Bill wasn't the only one to be musically inclined..that talent was inherited and encouraged by his mother Dortha Lee..His sister gave him fearce competition at any family gathering...hahaha...And Auntie Gail was a beautiful singer!

Billy Robert Richardson was born in Snyder, Oklahoma on Feb. 2, 1945 to B.V. and Dortha Lee (McCorkle) Richardson. He was brother to Gail (Richardson) Marple and Vernon Richardson. He had 3 children: Sherrie, Robyn and Derek. And 2 grandsons: Robert and Travis