Billy Ingram - Bass Player

After his time in The Brooklyn Dogs, Billy later moved to London and set about finding a new band, and it was whilst playing in a loose band with his friend Adam whom needed a drummer, that he met Steve Pegrum. Steve had been the founder member of The Ghosts of Lovers, whom included Steve's friend Guy Bourseau on Lead Guitar. Following the break up of The Ghosts, Steve and Guy were looking to continue in that direction, and Steve's meeting with Billy in 1992 led to a productive jam, and so Steve, Guy and Billy formed The Hearts of Darkness.

Despite their best efforts - The band must have auditioned every singer in the country into Thunders, Lords and Iggy - they never did manage to find someone that fitted. On the way they managed to write some great songs though (such as 'The Last Bullet') and also had some great jams with, amongst others, Peter Perret (The Only Ones) and Alistair (The Lords), before finally calling it a day in the Winter of 1996.

Billy Ingram - Bass Player
Billy Ingram is a Rock and Roll Bass Player from Coventry, England and is currently living in London. Billy has a solid, driving Bass Style, and is especially influenced by Bruce Foxton (The Jam) and Dave Treganna (The Lords of The New Church).

Fridayz Angelz
Billy started playing in The '80s in Coventry based Glam Rock band 'Fridayz Angelz', whom featured Andy Rothwell on Vocals, Russ Frame on Guitar and Dave on Drums. Influenced by Hanoi Rocks, Wrathchild, Tigertailz, The Lords, The Babysitters etc, Fridayz Angelz can be seen in the clip below, playing at The Barrel Organ in Birmingham circa 1988:

Fridayz Angelz - 'Who's She Killing Now?'

Fridayz Angelz (Billy Far Left)	Fridayz Angelz (Billy Far Left)	Fridayz Angelz (Billy Far Right)

The Brookyln Dogs
Following on from Fridayz Angelz, Billy joined Birmingham based Glam Sleaze Rock band The Brooklyn Dogs whom also featured ex-Angelz Guitarist Russ Frame. The band played many shows, including The Marquee, Royal Standard & Opera on The Green in London and Edwards No 8 in Birmingham, and they played some especially noteworthy gigs with The Dogs D'Amour, The Quireboys & Wrathchild. A rare video of The Brooklyn Dogs at a practice session from 1989 can be seen in the clip below, as well as another Brooklyn Dogs video featuring the song 'Mama Said' from their demo:

The Brookyln Dogs - 'Practice Session'

The Brookyln Dogs - 'Mama Said'

The Brooklyn Dogs (Billy Far Left)	The Brooklyn Dogs (Billy Far Right)	The Brooklyn Dogs (Billy Far Right)

The Hearts of Darkness
After his time in The Brooklyn Dogs, Billy later moved to London and set about finding a new band, and it was whilst playing in a loose band with his friend Adam whom needed a drummer, that he met Steve Pegrum. Steve had been the founder member of The Ghosts of Lovers, whom included Steve's friend Guy Bourseau on Lead Guitar. Following the break up of The Ghosts, Steve and Guy were looking to continue in that direction, and Steve's meeting with Billy in 1992 led to a productive jam, and so Steve, Guy and Billy formed The Hearts of Darkness. Despite their best efforts - The band must have auditioned every singer in the country into Thunders, Lords and Iggy - they never did manage to find someone that fitted. On the way they managed to write some great songs though (such as 'The Last Bullet') and also had some great jams with, amongst others, Peter Perret (The Only Ones) and Alistair (The Lords), before finally calling it a day in the Winter of 1996.


Travelling and Renaissance
By this time, Billy had moved back to Coventry, and after hitting a period of turbulence at the dawning of the millennium, he then spent some time travelling and working in Scotland, Holland and Australia. After a protracted period in Coventry, Billy moved down to London again where he still lives, and has recently been listening to the Cherry Bombz again, as well as The Libertines and Johnny Thunders. He has also made the transition from a Fender Precision to a Thunderbird and has been heard playing the 4 strings once more...