Billy Hill
William Joseph 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 by Peggy Lee, Otis Redding, Paul McCartney, and others. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Boston (capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States), Died December 25, 1940 (Boston (capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter, violin, arranger
Notes: Full name: William Joseph Hill.
See Also: Hill, William Joseph
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 151-175 of 203 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | MEM121 | 10-in. | 7/12/1939 | You gotta ho-de-ho (to get along with me) | Swift Jewel Cowboys | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | C620 | 10-in. | 10/9/1933 | The last round-up | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | HCO1704 | 10-in. | 2/13/1946 | The last roundup | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | C1730 | 10-in. | 12/15/1936 | In the chapel in the moonlight | Cody Fox ; Yellow Jackets | String band, with male vocal solo | 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. | September 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 | C1122 | 10-in. | 10/28/1935 | The Oregon Trail | Prairie Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C1141 | 10-in. | 10/30/1935 | The Oregon Trail | Jimmie and Eddie Dean | Male vocal duet, with guitar | 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 March 1929 | The West, a nest and you | Nan and Stan | Female-male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | LA20 | 10-in. | 9/27/1933 | The last round-up | Bing Crosby ; Lennie Hayton Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | DAL693 | 10-in. | 12/3/1938 | Have you ever been lonely? (have you ever been blue) | Hillbilly Boys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | FW1185 | 10-in. | 4/22/1935 | Prairie lullaby | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | LA2314 | 10-in. | 8/20/1940 | The call of the canyon | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hill, Billy," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108756.
Hill, Billy. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108756.
"Hill, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Hill, Billy, 1899-1940 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89004667
Wikidata: Billy Hill - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4912712
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/31551634
MusicBrainz: Billy Hill - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a823be3f-9125-476b-89d5-7712a5eb8b01
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/249140 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/249140
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