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|caption=William Corgan Sr. and Billy at the [[Billy Corgan 1999-03-25|First Waltz benefit]], 1999 | |caption=William Corgan Sr. and Billy at the [[Billy Corgan 1999-03-25|First Waltz benefit]], 1999 | ||
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|death_date = December 18, 2021 | |||
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'''William Corgan Sr.''' | '''William Corgan Sr.''' (1947 - December 18, 2021) was a blues guitarist and father to [[Billy Corgan]]. In 1988, his [[Eddy Street|home on Eddy Street]] is where the first [[Smashing Pumpkins]] [[studio sessions|recording sessions]] took place. He played the guitar solo in "[[The Last Song]]" from the "[[Thirty-Three]]" single in 1996, and has performed alongside Corgan at several shows since 1999. He is also credited as an illustrator for the 2011 reissue of ''[[Siamese Dream]]''.<ref>https://www.discogs.com/Smashing-Pumpkins-Siamese-Dream/release/3250283</ref> | ||
{{Cquote|My father was my hero … He later told me that when he heard ''[[Siamese Dream]]'', he heard a part of me that he didn't even know existed … ever since then he's been a really big fan and a big supporter. I think anybody can understand that to make your father proud and to have your father be one of your admirers, it's like one of the greatest things in life.|author=Billy Corgan|source=''Full Circle'' documentary, 2000<ref>https://youtu.be/4Qzw0kRY180?t=1444</ref>}} | {{Cquote|My father was my hero … He later told me that when he heard ''[[Siamese Dream]]'', he heard a part of me that he didn't even know existed … ever since then he's been a really big fan and a big supporter. I think anybody can understand that to make your father proud and to have your father be one of your admirers, it's like one of the greatest things in life.|author=Billy Corgan|source=''Full Circle'' documentary, 2000<ref>https://youtu.be/4Qzw0kRY180?t=1444</ref>}} | ||