- His hit song, "At This Moment" was first used on the sitcom Family Ties (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.
- Still tours the Los Angeles club scene with his band, Billy Vera and The Beaters.
- 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.
- Dated Angie Dickinson in the 1980s.
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