What band does Billy J. Kramer and Brian Epstein have in common?
Billy J. Kramer William Howard Ashton, (born 19 August 1943), better known by his stage name Billy J. Kramer is an English pop singer. In the 1960s, Kramer was managed by Brian Epstein, who also managed The Beatles, and he recorded several original Lennon and McCartney compositions.
Roxy Music Roxy Music were an English rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the band's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. Alongside Ferry, the other longtime members were Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone and oboe) and Paul Thompson (drums and percussion), and other former members include Brian Eno (synthesizer and "treatments"), Eddie Jobson (synthesiser and violin), and John Gustafson (bass). Although the band took a break from group activities in 1976 and again in 1983, they reunited for a concert tour in 2001, and toured together intermittently between that time and their break-up in 2011. Ferry frequently enlisted members of Roxy Music as session musicians for his solo releases.