William Hammond Talbot (born October 23, 1943[1]) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the bassist of Crazy Horse.

Born in New York City, Talbot started his musical career singing on street corners at the age of 14.

[2] After moving the group to San Francisco, they morphed into The Psyrcle, which eventually grew to encompass Leon and George Whitsell along with Bobby Notkoff.

[4] In 2013 Talbot joined forces with Ralph Molina, George Whitsell and Ryan James Holzer to form the band Wolves.

[5] In June 2014, Talbot suffered a minor stroke and was forced to sit out Crazy Horse's imminent European tour.