Billy J Kramer ( Merseybeat legend) Interview

Following the huge success earlier this year of his comeback album Are You With Me?, Merseybeat legend, Billy J Kramer brings us a Christmas Kinda Feeling.

Steeped in the tradition of all those classic Christmas songs it’s a sure-fire radio-hit with an accompanying video that will warm even the coldest of hearts.

Born William Howard Ashton, Billy grew up in Bootle, a suburb of Liverpool.  Upon leaving school, he became a trainee engineer by day and an aspiring singer by night, performing under the stage name Billy Kramer.

Billy’s performance at local rock clubs around Liverpool soon brought him to the attention of John Lennon.  Acknowledging Billy’s pop-idol potential, John urged Brian Epstein to sign Billy to an exclusive management contract.  Needless to say, Billy jumped at the opportunity to leave his day job and become a full-time entertainer.  Soon after, Billy was summoned to Brian’s office to find…