HE FRONTS HIS OWN BAND!

Billy Watson and the International Silver String Submarine Band is an improvisational, all-star cast of musicians, hand-picked from the California music scene. Since each member also works with their own bands, the "Cast" has been known to change often, adding mysterious excitement and spontaneity to every performance, while NEVER losing the highest of musical standards and professionalism.

HE PLAYS THE HARMONICA!

Billy is an entertainer extraordinaire, capable of throwing down a blues show that can be infectiously hilarious and convincingly nasty. His energy as a frontman is relentless, his vocals inspiring, and his harp work musically outstanding. Billy's repertoire ranges from creepy grooves, grinding shuffles, to fast boogies and swings. Yet audiences do not flock to his shows simply for his mastery of the harmonica... they are drawn by his magnetic stage personality and the idea of never knowing what antic may be next!

Blues music was created by people looking for a way to forget their "blues" by telling their stories through song. Billy's show reminds modern audiences that blues music can be lowdown, but that in the end it's all about having some fun, dancing, and forgetting about your worries.

ALL-STAR CAST

Mike Reilley (Greg Allman, Elvin Bishop)
Nathan James-Guitar (James Harman)
Jeff Ross-Guitar (Bellamy Brothers, Hellecasters)
Marcus Bashore-Drums (Swinging Kings)
Burt Newman-Bass (Blonde Bruce, Mar Dels)
Adrian Demain-Guitar (Cheap Leis, Lee Rocker)
Robin Henkel-Bass & Guitar (Himself, Big Rig Deluxe, 7th Day Buskers)
Phil Rowley-Drums (Blue Largo, Blue Four)
Kyle Jester-Guitar (Small Town Heroes, Candye Kane)
Chris Michaels-Upright Bass (The Late Show)
Buzz Campbell-Guitar (Hot Rod Lincoln, Sh-Na-Na)
Tom Harkenrider-Guitar (Candye Kane)
Jerry "Hot Rod" DeMink-Guitar (Billy Bacon & the Forbidden Pigs)
Taryn Donath-Piano (Taryn Donath Band)
Paul Kimbarow-Drums (Sha-Na-Na)
Junior Watson-Guitar (Himself, Canned Heat, Rod Piazza)
Brian Nucci Cantrell-Drums (Hot Chicken Stew)
Greg Willis-Bass (Candye Kane)
Tyler Buckley-Drums (Candye Kane)
Joey Jazdzewski-Bass (James Harman, The Paladins)

BILLY AS THE SIDEMAN...

Robin Henkel
The Mississippi Mudsharks
2000 lbs. of Blues
The Blues Pharaohs
The Boogiemen
The Joint Chiefs
Blue Largo
and many more!

BIZNESS & BOOKING

RECORDINGS

¡Numero Cinco! - 2005
Madcap Extravaganza - 2003
Absolutely Live at the Rhythm Café - 2001 (nominated best Blues Recording, San Diego Music Awards)
Little Snick Meets Junior Mint - 2000 (nominated best Blues Recording, San Diego Music Awards)
Billy Watson & the International Silver String Submarine Band - 1999
Whatya Hear is Whatya Get - 1999 - Mississippi Mudsharks
Jack Costanzo
Billy Bacon & the Forbidden Pigs
Todd Steadman and the Fat Tones

VENUES

Croce's Top Hat, San Diego
Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach
Boom Boom Room, San Francisco
Gordon Biersch Brewery, San Diego
The Pannikin, Del Mar
The Calypso, Encinitas
Tio Leo's
Pala Casino
The Renaissance

SHOW OPENER for

Tommy Castro, Belly Up Tavern
Etta James, Belly Up Tavern
James Harman, Coyote Bar & Grill
Rod Piazza, (w/ the Mississippi Mudsharks), The Palomar Winery
Marcia Ball & Pinetop Perkins, Belly Up Tavern
Dennis Quaid and the Sharks
Candye Kane, Tio Leo's
Johnny Winter, Belly Up

RECOGNITIONS

Slamm Magazine
The San Diego Union-Tribune
The Sun
The East County Californian
The Del Mar Times
Blue Ink