He subsequently moved away from the Shore and spent time in New York City and Nashville, Tennessee, before eventually settling in Yarmouth, Maine.
It led to regular gigs at the Hullabaloo clubs in Freehold, Middletown and Asbury Park and local TV appearances.
By 1969 Chinnock had returned from Maine and formed a new band, Glory Road, with Tallent, Bobby Williams (drums) and Danny Mansolino (keyboards).
Meanwhile, Tallent and Sancious, together with Lopez and Federici, went on to play together in several short lived bands based out of The Upstage in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
[4] [5][6][7][8][9][10] Although Chinnock later moved away from the Shore, he would return to play there regularly throughout his recording career, appearing at The Stone Pony and The Fast Lane.
[13] After recovering from illness, Chinnock left the Jersey Shore and briefly moved to New York City before settling in Maine.
After signing with Atlantic Records, the label insisted on remixing the album, adding strings, additional studio musicians, and backing vocalists.
[15] His 1980 album Dime Store Heroes was released on the Atlantic, North Country and Rounder Records labels and saw him work with, among others, David Sanborn, Howie Wyeth, Will Lee, Tony Levin and Andy Newmark.
The 1990 album was credited to Billy & The American Suns, a group that included Craig Krampf (drums), Steve Hill (bass), Rex Stemn (guitar) and Clayton Ivy (piano).
In 1992 Chinnock, Danny Federici and Garry Tallent also attempted to revive the Downtown Tangiers Band and recorded some sessions but nothing has been released to date.
[16] Towards the end of his life Chinnock believed that he suffered from chronic Lyme disease, a diagnosis not supported by mainstream doctors.
Two CD release concerts were held, one in March 2010 at the Stone Pony and the other in April 2010 in Portland, Maine to celebrate the life and music of Bill Chinnock.