Bill Tucker

There is more than one artist named Bill Tucker 1. Bill Tucker is a surf pop singer/guitarist from O.C. 2. Bill Tucker is a noise punk folk singer/songwriter from Chicago. 1. Bill Tucker of Jacksonville, FL: I was born in Jacksonville, FL and raised in West Covina, CA. Here's a mix of surf and pop from my O.C. studio; featuring memorable melodies, catchy hooks and jangly guitar. My first band was The Malards (As in duck! Yes, only 1 el, tricky huh?), Then I went on to join The Sound Foundation (a high school sponsored New Christy Minstrels type group)...

1. Bill Tucker is a surf pop singer/guitarist from O.C.
2. Bill Tucker is a noise punk folk singer/songwriter from Chicago.

1. Bill Tucker of Jacksonville, FL:
I was born in Jacksonville, FL and raised in West Covina, CA. Here's a mix of surf and pop from my O.C. studio; featuring memorable melodies, catchy hooks and jangly guitar. My first band was The Malards (As in duck! Yes, only 1 el, tricky huh?), Then I went on to join The Sound Foundation (a high school sponsored New Christy Minstrels type group), Just Before 60, Wacks and Albion Moonlight. My songwriting partner John Simon and I almost signed with Shelter Records in the late 70's in the Dwight Twilley/Tom Petty era. We were disappointed we didn't make the final cut, but we did continue to perform in Southern California at places like The Cuckoo's Nest and Madame Wong's. One of our songs almost made Phil Seymour's debut album! Oh well... In 2001, I was selected along with 9 fellow employees at at&t to record a company-wide promotional CD called ERICfest. We met with producer/recording artist Doug Robinson at Capitol Records in Hollywood to record a collection of 10 Beach Boys songs. I sang "Surfer Girl". The release of the CD was followed by a live performance with The Beach Boys at Universal Amphitheater. Very cool... This experience re-energized my musical aspirations so I joined the sound production crew at my church and started helping lead worship singing with the Praise Team. I've since written, recorded and produced 2 CDs...Watch Over Me, a spiritual collection of original songs and Briardale, a mainstream pop/rock project. Both of these are available at CD Baby.com.

2. Bill Tucker of Chicago
BILL TUCKER is a singer/songwriter from Chicago IL. He started playing solo in 2005 and has toured most of U.S. and some of Canada. He is influenced by Glenn Branca, Gustav Mahler, The Beatles, Midwestern Punk/Post Punk, Free Jazz and Experimental, Dischord and K recs, and the DIY Bike/Zine Culture. His albums are available through Reformer Records, 1980 Records COOP, Thinker Thought Records, and various small midwestern record stores/art stores. His band, BILL TUCKER AND FRIENDS, is a collective of creative musicians and that he hand picks from for different tours and shows. Some of Bill's friends include, Fred Lonberg-Holm(Valentine Trio, Vandermark 5), Timothy Daisy(Bridge 61, Vandermark 5), Jeb Bishop(Lucky 7's, Peter Brotzmann Tentet), Jaime MacLeod(Anathallo), Ethan Adelsman(Tim Lowly Ensemble, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir). He has also worked with visual artist's Rachael McHan, Martin Garcia, and Kyle Harter. He also goes by the monikers, MATGOUS, or WILLIAM MATGOUS. Projects under these (dis)guises are more experimental or esoteric.