Also known as: Swan, Billy
Origin: Cape Girardeau, MO, USA
Billy Swan is best known for being more of a country and rockabilly style singer-songwriter who issued the #1 Billboard Hot 100 smash 'I Can Help' in 1974. Few people are aware however that prior to making it big in this genre, he issued several pop singles in the late 60s, including his rather Eastern tinged, 1966 psychedelic debut titled 'Out Of Her System'. Swan was born on May 12, 1942, in the southeastern Missouri town of Cape Girardeau and learned to play the guitar, piano and drums at a very early age. He soon began writing songs and got his first big break in 1962 when Clyde McPhatter …