Billy Ocean with whom he released "On The Run" backed with "Let's Put Our Emotions in Motion" in 1974. Ocean took his stage name from the Ocean Estate, Stepney in London's East End, where he was living at the time. In 1976, he recorded his first album, "Billy Ocean", with its first single release, "Love Really Hurts Without You", charting at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 22 in the US "Billboard" Hot 100. He enjoyed club success from the songs "Are You Ready" and "Stay The Night" from the album "City Limit"—both of which were later covered by
Billy Name he dabbled in lights and papers and artists materials...I picked up a lot from Billy." (Warhol & Hackett,"The Warhol Diaries") Name also played music in the group Theatre of Eternal Music under the direction of La Monte Young. Name had met Warhol fleetingly at Serendipity 3, where he was a waiter, and then later again through Ray Johnson, who brought Name to an event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Johnson had attended Black Mountain College in the 1940s and the younger Linich was a fan of that circle's pre-Beat, zen way of interacting with the world. Name met Warhol