Billy & Lillie were an American pop vocal duo, composed of Billy Ford (William T. Ford; March 9, 1919[1] or 1925[2] – March 1983) and Lillie Bryant (born February 14, 1940, Newburgh, New York).
[3] Billy Ford was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey; many sources give his birth year as 1925 (or 1927), but blues researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc state 1919.
Frank C. Slay, Jr., co-wrote several songs with Bob Crewe, including "Tallahassee Lassie" by Freddy Cannon.
The first single, "La Dee Dah" (written by Crewe), was the only one of them to hit the Top 10 on the Billboard chart, peaking at No.
[1] Bryant returned to her hometown of Newburgh, New York, and became a community activist.