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Bill Josey

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Bill Josey was a key contributor to the thriving music scene in Austin, Texas. Home to South-by-Southwest, one of the world's largest music festivals, Austin has long been a sounding board for up and coming musicians. Bill Josey was instrumental in establishing Austin as "the Live Music Capital of the World" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Austin).

In his early years, Bill worked at a local radio station, KAZZ, first as Sales Manager, then as Station Manager. Bill's son, Bill Jr., was a DJ for KAZZ who went by the air name "Rim Kelley". In 1965 Bill Sr. started remotely broadcasting live music from local clubs.

One of Bill's most notable accomplishments is as producer of Johnny Winters' first album. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Winter

Bill pushed the envelope on a number of occassions. Near the end of his career (1975-1976) he worked with White Light, an experimental rock-fusion new-age band. They had moved to the Liberty Hill area, discovered Blue Hole Sounds, and dropped in to discuss a demo tape. After recording White Light, Bill was so impressed that he immediately offered them his services as producer, along with enough studio time to create an album-length work tape, free of charge. Unfortunately, this effort became Bill's last grand experiment. More info is available at http://whitelight.mapperguru.com.

Bill Josey had two sons, Bill Josey Jr. and Jack Josey, who have created a site dedicated to the memory of their father and his extensive work: http://www.sonobeat.com