Billy Rankin (drummer)

For the guitarist of the same name, see Billy Rankin (guitarist).

Billy Rankin
Birth nameWilliam Hector Rankin III
Born (1951-03-23) 23 March 1951 (age 73)
OriginEngland
OccupationMusician
InstrumentsDrums

William Hector Rankin III (born 23 March 1951) is an English rock drummer, active in the 1960s and 1970s.

He joined Kippington Lodge in 1968 and remained with them when they evolved into Brinsley Schwarz in 1969.[1] He played on all Brinsley Schwarz's albums, and whilst with them, also drummed on albums for Ernie Graham, Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers, Colin Scot and Frankie Miller.[2]

After Brinsley Schwarz broke up in 1974, Rankin briefly joined Ducks Deluxe[3] for their final tours, and played on their final album Last Night of a Pub Rock Band, recorded at London's 100 Club on 1 July 1975. He briefly joined Terraplane but did not record with them, and also appeared on two albums for Dave Edmunds. He joined Big Jim Sullivan's Tiger with whom he recorded two albums, before retiring from the music industry[4]

In October 2007 Tyla, Belmont, Groome and Rankin reformed Ducks Deluxe, to celebrate the 35th anniversary of their formation, and performed at the 100 Club, the venue of their final performance in 1975.[5]

  1. ^ Joynson, Vernon (2006). The Tapestry of Delights Revisited – Kippington Lodge (1st ed.). Telford: Borderline productions. p. 483. ISBN 1-899855-15-7.
  2. ^ Allmusic credits for Billy Rankin Retrieved 3 September 2009
  3. ^ Ducks Deluxe – The Manband Archive Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 September 2009
  4. ^ Joynson, Vernon (2006). The Tapestry of Delights Revisited – Brinsley Schwarz (1st ed.). Telford: Borderline productions. p. 121. ISBN 1-899855-15-7.
  5. ^ "100 Club review". Record Collector Magazine. 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2009.