- Billy Edd Wheeler
Billy Edward "Edd" Wheeler [ [http://www.spencerleigh.demon.co.uk/Interview_Wheeler.htm Spencer Leigh interview] ] (born
December 9 ,1932 ,Boone County, West Virginia ) is an American songwriter, performer, writer and visual artist. He has written songs performed by over 90 different artists includingJudy Collins ,Bobby Darin ,The Kingston Trio ,Johnny Cash ,Neil Young ,Kenny Rogers , andElvis Presley .Wheeler is also author of 16 plays. These include several long-running outdoor dramas such as "Hatfields & McCoys" at
Beckley, West Virginia and "Young Abe Lincoln" inLincoln City, Indiana .Awards
Wheeler is a member of the
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame . He has received 13 awards fromASCAP , won distinguished Allumnus awards fromWarren Wilson College andBerea College , the "Best Appalachian Poetry" award fromMorris Harvey College and a "Pacesetter Award for Music and Drama" from "Billboard Magazine ". [http://www.billyeddwheeler.com/home.htm Billy Edd Wheeler Home Page] ]External links
* [http://www.billyeddwheeler.com/ Billy Edd Wheeler] , official web site
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