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American country singer and songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horace Eldred "Danny" Dill (September 19, 1924[1] – October 23, 2008) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.[2]
Danny Dill | |
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Birth name | Horace Eldred Dill |
Born | Clarksburg, Tennessee, United States | September 19, 1924
Origin | Huntingdon, Tennessee, United States |
Died | October 23, 2008 84) Davidson County, Tennessee | (aged
Genres | country |
Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter |
Dill, born in Clarksburg, Tennessee, got his start as a professional musician while working with Annie Lou Stockard as Annie Lou and Danny, a duet act who performed on the Grand Ole Opry during the 1940s and 50s. Annie Lou And Danny Dill were made members of The Opry in the 1940s.[3] Although Dill recorded as a solo artist, he found his greatest success as a songwriter.
His 1959 tune, "Long Black Veil", written with Marijohn Wilkin, was Top 10 country hit for Lefty Frizzell and has become a standard recorded by many country, folk and pop music musicians. Another notable Dill composition was "Detroit City (I Wanna Go Home)", that was a hit for Bobby Bare, Tom Jones and Dean Martin.
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