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Billy Roberts (other)
Billy Roberts was an American musician. Billy Roberts may also refer to: *Billy Roberts (footballer, born 1880), John William Roberts, footballer *Billy Roberts (Australian footballer) William Charles Roberts (4 December 1908 – 16 May 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia ... (1908–1998), Australian rules footballer See also * William Roberts (other) {{hndis, ROberts, Billy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Roberts
William Moses Roberts Jr. (August 16, 1936 – October 7, 2017) was an American songwriter and musician credited with composing the 1960s rock music standard "Hey Joe" (of which the best-known version is the hit by The Jimi Hendrix Experience). Biography Roberts attended The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina but left school for the life of an itinerant musician. He learned to play the 12-string guitar and blues harmonica, on which he claimed to have been tutored by Sonny Terry. In the early 1960s he went to New York's Greenwich Village where he busked on the street and played in coffeehouses. It was there that he composed the song "Hey, Joe," which he copyrighted in 1962. Early the same year, after a brief and turbulent marriage, Roberts traveled to Reno, Nevada to obtain a divorce. After that, he went to San Francisco where he again played in coffeehouses. It would become his base of operations for the rest of his career. In 1964-1965, Roberts was part of a San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Roberts (footballer, Born 1880)
William Henry Roberts (born 1880 in Bromley, deceased) was an English professional footballer who made two appearances in the Football League for Preston North End. He also played for Southern League clubs Tottenham Hotspur, Grays United, Brighton & Hove Albion, where he was top scorer in the 1903–04 season with nine goals in all competitions, and Queens Park Rangers. He played as an inside left Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role .... References 1880 births Date of birth missing Year of death missing Place of death missing Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Preston No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Roberts (Australian Footballer)
William Charles Roberts (4 December 1908 – 16 May 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ... (VFL). Roberts played at Wesley College and was recruited to St Kilda from Oakleigh. His younger brother Arthur Roberts also played for St Kilda. He was used on the wing until 1930, when he replaced Barney Carr as St Kilda's centreman. Roberts represented Victoria on six occasions. Roberts later served in the Australian Army during World War II. References 1908 births 1998 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) St Kilda Football Club players People educated at Wesley College (Victoria) People from Warragul Australian Army personnel of World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |