Hal Willis

Hal Willis

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Name = Hal Willis


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Leonald Francis Gauthier
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Born = birth date and age|1933|07|15
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Origin = Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Instruments = Guitar
Genre = Country
Occupation = singer/songwriter
Years_active = 1950s-present
Label = Sims Records, Decca
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Hal Willis is a Canadian country singer, living in Nashville Tennessee USA. He was born Leonald Gauthier in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec on July 15, 1933. He is the youngest son of Alfred and Evelina Gauthier.

Career

His biggest success was "The Lumberjack", an international hit that sold over 1.5 million copies. In 1965, it peaked at #5 on the "Billboard" country charts in the USA. This succes was so phenomeneous that he has been since called Mr Lumberjack.

His popularity started rising in 1956, when he and his wife, Ginger Willis, were hired by Colonel Tom Parker to tour with the music phenomenon of the hour, Elvis Presley. At this time Hall and Ginger were also Rock & Roll singers recording songs like My Pink Cadillac and Bop a Dee Bop a Doo. Hal and Ginger, along with Hank Snow, were the only Canadian performers to tour with Elvis Presley. He also performed and toured through his career with many American Country Hall of Fame's singers such as Patsy Cline, Webb Pierce, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. His recents album are Coast to Coast, a Christmas album Santa's Clones

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References and external links

* [http://www.halwillis.com/ Hal Willis]
* [http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&cae=33007923&affiliation=BMI&keyid=372151&keyname=WILLIS%20HAL Hal Willis' songs with BMI Music]


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