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Billy Hill

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 Round-Up", "Wagon Wheels", and "Empty Saddles". Hill's most popular song was "The Glory of Love", recorded by Benny Goodman in 1936, and subsequently by Peggy Lee, Otis Redding, Paul McCartney, and others.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 14, 1899 (Boston), Died December 25, 1940 (Boston)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter, violin, arranger

Notes: Full name: William Joseph Hill.

See Also: Hill, William Joseph

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-25311 10-in. 5/19/1921 Sleepy head Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with brass trio and orchestra composer  
Victor B-28662 10-in. 10/15/1923 The west, a nest and you Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-28887 10-in. 11/12/1923 The west, a nest, and you Claire Brookhurst ; Lewis James Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-29012 10-in. 11/16/1923 The west, a nest and you Lewis James Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra composer  
Victor B-30170 10-in. 6/9/1924 Rock-a-bye my baby blues Hugo Frey ; The Troubadours Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (yodeling) composer  
Victor BVE-43434 10-in. 4/3/1928 Dream River Ted Weems Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BVE-43505 10-in. 3/27/1928 Dream River The Revelers Male vocal quartet, with piano and octo-chorda composer  
Victor BVE-49988 10-in. 2/23/1929 That's what I call heaven Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-59902 10-in. 3/29/1930 They cut down the old pine tree Gene and Glenn Male vocal duet, with piano and harmonica composer  
Victor BVE-67470 10-in. 2/25/1931 Little sweetheart of the prairie Johnny Marvin Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor BSHQ-72872 10-in. 6/13/1932 Clouds will soon roll by Graham Prince Palais D'Or Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor ESHQ-72890 8-in. 6/14/1932 Clouds will soon roll by Jim Harkins and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BSHQ-73007 10-in. 6/15/1932 The clouds will soon roll by Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BSHQ-73039 10-in. 6/27/1932 Old man of the mountain Chick Bullock ; Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and traps lyricist  
Victor BS-73323 10-in. 8/25/1932 Forbidden love Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-73325 10-in. 8/29/1932 Prairie lullaby Jimmie Rodgers Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet lyricist  
Victor BS-73749 10-in. 10/4/1932 Angeline Davis Trio Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-73853 10-in. 10/21/1932 Just around the bend (From the rainbow's end) Bud Billings Trio Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor BAVE-74491 10-in. 4/27/1934 El ultimo rodeo Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Fresedo ; Roberto Ray Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-75114 10-in. 1/28/1933 Have you ever been lonely? Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor BS-75476 10-in. 4/26/1933 There's a cabin in the pines Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-75522 10-in. 3/15/1933 Have you ever been lonely Glenn Cross ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-75524 10-in. 3/15/1933 There's a cabin in the pines George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Loretta Lee Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-75929 10-in. 7/10/1933 Are you sure you love me Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-75954 10-in. 7/27/1933 Locked up in prison Tom and Roy Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars songwriter  
Victor BS-75955 10-in. 7/27/1933 The mountaineer's sweetheart Tom and Roy Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-75970 10-in. 7/28/1933 Father, mother, sister, and brother The Vagabonds Male vocal trio, with guitar songwriter  
Victor BS-75990 10-in. 8/1/1933 When it's moonlight Virgil Bingham ; Songcopators Male vocal trio, with piano composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-75991 10-in. 8/1/1933 Ten hours a day, six days a week Virgil Bingham ; Songcopators Male vocal trio, with piano lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-75993 10-in. 8/1/1933 When you're looking through the window Herb Cook and his Three Little Words Vocal quartet, with piano composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-75995 10-in. 8/1/1933 There's a little box of pine on the 7:29 Bingham and Wells Male vocal duet, with piano songwriter  
Victor BS-75996 10-in. 8/1/1933 There's a wild rose that grows on the side of the hill Herb Cook and his Three Little Words Vocal quartet, with piano composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-76650 10-in. 7/14/1933 If I had somebody to love Don Hall Trio Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano lyricist  
Victor BS-76651 10-in. 7/14/1933 If I had somebody to love George Donaldson Trio Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano lyricist  
Victor BS-76721 10-in. 7/11/1933 Louisville lady Joe Haymes Orchestra ; Ward Silloway Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-76737 10-in. 7/24/1933 Louisville lady Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-76844 10-in. 8/4/1933 If I had somebody to love Elmo Tanner ; Ted Weems Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-76851 10-in. 8/3/1933 Only a bum Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with piano (take 2); with organ (take 1) composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-76853 10-in. 8/3/1933 Colorado moon Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with organ lyricist  
Victor BS-77553 10-in. 8/28/1933 The last round-up Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-77618 10-in. 9/6/1933 The last round-up Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-77650 10-in. 9/12/1933 The last round-up Ferde Grofé Orchestra ; Conrad Thibault Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-78259 10-in. 10/20/1933 There's a home in Wyomin' Jerry Freeman Orchestra ; Frank Sylvano Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-78285 10-in. 10/27/1933 The last round-up Hank Keene Male vocal solo and yodeling, with instrumental quartet composer  
Victor BS-78300 10-in. 10/18/1933 There's a wild rose that grows on the side of the hill Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-78303 10-in. 10/18/1933 There's a home in Wyomin' Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-78304 10-in. 10/18/1933 The tree that Father planted for me Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BVE-78571 10-in. 11/22/1933 The old spinning wheel Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-80633 10-in. 6/18/1934 Rollin' home King Harvey ; Red Nichols ; Pennies ; Songcopators Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble lyricist  
Victor BS-80783 10-in. 9/14/1934 Rain Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-81019 10-in. 1/2/1934 The last round-up The Revelers Male vocal quartet, with piano composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-81064 10-in. 1/16/1934 Wagon wheels Bob Lawrence ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-81306 10-in. 1/24/1934 Wagon wheels Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins ; Sydney Schiff Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-81937 10-in. 3/16/1934 The old covered bridge Leo Zollo and his Benjamin Franklin Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-82523 10-in. 5/14/1934 Night on the desert Ted Hanson ; Normandie Orchestra ; William Wolfson Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-82554 10-in. 5/28/1934 When the sun hides away for the day Joe Smith Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar composer  
Victor BS-82595 10-in. 6/11/1934 Night on the desert Richard Himber ; Joey Nash ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-82597 10-in. 6/11/1934 Rollin' home Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra ; Guy Russell Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-82716 10-in. 3/30/1934 The old spinning wheel Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin composer, lyricist  
Victor BVE-82809 10-in. 4/4/1934 The last round-up Emilio Caceres ; Orquesta del Club Aguila ; Tomás Sandoval Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-85504 10-in. 2/25/1935 Put on an old pair of shoes Fritz Heilbron ; Jan Garber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-85505 10-in. 2/25/1935 When love knocks at your heart Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-86260 10-in. 11/26/1934 The old spinning wheel Hazel Glenn Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist, composer  
Victor BAVE-86583 10-in. July-Aug. 1934 Wagon wheels Don Dean Estudiantes de Hollywood Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-88707 10-in. 2/14/1935 Put on an old pair of shoes Sid Peltyn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-92984 10-in. 8/19/1935 Something to remember Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-95031 10-in. 9/14/1935 In the dark Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-96274 10-in. 11/5/1935 The Oregon Trail The Girls of the Golden West Female vocal duet, with guitar lyricist  
Victor BS-96537 10-in. 1/2/1936 Lights out! Jack Hylton Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-98430 10-in. 12/14/1935 Alone at a table for two Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-98437 10-in. 12/20/1935 Lights out George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-98458 10-in. 12/23/1935 Lights out Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-98653 10-in. 1/17/1936 Alone at a table for two Swing Kings ; Ted Wallace Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-99975 10-in. 4/9/1936 The glory of love Willie Bryant Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-100381 10-in. 4/23/1936 The glory of love Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Helen Ward Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-100768 10-in. 7/2/1936 Sweet misery of love Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-101561 10-in. 5/5/1936 The scene changes Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-101650 10-in. 6/1/1936 Empty saddles Charlie Barnet ; Glen Island Casino Orchestra ; Joe Hoste Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-101863 10-in. 5/25/1936 Empty saddles Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble composer  
Victor BS-102337 10-in. 7/3/1936 Sweet misery of love Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PB-59 10-in. 1/23/1925 Playmates Henry Halstead ; Henry Halstead Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-02134 10-in. 10/13/1936 In the chapel in the moonlight Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-02192 10-in. 10/22/1936 In the chapel in the moonlight Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-03519 10-in. 12/4/1936 Timber Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-03703 10-in. 12/10/1936 Timber Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-03711 10-in. 12/10/1936 Timber Jerry Cooper Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor BS-06860 10-in. 4/8/1937 On a little dream ranch Ted Mack Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-07733 10-in. 4/7/1937 On a little dream ranch Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor PBS-09512 10-in. 6/10/1937 The miller's daughter Marianne George Hamilton ; Music Box Music ; Lee Norton Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-09731 10-in. 10/11/1937 The mission by the sea Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-010510 10-in. 6/3/1937 That's when your heartaches begin Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-010529 10-in. 6/8/1937 The miller's daughter, Marianne Ken Drake Orchestra ; Jimmy Ray Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo arranger  
Victor BS-011073 10-in. 7/2/1937 Till the clock strikes three Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-011669 10-in. 8/6/1937 Till the clock strikes three Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-011697 10-in. 8/11/1937 Boots and saddle Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-014669 10-in. 10/12/1937 In a mission by the sea Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-017792 10-in. 12/29/1937 Smoke from a chimney Abe Lyman Orchestra ; Frank Parrish Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-018113 10-in. 1/6/1938 Smoke from a chimney Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-021645 10-in. 3/29/1938 So little time (So much to do) Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-021971 10-in. 4/13/1938 So little time (So much to do) Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-023272 10-in. 5/24/1938 Cabin in the Carolines Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Billy Leach Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-023546 10-in. 6/8/1938 When twilight comes Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-023597 10-in. 6/17/1938 When twilight comes Carlotta Dale ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-026865 10-in. 9/12/1938 All ashore Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-027204 10-in. 9/19/1938 All ashore! Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-028794 10-in. 10/29/1938 All ashore! Vernon Geyer Electric organ solo composer  
Victor PBS-036374 10-in. 7/28/1939 (You took me) Out of this world Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-038218 10-in. 6/29/1939 (You took me) Out of this world Jeanne D'Arcy ; Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-042311 10-in. 12/22/1939 On a little street in Singapore Kenny Baker ; David Broekman Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BS-042915 10-in. 10/6/1939 Timber Golden Gate Quartet Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied songwriter  
Victor BS-043911 10-in. 11/22/1939 On a little street in Singapore Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-044033 10-in. 10/20/1939 On a little street in Singapore Delta Rhythm Band ; Claire Martin ; Bob Zurke Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-051874 10-in. 7/17/1940 The call of the canyon Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-055500 10-in. 8/8/1940 The call of the canyon Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-055501 10-in. 8/8/1940 The call of the canyon Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-058253 10-in. 12/10/1940 The last round-up Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble composer  
Victor BS-063023 10-in. 4/4/1941 Colorado memories Cherry Sisters Vocal and instrumental trio composer  
Victor D5AB-0683 10-in. 10/15/1945 Candlelight and roses (Billy Hill's last song) Elton Britt ; Skytoppers Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D6VB-3280 10-in. 11/19/1946 Empty saddles Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet composer  
Victor D7VB-1701 10-in. 10/16/1947 The last round-up Sons of the Pioneers Male vocal trio, with string band composer  
Columbia 79916 10-in. 6/27/1921 Sleepy head Edwin Dale ; George W. Reardon Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 81356 10-in. 11/15/1923 The West, a nest and you Romancers Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 81971 10-in. 9/2/1924 Rock a bye my baby blues The Cavaliers Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 145711 10-in. 3/2/1928 Dream River Bar Harbor Society Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Irving Kaufman Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W146096 10-in. 4/16/1928 Dream River Francis Craig Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W151212 10-in. 1/14/1931 Little sweetheart of the prairie The Cavaliers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W152233 10-in. 7/1/1932 The clouds will soon roll by Central Park Casino Orchestra ; Eddy Duchin ; Hamilton Sisters Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio songwriter  
Columbia W152235 10-in. 7/1/1932 The old man of the mountain Song-o-Pators Male vocal ensemble lyricist  
Columbia W152268 10-in. 8/12/1932 There's no light in the window of the house on the hill Aaron Sisters Female vocal trio lyricist  
Columbia W152275 10-in. 8/18/1932 The old man of the mountain Joe Haymes Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W152329 10-in. 12/12/1932 The language of love Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W152340 10-in. 12/27/1932 May I have this waltz with you, madam? Enric Madriguera Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W152363 10-in. 2/1/1933 Have you ever been lonely? Ted Lewis and his Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W152429 10-in. 6/27/1933 The old man of the mountain Shim Shammers ; Dicky Wells Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet lyricist  
Columbia W152436 10-in. 7/11/1933 The last round up George Olsen and his Music ; Joe Morrison Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Columbia W152450 10-in. 7/26/1933 Louisville lady Paul Ash ; Auriole Craven ; Pabst Blue Ribbon Casino Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W152543 10-in. 10/30/1933 There's a home in Wyomin' George Olsen and his Music ; Joe Morrison Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W152544 10-in. 10/30/1933 The tree Father planted for me George Olsen and his Music ; Joe Morrison Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Columbia W152596 10-in. 12/18/1933 The old spinning wheel Emil Velazco and his Organ Melodists Organ band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Columbia W152678 10-in. 1/12/1934 Wagon wheels George Olsen and his Music Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal quartet songwriter  
Columbia W152727 10-in. 3/8/1934 Wagon wheels The Buccaneers Male vocal octet, with piano lyricist  
Columbia W152755 10-in. 5/29/1934 Night on the desert Ben Pollack Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Columbia W152765 10-in. 6/28/1934 Rollin' home Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Howard Phillips Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia HCO1704 10-in. 2/13/1946 The last roundup Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band composer, lyricist  
Columbia W365009 10-in. 5/20/1931 Little sweetheart of the prairie Barney Burnett ; Bob Miller Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano songwriter  
OKeh 8743 10-in. 8/30/1924 Rock-a-bye my baby blues Warner's Seven Aces Jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh S-70200 10-in. Sept. 1921 Sleepy head OKeh Marimba Band Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-70445 10-in. Feb. 1922 Tennessee moon Glantz and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh W400608 10-in. 4/11/1928 Dream River Justin Ring Trio ; Scrappy Lambert Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio lyricist  
Brunswick 13750-13752 10-in. 9/5/1924 Rock-a-bye my baby blues Frank Bessinger ; Carl Fenton’s Orchestra ; Frank Wright Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet composer  
Brunswick E35884 10-in. 12/29/1930 Little sweetheart of the prairie Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet songwriter  
Brunswick E36067 10-in. 2/12/1931 Little sweetheart of the prairie Connecticut Hill Billies ; Hank Keene Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E36198 10-in. 2/27/1931 On the Ozark Mountain trail Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo, with 2 violins and guitar songwriter  
Brunswick E3395-E3397 10-in. 7/12/1926 Sleepy head Lewis James Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E27150-E27152 10-in. 3/27/1928 Dream River Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27152) lyricist  
Brunswick E35893-E35894 10-in. 1/6/1931 Little sweetheart of the prairie Castlewood Marimba Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) songwriter  
Brunswick MP12 10-in. approximately Mar. 1929 The West, a nest and you Nan and Stan Female-male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano composer  
Brunswick DAL693 10-in. 12/3/1938 Have you ever been lonely? (have you ever been blue) W. Lee O'Daniel and his Hillbilly Boys String band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick LA2314 10-in. 8/20/1940 The call of the canyon Gene Autry String band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Edison 8033 10-in. 5/31/1921 Sleepy head Orlando's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 9757 10-in. 10/1/1924 Rock-a-bye my baby blues Frank Kamplain Male vocal solo and yodeling, with orchestra composer  
Edison 10020 10-in. 3/25/1924 The west, a nest, and you Harry Osborne Piano solo composer  
Gramophone 0EA627 10-in. 4/3/1936 Ev'rything has changed but you Jimmy Messini ; Teddy Joyce Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Gramophone 0EA1918 10-in. 7/3/1935 The Oregon Trail Jack Jackson Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal lyricist  
Gramophone 0B5903 10-in. 12/14/1933 Wagon wheels Paul Robeson Bass vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Decca L 3071 10-in. 6/27/1942 My little prairie flower Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca L 3072 10-in. 6/27/1942 Midnight flyer Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca L 3073 10-in. 6/27/1942 I've found somebcdy new Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, violin  
Decca L 3074 10-in. 6/27/1942 Hitch old dobbin to the shay again Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys instrumentalist, violin  

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hill, Billy," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108756.

Hill, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108756.

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