Billy Edd Wheeler

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 including Judy Collins, Bobby Darin, The Kingston Trio, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Kenny Rogers, and Elvis 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" in Lincoln City, Indiana.

Awards

Wheeler is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He has received 13 awards from ASCAP, won distinguished Allumnus awards from Warren Wilson College and Berea College, the "Best Appalachian Poetry" award from Morris 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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