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 Jonas he has been featured at festivals and venues nationwide. Jonas has shared stages with Patti Larkin, Ani DiFranco, David Wilcox, Richard Thompson, and Pete Seeger. Billy has developed a number of workshops. Each focuses on a component of his music. These include “foraged, found, and homemade instruments”, “songwriting”, “performance and presence”, “Neo-tribal hootenanny 101”, “teacher training”, and more. For Family Audiences: • "Build It Back Again" (2014) • "Happy Accidents" (2009) • "What Kind of Cat Are You?!" (2002) For Adult/General Audiences: • "habayta (homeward)" (2015) • "Get Real" (2004) • "Billy Jonas Live" (2002) • "Life So Far" (2000)