Billy Tk Senior
About Billy Tk Senior from Auckland
Billy TK Senior is still revered by people in New Zealand and overseas for his guitar playing with the band Human Instinct in the late 60s and early 70s.
His Jimi Hendrix styled guitar playing complete with fuzz tone and feedback helped to influence a generation of Kiwi guitarists.
Billy TK is dedicated to his craft, his faith and the Maori people. He often plays softer grooves strongly influenced by his spiritual journeys and the textures of Carlos Santana or John McLaughlin.
He has a strong collection of original songs, often covered by other musicians but the only albums he’s released have been with Human Instinct and a rare release with his post-Instinct unit Te Whare Mana (Powerhouse) released on the Little wing label in Germany in the early 1980s.