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Composer

Billy Corgan

American musician

b. 1967

71 works in the index

Born
1967
Birthplace
Elk Grove Village
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, primary songwriter, singer, and only constant member of alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. Corgan is credited with helping popularize the alternative rock genre. Considered as one of the finest and most underrated rock guitarists of the 1990s, Rolling Stone called him and his Smashing Pumpkins bandmates "ruthless virtuosos". He has also been the owner and promoter of the National Wrestling Alliance since 2017.

Corgan formed the Smashing Pumpkins in Chicago in 1988 alongside guitarist James Iha, with bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin joining soon after. Strong album sales and large-scale tours propelled the band to commercial success and critical acclaim throughout the 1990s. After their break-up in 2000, Corgan and Chamberlin started a new band called Zwan; after the band's demise, he released the collection of poetry Blinking with Fists (2004) and the solo album TheFutureEmbrace (2005) before reforming Smashing Pumpkins in 2007. The new version of the band, consisting of Corgan and a revolving lineup, has released new albums and toured extensively. In October 2017, Corgan released Ogilala, his first solo album in over a decade. His latest solo album, Cotillions, was released in 2019.

Corgan co-founded Resistance Pro Wrestling in 2011. He joined TNA Wrestling in 2015 and became its president in 2016, but left a few months later. He purchased the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in 2017; thereafter, Corgan made it his primary focus in professional wrestling.

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Life and musical career

Occupations
guitarist; singer-songwriter; poet; singer; songwriter; professional wrestling promoter; composer; musician
Education
Glenbard North High School
Recorded memberships
The Smashing Pumpkins
Instruments played
guitar; voice
Genres
rock music; alternative rock; synth-pop
VIAF ID
25821451
ISNI
0000000368586290; 0000000114400521
GND ID
134995198
Library of Congress ID
nb97040796
MusicBrainz ID
3cbfd3e3-6d9b-4327-84ba-42cf646c98f9

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Guitar, Vocal, Piano, Organ
Genres represented
Rock, pop
Works with composition dates
0 of 71

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 1 of 2

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Tonight, Tonight — —— GuitarRock 1
Forget It — —— Organ, GuitarRock, pop 2
Rain — —— Organ, GuitarRock, pop 2
Tarantula — —— GuitarRock 2
1979 — —— GuitarRock 1
Identify — —— —— 1
Christmastime — —— Guitar— 1
Honestly — —— Guitar— 1
Untitled — —— GuitarRock 1
Bodies — —— Guitar— 0
Bullet With Butterfly Wings — —— Guitar— 0
By Starlight — —— Guitar— 0
Cupid De Locke — —— Guitar— 0
Farewell And Goodnight — —— Guitar— 0
Galapogos — —— Guitar— 0
Here Is No Why — —— Guitar— 0
In The Arms Of Sleep — —— Guitar— 0
Lily (My One And Only) — —— Guitar— 0
Love — —— Guitar— 0
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness — —— Guitar— 0
Muzzle — —— Guitar— 0
Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans — —— Guitar— 0
Stumbleine — —— Guitar— 0
Tales Of A Scorched Earth — —— Guitar— 0
Thirty-three — —— Guitar— 0
Thru The Eyes Of Ruby — —— Guitar— 0
To Forgive — —— Guitar— 0
We Only Come Out At Night — —— Guitar— 0
Where Boys Fear To Tread — —— Guitar— 0
X.Y.U. — —— Guitar— 0
Zero — —— Guitar— 0
Beautiful — —— Vocal— 0
Disarm — —— Vocal— 0
Mayonaise — —— Vocal— 0
Quiet — —— Vocal— 0
Today — —— Vocal— 0
Daphne Descends — —— Vocal— 0
Annie-Dog — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
17 — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
Blank Page — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
Rocket — —— Vocal— 0
Soma — —— Vocal— 0
Batman and Robin: The Beginning is the End is the Beginning — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
Batman and Robin: The End is the Beginning is the End — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
Ava Adore — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
Pug — —— Vocal— 0
Spaceboy — —— Vocal— 0
Sweet Sweet — —— Vocal— 0

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 25821451. Portrait: Benutzer:Blankpage, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.