Education
He began playing in sixth grade when his teacher offered after-school lessons.
He began playing in sixth grade when his teacher offered after-school lessons.
Lordan started his recording career with Gypsy, a progressive rock band from Minnesota, recording three albums with them from 1971 to 1973. He then joined Sly & The Family Stone. By 1974, Sly & The Family Stone released the album Small Talk.
Along with violinist Sid Page, The first drummer for Sly & The Family Stone was Greg Errico who was succeeded on the album Fresh by Andy Newmark.
In 1975, Lordan joined Robin Trower"s band debuting on the album Foreign Earth Below. He stayed with Trower until 1987, his last recording during his stint being the B.L.T. album with Jack Bruce.
He played with the Darrell Mansfield Band, the Dave Steffen Band and The Chris Aaron Band before starting his own band, The Bill Lordan Experiment, in 2000.