# Billy Merman | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/billy-merman
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/billy-merman/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 07:50 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/billy-merman
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/billy-merman/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/billy-merman/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Billy Merman
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `billy-merman`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 07:50 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-beabc17b56d610ae
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 857
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: 900 Miles
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Billy Merman came up during the American folk revival in the late 1970s. The band was built around Billy Merman on vocals and guitar, with Michael Merman on keyboard and David Merman on drums. Their sound pulled from folk, bluegrass, and country, with fingerstyle guitar and vocals that felt lived-in rather than polished. In 1988, they released '900 Miles,' a ballad about distance and home that became their breakout single....

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. 900 Miles — https://lyroverse.com/billy-merman/900-miles