Bill Lloyd is a songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer from Bowling Green, United States, and is based in Nashville. He is best known as one half of the late 1980s RCA country-rock duo Foster and Lloyd.

Career

Lloyd works across several parts of the music business. He produces records, has played as a session musician, and writes songs for other artists. His production credits range from Carl Perkins to the MTV reality-show indie-rock group The Secret. As a session player, he works with Ray Davies of The Kinks, Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze, Steve Earle and Buck Owens. As a songwriter, he has written material for Trisha Yearwood, Cheap Trick, Sara Evans, Poco, Martina McBride and Marshall Crenshaw, among others.

Solo work and other projects

He releases solo records that combine power pop with polished songcraft. He also serves as the Stringed Instrument Curator at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and is the music director for the First Amendment Center in Nashville. In addition, he organises and performs in the Nashville cover band The Long Players.

Associated acts

His associated acts include Foster and Lloyd, Sgt. Arms and The Sky Kings.

Style

His work is linked with power pop and a broader country-rock context, reflecting both his solo writing and his role in Foster and Lloyd.