Billy Bryans, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Billy Bryans

Canadian musician, producer, songwriter

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1947

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 23-Apr-2012

Profession: composer, disc jockey, record producer, musician, songwriter, music promoter

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

William Taylor "Billy" Bryans (September 15, 1947 – April 23, 2012) was a Canadian percussionist, songwriter, music producer and DJ, known as one of the founders of The Parachute Club, among other accomplishments in music.
As a producer, he worked on projects for artists as diverse as Dutch Mason, Raffi, Lillian Allen and the Downchild Blues Band.
He was born in Montreal, but spent most of his adult life in Toronto, and was particularly supportive of world music as both a promoter and publicist, focusing on bringing Caribbean, Cuban and Latin American music to a wider audience.