Billy Lyall

Billy Lyall
Born	William Lyall 26 March 1953 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	1 December 1989 (aged 36)
Occupation	Singer, musician
Years active	1969 -1989

William "Billy" Lyall (26 March 1953 – 1 December 1989) was a Scottish musician.

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Lyall was a keyboard player, vocalist and occasional flautist with Pilot, and an early member of the Bay City Rollers. He was keyboard player for Dollar between 1978 & 1982, and also contributed to The Alan Parsons Project with fellow Pilot members. He left Pilot in early 1976 and released a solo album, Solo Casting later that year. He also contributed string arrangements and synthesizer parts to an album by the band Runner (Island records) in 1979.^[1]

Lyall died of AIDS-related causes in 1989, aged 36.^[2] Bay City Rollers' manager Tam Paton later revealed that Lyall was gay.^[3]

References

1. "Runner - Runner | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
2. Uhelszki, Jaan (25 October 1999). "Courtney to Get Behind the Camera". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 October 2006.
3. Jonsson, Hannes A. (23 January 2000). "Tam Paton Spills The Heinz Baked Beans!". Retrieved 14 October 2008.