Billy Anne Crews

About Billy Anne Crews

Billy Anne Crews is a Americana Artist from Chattanooga, Tennesee. She is the Southern Grunge Chick. Billy Anne Crews has played music since she remembers being alive. Billy was born in Waukegan, IL and raised in Chattanooga, TN. While most kids were out doing what they do, Billy was in her room listening to records and studying the lyrics. Decades of piano lessons and a music degree later, Billy still just wanted just wanted to plug in a guitar and write songs.

She moved New York City after school. People's stories were what intrigued her about living in the city. She always carried a notebook around for years. She wrote down everything anyone said and everything she thought of to write down. Billy Anne says, "They always tell you to write about what you know, but that's bullshit to me. If you're a real writer, you can write about anything. You just need to keep references."

Even though she played several instruments over the years, Billy really loved singing and writing lyrics the most. 80s and 90s indie rock had a big influence on Billy's songwriting, but so did many singer/songwriters that she loved so well.

Known as the Southern Grunge Chick, she continues to play her unique style of music in the Americana genre. She has played clubs in the US an