Channelling soul greats like Ray Charles, The Drifters, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jackie Wilson, and many more with ease, Billy Buchanan puts on a no holds barred show that is an authentic, jaw-dropping homage to the pioneers of rock and soul.  Not only does this gritty song and dance man belt out the classics like nobody’s business, he also covers popular artists like Prince, Bruno Mars, Michael Jackson, and Pharrell Williams in his own unique, soul-stirring style, drawing people of all ages, races, and backgrounds straight to the middle of dance floor.  If all of this wasn't enough, Billy also does spot-on impersonator tributes of Ray Charles, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Sam Cooke!

 

As an award winning recording artist, he’s released six albums as a solo artist and two albums with his former band Fusebox (Elevate/EMI). He’s had three Top 20 songs on the CCM charts and has performed in all 50 states and in 26 countries. As a sideman, he's played bass, guitar, or sang background vocals for many great artists, including Grammy winners Rebecca St. James, Michael Tait, and John Carter Cash.  As a songwriter, he's written songs with Busbee, Clint Lagerberg, Mike Hartnett, Marc Byrd, and other established writers. As a producer, he produced all of his solo albums, numerous independent artist’s albums, and co-produced Fusebox’s “Once Again” album. As an actor, he was nominated for a Dove Award for his role in the touring production, Hero The Rock Opera.

 

Billy has opened for, or shared the stage with, Jersey Boys on Tour, Tower of Power, Harry Connick Jr., Betty LaVette, The Four Tops, Josh Turner, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Brothers Osborne, David Ryan Harris, Morris Day and The Time, Chaka Khan, Shawn Mullins, Sixpence None The Richer, JohnnySwim, The New Orleans Suspects, The Atlanta Rhythm Section, Joy Williams (from The Civil Wars), Super Cat, G Love and Special Sauce, 24-7 Spyz, Switchfoot, Extreme, KC & The Sunshine Band, Funky Meters, P.O.D, N'Dea Davenport (from The Brand New Heavies), Skillet,  Alice In Chains, Rebecca St. James, Salt-n-Pepa, and Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland), to name a few.