Billy Hill Musical artist

Billy Hill (July 14, 1899 – December 24, 1940) was an American songwriter, violinist, and pianist who found fame writing Western songs such as "They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree", "The Last Roundup", "Wagon Wheels", and "Empty Saddles". Hill's most popular song was "The Glory of Love", recorded by Benny Goodman in 1936, Count Basie in 1937, Peggy Lee in 1959, Dean Martin in 1966, Tom Rush in 1968, Eddy Arnold in 1969, Wizz Jones in 1970, Otis Redding, The Five Keys, Paul McCartney in 2012 and Bette Midler for the film Beaches.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Hill Billy
Birth dateJuly 14, 1899
Birth place
Jamaica Plain , Boston , Massachusetts , United States
Date of deathDecember 24, 1940
Place of death
Boston , Massachusetts , United States

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Musical artist

BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Country music
Jazz
Western music (North America)

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