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Danny Dill Birth name Horace Eldred Dill Born September 19, 1924 Origin Huntingdon, Tennessee Died October 23, 2008 (aged 84) Davidson County, Tennessee Genres country Occupations singer, songwriter Horace Eldred Dill (September 19, 1924[1]–October 23, 2008), known professionally known as Danny Dill, was an American country music singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.[2]
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Biography
Dill, born in Clarksburg, Tennessee, got his start as a professional musician while working with Annie Lou Stockard as Annie Lou and Danny, a duet act who performed on the Grand Ole Opry during the 1940s and 50s. Although Dill recorded as a solo artist, he found his greatest success as a songwriter.
His 1959 tune, "Long Black Veil", written with Marijohn Wilkin, was Top 10 country hit for Lefty Frizzell and has become a standard recorded by many country, folk and pop music musicians. Another notable Dill composition was Bobby Bare's 1963 recording of "Detroit City (I Wanna Go Home)".
Selected compositions
- "Long Black Veil"
- "Detroit City"
- "Partners" (recorded by Jim Reeves in 1959)
- "So Wrong" with Carl Perkins and Mel Tillis
- "The Comeback"
- "Let Me Talk to You"
- " There's A Time"
- "I'll Take It Before I Say Goodbye"
- "Coming Home"
- "Partners"
- "Come In Outta' The Rain"
- "Where The Sad People Are"
References
- ^ Social Security Death Index Search
- ^ Cooper, Peter (October 24, 2008). "'Long Black Veil' co-writer 'Danny' Dill dies at age 83". Tennessean.com. http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081024/TUNEIN/81024099/1005/. Retrieved 2008-10-29.[dead link]
External links
- Danny Dill at the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Danny Dill MP3s
- Danny Dill discography
- Danny Dill's son-in-law's memorial
Categories:- 1924 births
- 2008 deaths
- People from Carroll County, Tennessee
- American country songwriters
- American country singers
- American male singers
- Cub Records artists
- American country musician stubs
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