Billy Martin | |
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Born | Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | Epic, Daylight, A Remarkable Idea |
Website | goodcharlotte |
Billy Martin is an American musician best known as the guitarist and keyboardist of the pop punk band Good Charlotte.
Martin joined Good Charlotte in 1999 after his disbanding his high school nu metal/grunge band, Overflow. From 2000-2009 Billy ran a clothing line called Level 27. The line featured Martin's gothic themed artwork and served as a stepping stone to his art career. He also appeared with his bandmates in the 2001 film Not Another Teen Movie and the television special iCarly iGo to Japan .
On March 1, 2008, Martin married hairstylist Linzi Williamson, whom he had been dating for eight years. On January 26, 2009, she gave birth to their first child, Dreavyn. [1] In 2012 the couple welcomed their second son, Zander.
Billy Ray Cyrus is an American country singer, songwriter and actor. Having released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, he is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia. It was also the best-selling single in the same country in 1992. Due to the song's music video, the line dance rose in popularity.
Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland, formed in 1995. Since 2005, the band's lineup has consisted of Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Paul Thomas (bass), Billy Martin, and Dean Butterworth.
William Franklin Graham III is an American evangelist and missionary in the evangelical movement. He frequently engages in Christian revival tours and political commentary. The son of Billy Graham, he is president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and of Samaritan's Purse, an international Christian relief organization. Graham became a "committed Christian" in 1974 and was ordained in 1982, and has since become a public speaker and author.
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