Billy Page

{{short description|American songwriter}}

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William E. Page II, better known as Billy Page, was an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is best known for writing "The 'In' Crowd", which was a 1965 hit for both Dobie Gray{{cite web|url=https://www.jazziz.com/short-history-crowd-billy-page-1964/|title=A short history of ... "The 'In' Crowd" (Billy Page, 1964)|work=JAZZIZ Magazine|date=July 25, 2017}} and the Ramsey Lewis Trio. The song was also a 1974 hit for Bryan Ferry.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Billy+Page&tab=songaswriterchartstab|title=Billy Page ••• Top Songs as Writer|publisher=Music VF}}

Other songs he wrote include "A House Built on Sand", a 1968 hit for Leslie Uggams; "Sugar Lump", a 1974 hit for Leon Haywood; and "Midnight and You" (co-written with his brother Gene Page), a 1974 hit for Solomon Burke.

Page also produced his brother Gene's musical score for the 1972 film Blacula.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/bn/artist/gene-page/2769660|title=Gene Page|website=Apple Music}}