Billy Hill
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, leader, songwriter
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= 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 | E0VB-3720 | 10-in. | 7/20/1950 | Smiles are made out of sunshine | Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | E0VB-3721 | 10-in. | 7/20/1950 | Easter parade | Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers | Female-male vocal duet, with male vocal quartet and string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | E0VB-3723 | 10-in. | 7/20/1950 | Yellow bonnets and polka dot shoes | Roy Rogers | Female-male vocal duet, with male vocal quartet and string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | E0VB-3731 | 10-in. | 7/21/1950 | Ride son, ride | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | E0VB-3732 | 10-in. | 7/21/1950 | The story of Bucky and Dan | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | E0VB-3733 | 10-in. | 7/21/1950 | Cowboy's heaven | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | E1VB-0679 | 10-in. | 7/12/1951 | Catch 'em young, treat 'em rough, tell 'em nothin' | California Cowhands ; Hank Penny | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | E1VB-0681 | 10-in. | 7/12/1951 | I like molasses | California Cowhands ; Hank Penny | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0475 | 10-in. | 2/24/1947 | Do ya or don'tcha | Country Washburne Orchestra ; Roy Rogers ; Country Washburne | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0476 | 10-in. | 2/24/1947 | Dangerous ground | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0484 | 10-in. | 3/3/1947 | I've got a feeling (somebody's stealin' my darlin') | Country Washburne Orchestra ; Roy Rogers ; Country Washburne | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0485 | 10-in. | 3/3/1947 | Saddle serenade | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0486 | 10-in. | 3/3/1947 | Make believe cowboy | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0524 | 10-in. | 4/25/1947 | Boggs boogie | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0525 | 10-in. | 4/25/1947 | Red hair and green eyes | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0526 | 10-in. | 4/25/1947 | All aboard for Oklahoma | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0527 | 10-in. | 4/25/1947 | Texas steel guitar | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0540 | 10-in. | 5/9/1947 | Tailor made baby | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0541 | 10-in. | 5/9/1947 | Red hot polka | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0547 | 10-in. | 5/18/1947 | On the old Spanish trail | Spade Cooley ; Roy Rogers ; Spade Cooley Western Swing Band | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0548 | 10-in. | 5/18/1947 | Three fiddle rag | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Western Swing Band | String band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1398 | 10-in. | 10/20/1947 | Call me darlin', do | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1399 | 10-in. | 10/20/1947 | That's the last straw | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1800 | 10-in. | 10/20/1947 | Tuesday two-step | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | String band | instrumentalist, violin, songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1822 | 10-in. | 10/20/1947 | Fickle woman | Spade Cooley | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1823 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Oklahoma waltz | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band ; Spadettes | String band, with female vocal group | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1824 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Lord Nottingham's war dance | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1856 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | Mean, mean, mean (clean thru) | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band, and vocal trio | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1857 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | Closed for repairs | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1858 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | I'm writing a letter to heaven | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1859 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | Too blue to care | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1860 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | I always lose | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1861 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | American patrol | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1863 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | Yes you did | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1864 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | Come and get it | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1865 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | Southern steel guitar | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1866 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | Skaters' waltz | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1867 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | Texas blues | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1869 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | Big chief boogie | Spade Cooley | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1870 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | Whistle bait | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1871 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | The best deal in town | Spade Cooley | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1877 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | Out of control | Dave Denney | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1878 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | I'm waltzing with a broken heart | Dave Denney | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1879 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | Part of my heart is missing | Dave Denney | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1880 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | If the truth were ever known | Dave Denney | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1883 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | You'd better be sure or you'll be sorry | Dave Denney | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1884 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | There's two sides to ev'ry story | Dave Denney | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1885 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | Never break your promise to a woman | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal duet, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1886 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | Vacant heart | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1887 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | Pull down the shades and lock the door | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1888 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | Monterey polka | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1889 | 10-in. | 11/12/1947 | Wishy washy woman | Dude Martin ; Round-up Gang | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1890 | 10-in. | 11/12/1947 | Atom bomb baby | Dude Martin ; Round-up Gang | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1891 | 10-in. | 11/12/1947 | Smootch | Dude Martin ; Round-up Gang | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1892 | 10-in. | 11/12/1947 | Murder on the radio | Dude Martin ; Round-up Gang | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1893 | 10-in. | 11/12/1947 | Tuck me to sleep in my old 'Tucky home | Dude Martin ; Round-up Gang | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1894 | 10-in. | 11/12/1947 | Don't come cryin' to me | Dude Martin ; Round-up Gang | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1895 | 10-in. | 11/12/1947 | Gin rummy boogie | Dude Martin ; Round-up Gang | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1896 | 10-in. | 11/12/1947 | It's the latest style | Dude Martin ; Round-up Gang | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2102 | 10-in. | 11/17/1947 | Spanish fandango | Spade Cooley | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2103 | 10-in. | 11/17/1947 | Blonde fiddle blues | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | String band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2104 | 10-in. | 11/17/1947 | Four fiddle polka | Spade Cooley | String band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2105 | 10-in. | 11/17/1947 | Topeka polka | Spade Cooley | String band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2150 | 10-in. | 12/3/1947 | That Miss from Mississippi | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2151 | 10-in. | 12/3/1947 | I met a miss in Texas | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2152 | 10-in. | 12/3/1947 | I'm a-rollin' | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2153 | 10-in. | 12/3/1947 | I'm gonna gallop, gallop, gallop to Gallup, New Mexico | Billy Hill Orchestra ; Billy Hill ; Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-2154 | 10-in. | 12/3/1947 | The kid with the rip in his pants | Billy Hill Orchestra ; Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2155 | 10-in. | 12/4/1947 | Betsy | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2156 | 10-in. | 12/4/1947 | With a sweep of my sombrero | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2157 | 10-in. | 12/4/1947 | Old fashioned cowboy | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2158 | 10-in. | 12/4/1947 | Dusty | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-2176 | 10-in. | 12/10/1947 | Who cares, who cares? | Dave Denney | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2180 | 10-in. | 12/11/1947 | If that's the way you want it (that's the way it's gonna be) | Dave Denney | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2181 | 10-in. | 12/11/1947 | Everyone has someone but me | Dave Denney | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hill, Billy," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356204.
Hill, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356204.
"Hill, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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