Billy Hector and his band recently returned from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland where they joined the bill for A Tribute to Robert Johnson backing Sonny Landreth and performing their own set to a very enthusiastic crowd at the Odeon.

Early on in his career, Hector identified himself as a versatile player with a smooth and a dynamic style all his own. He began playing in The Shots, The Stone Pony's R& B houseband. Hector then went on to form Hot Romance, a band whose original songs received airplay on New York radio station WNEW-FM. As lead guitarist for The Fairlanes, a 5 piece blues rock band, Hector co-wrote and released 3 independant recordings on the Blue Jersey label which received both a healthy amount of airplay and critical acclaim. Regrouping as a power trio for the past six years, the BILLY HECTOR band includes drummer Larry Crockett (Martha Reeves, The Four Tops) and bass player Winston Roye (Bernie Worrell, Nile Rodgers, Herbie Hancock). With twenty-five years of preforming under his belt, Billy Hector is recognized as one of the hottest guitarists and songwriters playing the original circuit and serves up what more than one reviewer has called "one of the best shows you'll ever see".

Billy Hector began playing guitar over 30 years ago at the age of nine. His influences include Freddie King, T-Bone Walker, The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix. A 1974 Stratocaster is this fret-master's main guitar powered by an "an old Bassman". For slide work he uses a Telecaster and a Gibson Firebird.

Mr. Hector has shared the bill with B.B. King, Billy Preston, Bo Diddley, Coco Taylor, Johnny Winter, Ronnie Earl, Johnny Copeland, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds to name a few.

As co-author of the band's original material, Billy released two live CDs on the Ghetto Surf label in 1994. Ghetto Surf proudly announces the release of his latest CD entitled,Hard To Please. The new studio recording features thirteen original tracks that are "composed with expertise and presented in an accessible manner". (Ira Bolterman, Tri-State Blues)