Country star Billy Kay and badass Southern California rockers Handsome as Sin.

Billy Kay is an American Country songwriter and performer who holds the distinctions of being the most downloaded artist in Las Vegas and in South Carolina.  Now taking Nashville by storm, this homeless veteran  travels America writing, recording and performing with top musicians on his now-famous "Abject Poverty Tour". He donates a share of all royalties and merchandise sales to shelters for homeless people and battered women .  Billy organized 2011 "Country for a Cause" CD, which featured some of the most talented and award winning indie musicians in  country music.  He will play his breakout hit "Ready... Set... Gone!"  and other songs that have put him at the top and tell us what makes him go..  

Maxton Waller and Chuck Riviera, aka, Handsome as Sin, join us Friday to kick off their debut album, Tell Me How You Died.  People call them alt. rock, bad-ass rock, just rock. Whatever you call them, they put on a hell of a show.  Based in LA, they make people listen and dance in the clubs and we get to find out how at 2:30 pm ET this Friday.

Tell us who you want to hear on Music Friday.  Go to musicfriday.nationbuilder.com, click on "your choice" and tell us about the band you want us to interview.  If we like them, we will get them.