Also known as: Nicholls, Billy
Origin: London, England
Singer, songwriter and record producer Billy Nicholls was born in London on February 15, 1949. Right after high school, he was signed to Immediate Records by owner Andrew Loog Oldham as an in-house songwriter. Early 1968 saw the release of his first 45 ('Would You Believe' b/w 'Daytime Girl'), which was produced by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of the Small Faces . A full LP, also titled Would You Believe , then followed in the spring of that year, which was Oldham's attempt to derive a British answer to the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album. The record is nothing short of excellent, including out…