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When did Billy Squier start making music?

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Billy Squier's first song “You Should Be High, Love” released in May 1980.


Billy Squier quit The Sidewinders to form his own band Piper, but after two albums he struck out on his own. His debut album Tale Of The Tape had no hit songs, but still sold fairly well and features “You Should Be High Love” (co-written with Desmond Child) which was “the number-one top requested song for almost two months in the country on rock... Read More
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