Billy Sheehan

Billy Sheehan

Billy Sheehan

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Chameleon
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Something's Gotta Give
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Oblivion
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Bleed Along The Way
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Swimming Underwater

Albums

  • Holy Cow!

    Apr 2009 • 14 songs

  • Prime Cuts

    Aug 2006 • 10 songs

  • Cosmic Troubadour

    Feb 2005 • 15 songs

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Billy Sheehan

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Often called "the Eddie Van Halen of the bass," Billy Sheehan just happened to catch his big break playing with former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth. Although Eddie Van Halen gets the lion's share of credit for popularizing the two- handed tapping technique on guitar, it's been rumored that Sheehan began utilizing the same technique around the same time, albeit on his bass, resulting in a debate during the '80s (among guitar geeks, at least) as to who was the true originator. Hailing from the chilly locale of Buffalo, New York, Sheehan spent much of the '70s and early '80s...
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