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At age 15, Block worked around his school schedule in a music store and playing clubs in the Houston, Texas area with artists: Shake Russell, B.W. Stevenson, Roger Tause and Billy Joe Shaver. Huey Mo hired Block at Sugar Hill Studios where he played drums on two Freddy Fender albums. Block was also the Houston editor of Buddy Magazine.

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rdfs:label	Billy Block (en)
rdfs:comment	At age 15, Block worked around his school schedule in a music store and playing clubs in the Houston, Texas area with artists: Shake Russell, B.W. Stevenson, Roger Tause and Billy Joe Shaver. Huey Mo hired Block at Sugar Hill Studios where he played drums on two Freddy Fender albums. Block was also the Houston editor of Buddy Magazine. (en)
foaf:name	Billy Block (en)
foaf:homepage	https://www.facebook.com/BillyBlockDocumentary/%7CBilly
name	Billy Block (en)
foaf:givenName	William Donald Block (en)
birth place	Houston, Texas
death date	2015-03-11 (xsd:date)
birth place	Houston, Texas
birth date	1955-08-10 (xsd:date)
dcterms:subject	Americana music 1955 births 2015 deaths Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee Musicians from Houston Alternative country musicians
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Wikipage revision ID	1078830727 (xsd:integer)
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Americana (music) Americana music Billy Joe Shaver Hollywood Huey P. Meaux Rick Vincent Freddy Fender Gary Allan Music Connection The Walt Disney Company The Derailers Houston, Texas 1955 births Trisha Yearwood USA Today WSIX-FM Wendy Waldman Wildhorse Saloon Country Music Television Lonesome Bob Allison Moorer Alternative country Palomino Club (North Hollywood) John Scott Sherrill 2015 deaths Hank Williams III BR549 Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee Musicians from Houston Jim Lauderdale Kentucky Fried Chicken Alternative country musicians Michael McDonald (musician) Nashville, Tennessee Nashville Scene The Stanley Brothers CMT (U.S. TV channel) Music Row Magazine B.W. Stevenson Taste Of Country Miller beer Buddy and Julie Miller
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	https://www.allmusic.com/artist/billy-block-mn0000082425/credits https://www.facebook.com/BillyBlockDocumentary/%7CBilly
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alias	Mr. Nashville (en)
birth date	1955-08-10 (xsd:date)
birth name	William Donald Block (en)
death date	2015-03-11 (xsd:date)
genre	Americana (music) Alternative country
instrument	drums, bass (en)
occupation	Musician, journalist, broadcaster (en)
origin	Houston, Texas
website	https://www.facebook.com/BillyBlockDocumentary/%7CBilly
years active	1972 (xsd:integer)
has abstract	At age 15, Block worked around his school schedule in a music store and playing clubs in the Houston, Texas area with artists: Shake Russell, B.W. Stevenson, Roger Tause and Billy Joe Shaver. Huey Mo hired Block at Sugar Hill Studios where he played drums on two Freddy Fender albums. Block was also the Houston editor of Buddy Magazine. In 1985, Block moved to Venice, California, he landed a job as the house drummer for the Palomino Club for the Ronnie Mack Barn Dance show in 1987, he held the job until his departure to Nashville in 1995. Block also worked as a bandleader, actor, dancer and singer at The Walt Disney Company. A national commercial for Disney led to additional commercials for Carrows Restaurants, Miller beer and Kentucky Fried Chicken. In 1991, Block met and married his wife Jill Rochlitz, and Western Beat was created at the Highland Grounds coffee house in Hollywood in the same year. The first Western Beat show included: Wendy Waldman, Rick Vincent, Jim Lauderdale, slide guitarist Jimmy Sloan, Mandy Mercier and Annie Harvey among others. (en)
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active years end year	2015-01-01 (xsd:gYear)

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