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Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Beezer Hill is one of Milwaukee's setting sons of some of the city's premiere bands. At the age of 16, Hill left school when his family relocated to Rockford, IL, and began to pursue his dream in rock and roll. Hill joined the already-established Blades as bassist, and toured around the Midwest. The group quickly became a favorite in the late 70's power pop scene that was all the rage in the Illinois area, and spawned such bands as Cheap Trick, Pez Band, The Names, and Off Broadway.

The Blades disbanded, and at just 17, Hill moved on to form the more hard-edged Stellas. In October of 1980, Hill and The Stellas stole a car from their Rockford, IL, high school parking lot, and headed back to Milwaukee. The band arrived just in time to become one of the leading bands of the Milwaukee punk movement, changing their name to Die Kreuzen in 1981. The Stellas signed to Touch And Go Records, and Hill left due to direction conflicts.

1981 was the year of hardcore punk. Before forming his new band Sacred Order, Hill played bass with Dennis and Jimmy Flemion a.k.a. The Frogs. Hill appeared in the early garage footage, shot by The Frogs, and played a show or two. Hill formed Sacred Order in the fall of 1981. The band was dubbed Wisconsin's answer to Fear (for whom they had the pleasure of opening their first show). Sacred Order gained a strong fan base, due to the fact that no one could touch their raw, chaotic live show. The band also appeared on several punk compilations ("Lung Cookies", "Master Tapes Vol.2"), and also put out two self-released tapes ("Cranking On A Straight Edge", and "Weight Training Program"). These tapes would go on to cause quite a stir at Maximum Rock And Roll Fanzine, (especially with the editor, the late Tim Yohannon)

After a lineup change in 1984. Hill moved Sacred Order to Los Angeles, and recorded the band's only full-length record ("E Ticket"), on the Mystic Records label. Sacred Order disbanded in 1986, and Hill returned to Milwaukee to form the post-punk, pre-alternative band, The Nerve Twins. It was the silly rock era, and The Nerve Twins played it to the hilt, taking old school punk influences and the pop rock influences of The Replacements, and disguising the crossover styles in the vein of The Cult, and Guns and Roses. The Nerve Twins became a buzz band in Milwaukee, recording several demos and a Hill-written single ("7 Daze/She's So Boss"). Hill also found time at this point to help his old friends The Frogs, playing a handful of shows and appearing on the now infamous underground live board tapes of the Tour de Gay shows.

Hill left The Nerve Twins in 1991, and spent time writing and collaborating with other Milwaukee musicians, until 1995 saw Hill form the power pop-influenced Gladrags. The Gladrags played the Milwaukee club scene, and in 1997 released a 6 song CD ("Can't Let Go"). In the summer of 1998, The Gladrags received prime time airplay in Los Angeles, when KROQ pop icon Rodney Bingenheimer gave Hill's song "Teenage Lament" attention. In the spring of 1999, Hill returned to his bass duties with The Frogs. Having toured the Midwest and the East coast, Hill is now a touring member with The Frogs.

In May of 1999, Hill disbanded The Gladrags, to concentrate on writing solo material, as well as becoming guitarist and co-songwriter with Milwaukee's Rob McCuen and The Ruins. The Ruins are recording a full-length CD, due for an early 2000 release. Beezer Hill has come a long way from his early days as a punk pioneer. With his influences firmly rooted in guitar-driven rock and power pop, Hill continues his musical journey into the new millennium.