Bill Katz

Bill Katz didn't know what he wanted to become. His Italian-American mother sent him to St. Joe's Cathedral School in Hartford. The Sisters of Mercy were elated to have a student with a Jewish surname. At first they saw little Billy Katz as the biblical prophecy of Jewish conversion. That is, until he began to cause trouble and question authority. Eventually, Billy was expelled for refusing to get a haircut. At Hartford High School, Bill began writing satires for the school newspaper. Nixon...See more

Bill Katz didn't know what he wanted to become. His Italian-American mother sent him to St. Joe's Cathedral School in Hartford. The Sisters of Mercy were elated to have a student with a Jewish surname. At first they saw little Billy Katz as the biblical prophecy of Jewish conversion. That is, until he began to cause trouble and question authority. Eventually, Billy was expelled for refusing to get a haircut. At Hartford High School, Bill began writing satires for the school newspaper. Nixon provided Bill with material not unlike Trump has today. After incomplete studies at college, he purchased a one way ticket to Europe and backpacked around the continent for a few years, finally making Florence, Italy his temporary home. He returned with a new found interest in art and eventually became a dealer of African American art. Cat rescue is a constant interest. He is a singer/songwriter and he writes what has been described as "Songs of Conscience." If you search in YouTube, "Bill Katz, Hartford, Connecticut," you can listen to a few including "Blue Daze" and "Corona Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu." See less