William Pollak (born November 10, 1949, in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, United States)[1] known by his stage name of Billy Price, is an American soul singer.
The pair toured the US and Canada, playing Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Newport Jazz Festival, the Roxy and Troubadour in Los Angeles, and the Spectrum in Philadelphia.
He then formed The Billy Price Band, which currently consists of Lenny Smith (guitar), Tom Valentine (bass), Dave Dodd (drums), Jimmy Britton (keyboards), Eric Spaulding (tenor saxophone), and Joe Herndon (trumpet).
[4] In April, 2016, Price received a Legends of Pittsburgh Rock 'n Roll Award as a Modern Era Inductee.
[10] He worked for many years in corporate communications at the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University until August, 2023.