I did a search but couldn't find anything so I hope this isn't a duplicate.
Interview with him from a couple of years ago which highlights all those times you would have heard him play.
http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/pop-und-jazz/Das-unbekannte-Genie-hinter-Elvis-und-Sinatra/story/18265168
― Ned Trifle X, Thursday, 23 February 2012 09:04 (fourteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSxqLjwHtyY
― Ned Trifle X, Thursday, 23 February 2012 09:12 (fourteen years ago)
http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/62209
RIP, Mr Guitar
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61jzG-sYYtL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
― Jeff W, Thursday, 23 February 2012 11:13 (fourteen years ago)
rip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvzvcIIZfUs
― buzza, Thursday, 23 February 2012 15:29 (fourteen years ago)
RIP
― Can You Please POLL Out Your Window? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 February 2012 15:49 (fourteen years ago)
RIP! Think he played guitar on a bunch of Beach Boys hits too.
― tylerw, Thursday, 23 February 2012 15:51 (fourteen years ago)
http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2012/02/22/musicians-hall-of-famer-billy-strange-songwriter-for-elvis-and-sinatra-dies-at-81/
That German article seems to hint that he barely escaped being killed in what, the Manson murders?
― Can You Please POLL Out Your Window? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 February 2012 15:54 (fourteen years ago)
Oh, I guess we can read that tomorrow in part 2.
― Can You Please POLL Out Your Window? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 February 2012 15:55 (fourteen years ago)
i think he played that cool buzzing guitar in Phil Spector's awesome version of "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"
― Poliopolice, Thursday, 23 February 2012 16:25 (fourteen years ago)