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cover band, the Ramores. Pettinger has been the primary songwriter in all of her original projects and has collaborated with such artists as

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from The Band and

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and Jamie Candiloro. Her debut release ''The Lost Cause'' was produced and engineered by

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, lead singer of Canadian rock band

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. Billy the Kid released a fan-funded album with Jamie Candiloro (

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) entitled "Stars, Exploding" in November 2012. In February 2013 she released "Perspective" where she played all instruments and acted as producer. 2014 saw the release of "Horseshoes & Hand Grenades" produced by

and released on

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Biography

Personal life

At 16 Pettinger put together her first band in which she was the lead singer and guitarist. The Blue Collar Bullets featured

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drummer Devon Clifford who died on stage in 2010.

Billy and the Lost Boys

After The Blue Collar Bullets, Pettinger put together a lineup of musicians and within twelve days of forming, Billy and the Lost Boys played their first concert. They would go on to release 3 albums, 2 music videos and in May 2004 reached #1 on the Canadian College and Campus Radio Charts. Their music was featured in television shows

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. She self-engineered and produced the 4th Billy and the Lost Boys album titled "Off The Map".

Solo work

Pettinger released a five-song EP called ''The Lost Cause'' on November 14, 2008. The EP contains the songs "These City Lights", "Drown", "The Drugs", "I Don't Want to Know" and "Just Trying to Get By". ''The Lost Cause'' was produced by Our Lady Peace front man Raine Maida. It is sold on her website, and on

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. An additional six songs were recorded at the same time, some of which were re-recorded for the album "Ours" (the remainder were released on 2011's "Demo-Lish"). In 2010 Billy the Kid began a

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campaign to fund her debut full-length album. In addition to pre-orders and specialized bundles, she traveled across the continent to play fundraisers, anniversaries, birthday parties and private concerts as well as go camping, white water rafting and rock climbing with fans. The result was the appropriately titled album "Ours". Pettinger's songs have appeared in A&E's Biography,

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Discography

Billy Pettinger

*2016: ''Pick Up Your Tiny Burden'' *2016: ''You Can Have It All'' *2016: ''I Have to Do This'' *2019: ''Look At Me, I'm Fine'' *2021: ''There Is Only Right Now''

Billy the Kid

*2008: ''The Lost Cause'' *2010: ''Live at the Verge'' *2011: ''Demo-Lish'' *2011: ''Ours – Acoustic'' *2012: ''Stars, Exploding'' *2013: ''Perspective'' *2014: ''Horseshoes & Hand Grenades

Billy the Kid & The Southside Boys

*2011: ''Ours''

Billy the Kid and the Lost Boys

*2002: ''Strong Like Prawn'' *2004: ''Breaking Down the Barriers That Break Down Your Music'' *2005: ''Breaking Down the Barriers That Break Down Your Music Remastered'' *2006: ''Yet Why Not Say What Happened?'' *2008: ''Off The Map''

References and notes

External links

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Billy the Kid's official facebook profile
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