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5 unusual facts about Billy Ocean


Dave Benton

As a drummer and a backing vocalist, he worked with The Drifters, Tom Jones, Billy Ocean, José Feliciano and the Platters.

Dean Edwards

He developed several impressions, including Michael Jackson, Wayne Brady, Chris Tucker (Edwards' first impression; coincidentally, also an impression done by Jay Pharoah on his first SNL episode on September 25, 2010), Don Cheadle, Colin Powell, Serena Williams, Nipsey Russell, Grace Jones, Randy Jackson, Redman, Denzel Washington, and Billy Ocean.

Fyzabad

Billy Ocean and locally famous lawyer Desmond Allum hail from Fyzabad also Janet Grace Anthony, Trinidad and Tobago's first female Commercial Pilot, comes from Fyzabad.

Stuart Christie

Christie recently displayed an exhibition of Anarchist Art at the Dragon Bar in Hastings, which was in conjunction with Wesley Magoogan former saxophonist with The Beat, Billy Ocean and Hazel O'Connor.

Western Australian Athletics Stadium

A Lenny Kravitz concert scheduled for 28 March 2012 was cancelled and an "80's Dance Picnic Party" featuring Ali Campbell and Billy Ocean scheduled for 21 January 2012 relocated to the neighboring Challenge Stadium, which was also to be the first concert event at the stadium.


Forum 28

The Forum 28 is one of the areas main cultural and art centres and has hosted such acts as Billy Ocean, Hayley Westenra, Anthony Costa, Pam Tillis and Björn Again, as well as hosting such events as the local multicultural festival and various career conventions.

Mark Rivera

Over the years, Rivera has worked with Hall & Oates, Tycoon, Peter Gabriel on his ground breaking So album - where Rivera played and arranged the horns for "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time", Simon & Garfunkel, John Lennon, Billy Ocean, and Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh.

VanVelzen

The video to this song is a re-make of Billy Ocean's "When The Going Get's Tough" and features the main characters of the movie, including cheographer Dan Karaty.


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