associated_acts years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
the poco , yankee grey , the bellamy brothers outlaws , dixie chicks , martina mcbride , 1970 -- current nashville , tennessee , united states sony mca music entertainment , sony bmg , epic , billy crain solo_singer 9 august 1954 guitar vocals , bass guitar , drums , keyboards , southern rock , rock music , country music billy crain
 william sherwood crain guitarist , songwriter , record producer
billy crain

william sherwood `` billy '' crain -lrb- born august 9 , 1954 in nashville , tennessee -rrb- is an american songwriter and musician .
he has been a staple performer in the southern rock scene since the early 1970s .
he has performed with various artists including the the allman brothers band , the rossington-collins band , the rolling stones and zz top .
in the late 1980s he pursued songwriting and record production .
he co-wrote the song `` call it love '' -lrb- by poco -rrb- with ron guilbeau and rick lonow ; `` it 's my time '' by martina mcbride -lrb- co-writers kim tribble and tammy hyler -rrb- ; `` another nine minutes '' -lrb- co-writers tim buppert and tom douglas -lrb- songwriter -rrb- -rrb- ; and `` let ` er rip '' by the dixie chicks -lrb- co-written with sandy ramos -rrb- .
