Billy Baxter (song)

"Billy Baxter" is the third single by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Dots which was released on 20 October 1980, ahead of the related album, Talk (March 1981). It was written by band members Paul Kelly and Chris Langman. It peaked at No. 38 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The song was produced by Joe Camilleri (from Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons) for Mushroom Records. In early November the group performed the track on national pop music TV show, Countdown – it was Kelly's first TV appearance. The song's subject, Billy Baxter, is an Australian musician and was a long term member of Coodabeens Footy Show on ABC Radio National.

Background

Paul Kelly and the Dots had formed in August 1978 in Melbourne from the remains of High Rise Bombers, the Dots underwent line-up changes prior to the release of "Billy Baxter". Their debut single "Recognition" was issued in 1979, under the name The Dots, on an independent label, but had no chart success. "Recognition" line-up were Kelly (vocals), Chris Langman (guitars), Chris Worrall (guitars), Paul Gadsby (bass guitar) and John Lloyd (drums). More changes occurred, they signed to Mushroom Records and released "Billy Baxter" on 20 October 1980, which peaked at No. 38 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. In early November that year, Paul Kelly & the Dots performed "Billy Baxter" on national pop music TV show, Countdown – it was Kelly's first appearance on television.

Billy Baxter

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Billy Baxter (poker player)

William E. Baxter, Jr. (born 1940) is an American professional poker player and sports bettor. He has won numerous tournament titles in his career as a professional poker player, including seven World Series of Poker bracelets.

He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2006.

Early life

Born in Augusta, Georgia, Baxter started his gambling career like many others of his age by gambling in the pool halls. When he was 14 he discovered he had a talent for hustling pool games.

By the time he was 16, he had saved $5,000 from his hustling money, and when he turned 18 he was old enough to head to the taverns, where he discovered his next big love - poker.

Poker career

In 1975 he took a honeymoon trip to Hawaii and ended up in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada on the way back. He and his new bride lived in a hotel there for nine months while Baxter played poker for a living. It was there that he met fellow legends Doyle Brunson, Puggy Pearson and eventually Stu Ungar.

Baxter has won seven World Series of Poker bracelets. As of 2010, he ranks alongside Men Nguyen (7) and just behind Erik Seidel (with 8), Johnny Moss (9) Phil Ivey, Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson (10 each) and Phil Hellmuth (14). All of Baxter's bracelets are in lowball games, notably Razz, Deuce-to-Seven and California Lowball (draw).

Billy Baxter (musician)

Billy Baxter (born ca. 1959) is an Australian radio presenter and musician from Geelong. He has presented the current sports events programme, Coodabeens Footy Show on 774 ABC Melbourne, alongside Jeff Richardson, Ian Cover and Greg Champion. As a musician, Baxter was the lead vocalist of Ghetto Blasters, Big Fans of Jesus, The Hollow Men and he has worked as a solo artist. The Hollow Men issued two albums on Au Go Go Records, Broken Stuff (1988) and So Long (1990). While Baxter's solo albums are Holler (1991) and Speedhump, Thump (1994).

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