Biographie

His hit song, "At This Moment" was first used on the sitcom Sacrée famille (1982) in a scene when Alex P. Keaton (Michael J. Fox) shares his first dance and kiss with his future girlfriend, and later real life wife, Ellen Reed ( Tracy Pollan). The song was then picked up by DJs across the country and the rest is music history.

Son of former NBC staff announcer Bill McCord.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1770 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 16, 1988.

Still tours the Los Angeles club scene with his band, Billy Vera and The Beaters.

Dated Angie Dickinson in the 1980s.