Billy Squier's Rock Immortality: Don't Say No

0:00It's April 20th. You're listening to music news today. AI-powered music coverage. I'm Cory with the story. Billy Squires classic album, Don't Say No, is hitting its 45th anniversary, and there's a fresh episode of the radio show in the studio with. Red Beard breaking it all down. Drop back in 1981, this second solo joint sold over 3 million copies, packed with bangers like, In The Dark, My Kind of Lover. It only is the night, and that monster hit the stroke. Red Beard dives into Squires' roots in the Boston suburbs, growing up as an only child, with a dad who worked for the Comber's shoe company, Think Chuck. Taylor all stars everywhere. At just 14, he caught John May all's blues breakers, which flipped his world and hooked him on Eric Clapton. Squire leveled up quick, hitting Boston University then, Berkeley School of Music, but the early 70s had him bouncing between bands in Boston and New York. He fronted Piper for two major label albums in 1976 and 1977 before going solo.

1:03His debut solo tape, The Tale of the Tape in 1980, brought the Big Beat, which lit up airwaves. Then, Don't Say No, Exploded, and Squire opened for foreigner on their big tour that summer, packing venues coast to coast. Catch the full story on this medium-rare episode, Stream It Now, and relive how Squire stroked his way to rock immortality.