnie Prince Billy, was born in Louisville, Kentucky, December 24, 1970. He rose to fame thank to the peculiar manner of playing punk rock and straightforwardness of his lyrics. Late in the eighties and in the early nineties, William worked as an actor having many appearances in variegated TV shows. His most prominent work of that time was the part in the 1991 film Thousand Pieces of Gold. Oldham launched his music career in 1992; and before the public knew about him as Bonnie Prince Billy, the artist had tried a number of monikers and played with a number of bands. However, the style has always been the same. The young musician went into punk rock as the most appropriate way to express his own ideas. The liberty of his views and the audaciousness of his texts made him the favorite of a wide audience.
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Reviews
Beware2009
American pop folk singer-songwriter William Oldham, recently known as Bonnie Prince Billy, started the year with a new record into his collection, titled Beware. This disc features a strong country influence
The Letting Go2006
The singer's rich vocals and interesting, deeply philosophical lyrics make The Letting Go an unusual and complicated record with which Will Oldham is adding another masterpiece to his collection of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's albums
