Artist Biography
by John Bush
A power pop enthusiast turned country songwriter/performer turned rock & roll performer,
Bill Lloyd earned his badge on Music Row by writing hits for others, but later as part of the duo
Foster & Lloyd. After
Foster & Lloyd split up in 1990,
Lloyd moved on to a solo career with frequent stints as a sideman guitarist.
Born in Kentucky in 1955,
Lloyd
moved frequently as a child, following his military father around the
world. He began writing songs at an early age, and after studying at
Western Kentucky University for awhile, he dropped out and moved to
Nashville in 1982. After being teamed with
Radney Foster as a songwriting pair, the two wrote the hit "Since I Found You" for
the Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Offered a performing contract by RCA,
Foster & Lloyd
jumped at the opportunity and released their debut album in 1987. The
self-titled LP sparked three country hits, "Crazy over You," "Sure
Thing," and "What Do You Want from Me This Time?," and the duo continued
performing until 1990.
Foster then moved on to a solo career, and
Lloyd, who had released an album of some decidedly rock-oriented mid-'80s demos as
Feeling the Elephant in 1987, played guitar on albums by
Ricky Van Shelton,
Al Kooper,
Kim Richey,
Marshall Crenshaw, and
Steve Earle. In 1994, he also recorded his first proper solo album,
Set to Pop.
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants followed five years later.
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