a member of Kristofferson's band and recorded with Randy Meisner of The Eagles. In 1986, he entered a California studio (Bench Records) as part of a band called Black Tie and along with Meisner, Jimmy Griffin (Bread), David Kemper (drummer), David Miner, and David Mansfield recorded an album called When the Night Falls. He recorded another solo album, Like Elvis Used to Do in 2000, and another Black Tie-style album with Meisner and Charlie Rich, Jr. billed as "Meisner, Swan & Rich". , Swan remained a backing singer and session musician. Personal life Swan was married to his late wife Marlu for 30 years. Marlu died on February 12, 2003, from cancer. They had two daughters, recording artists Planet Swan and Sierra Swan. Discography Albums Singles See also List of artists who reached number one in the United States List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart List of performers on Top of the Pops References External links Interview with Billy Swan Yahoo! Music biography Billy Swan at Rockabilly Billy Swan at Discogs 1942 births Living people American male singer-songwriters American country rock singers People from Cape Girardeau, Missouri American session musicians American country singer-songwriters Monument Records artists Red Baron Records artists Singer-songwriters from Missouri Country musicians from Missouri Black Tie (band) members