Career
Born in New York City, Talbot started his musical career singing on street corners at the age of 14. He moved to New Jersey with his family the next year, and by 17 he had moved to Los Los Angeles There, he befriended Ralph Molina, Danny Whitten and Benjamin Rocco.
Together they formed a Doo-wop group called Danny and the Memories.
After moving the group to San Francisco, they morphed into The Psyrcle, which eventually grew to encompass Leon and George Whitsell along with Bobby Notkoff. At this point, Talbot and his bandmates renamed the group The Rockets.
This meeting saw Molina, Whitten, and Talbot join forces with Young to create Crazy Horse. Talbot began performing solo in 1999 at small venues, supported by fans of Crazy Horse.
In October 2004, Talbot struck out on his own with The Billy Talbot Band, releasing the album Alive in the Spirit World on Sanctuary Records.
In 2013, the band released their second album On the Road to Spearfish on Vapor Records. In 2013 Talbot joined forces with Ralph Molina, George Whitsell and Ryan James Holzer to form the band Wolves. They released their first album Wolves European Parliament on February 16, 2014.
1976 Japan tour
1976 European tour
1976 United States tour
1978 Rust Never Sleeps United States tour
1985 Australia/New Zealand tour
1986 Rusted Out Garage United States tour
1987 European tour
1987 Life United States tour
1991 Smell The Horse United States tour
1996 Year of the Horse European tour
1996 Year of the Horse North American tour
1997 H.O.R.D.E. United States tour
2001 South American mini-tour
2001 European tour
2001 Bridge School Benefit 9/11 Memorial
2003 Greendale North American tour
2003 Asia/Australia tour
2004 Greendale North American tour
2012 Psychedelic Pill tour.