Jimmibeetles Rock Theatre ( final lineup ) 1996 - 2001 (From left) Lamar McCoy, drums; Billi Pepa; Eddie Arjun, bass.
Billi Pepa with The Front End, 1969 In the original " Reverse Boot Strum" position
1980, the year “High Roller” was written, recorded and produced by Billi Pepa ( as the theme song for the new Manhattan roller skating discotheque of the same name - “High Roller”).
Billi Pepa in "Reverse Fold" guitar solo position. With Jimmibeetles Rock Theatre, 1997.
Billi Pepa with Pepa.Beads.Kydd, 1970- 1974
( rehearsal at Billi Pepa Sound Universe, Brooklyn N.Y.)
The Wild Starfires ( the only lineup ) 1967 (From left) Carmine Franco, bass; Billi (William G. Tortora) Pepa, Albert ( Beads) Tortora, organ; Neil Sheen, drums Manager: Vic The M ( Victor Martira ) Photographer: Jan K. Starker A time between leaving Roulette Records and joining Mercury Records.
Billi Pepa with Jimmibeetles Rock Theatre ( at CBGB, Alphabet City, NYC ) 1997
Pepa.Beads.Kydd, 1970 At the Lincoln Center outdoor bandshell, NYC.
Billi Pepa with The Starfires (1964 to 1967 ) during the time with George Goldner and Roulette Records.
Billi Pepa with Jimmibeetles Rock Theatre, 1999 At Marty's, Porchester, Connecticut
The original lineup of The Front End, 1967 (From left) Neil Sheen,drums; Carmine Franco,bass; Billi Pepa; Beads,organ Promotional photo used by Smash Records Photographer: Jan K. Starker.
Billi Pepa with The Front End ( at The Drop, Bensonhurst,NYC - with Billy Joel's Hassles and Leslie West's Vagrants) 1968
Pepa.Beads.Kydd during the recording of (Suite) One Foggy Visit ( at Billi Pepa Sound Universe, Sheepshead Bay, NYC) 1970
Promotional montage, 1995, of Jimmibeetles Rock Theatre ( original lineup)
Lamar McCoy and Billi Pepa (of Jimmibeetles Rock Theatre) during recording of “11th St.” 1997
Pepa.Beads.Kydd performing at New York University,( West 4th St., Greenwich Village, NYC) Billi Pepa on the cover of NYU magazine
Pepa.Beads.Kydd under the Brooklyn Bridge, the day before Robert Stigwood envisioned releasing Not From Here (Outside)” as a single ( never to materialize) 1971.
The Front End, 1968, the final lineup. From left : Elliot (Elly Glen) Zaslansky, bass; Robert ( Bobby Riso) DeRiso, drums; Beads, organ; Billi Pepa at The Staten Island Stadium, Tottenville, NYC
Pepa.Beads.Kydd, 1971, recording “Once I Was” at Billi Pepa Sound Universe studio, Brooklyn, NYC
The Starfires, 1966, the original lineup from left : Billi Pepa, Carmine Franco, Beads, Sal Sanfillipo, Manager ( and photographer) Larry Lomenzo
1964. The Starfires ( left to right), Carmine, Beads, Billi, Sal
Jimmibeetles Rock Theatre with Nadine Lusardi, first president of No Records Corp., at CBGB,1997
1967. Designed by Carmine Franco - original bassist of The Starfires, The Wild Starfires and The Front End. A 32 year US Military Combat Veteran.
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