During a perfromance on Wendsday September 1st, 1999 V2 Records teen pop singer Billy Crawford, fell from the stage into the Kanawha River in Charleston, West Virgina. The stage was located on a barge in front of the Amphitheater. Billy walked out to greet fans but was blinded by the spotlight ans was not aware of the gap between the stage and his fans. Billy knew how to swim and was thrown a rope by security and pulled to safety.

Attending the concert was the Head of Charleston City Council, Mary Lopez.She accopanied Billy Crawford to the hospital to make sure he was okay. Councilwoman Lopez became a fan after hearing Crawford's single "Mary Lopez" on a local radio station.

Billy was released that night from the hospital with a few bruises and scrapes. The next morning, Billy awoke to a large crowd of concerned fans with flowers and Get Well balloons who crowded the lobby of his hotel.

Billy Crawford has just completed a series of U.S. tour dates with *NSYNC and Jordan Knight as well as The Nickelodeon tour with Monica and 98*.