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. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 | lyricist, composer | |
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 | lyricist, composer | |
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 | lyricist, composer | |
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 | lyricist, composer | |
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 | lyricist, composer | |
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) | lyricist, composer | |
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 | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-77618 | 10-in. | 9/6/1933 | The last round-up | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-77650 | 10-in. | 9/12/1933 | The last round-up | Ferde Grofé Orchestra ; Conrad Thibault | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
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 | composer, lyricist | |
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 | lyricist, composer | |
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 | lyricist, composer | |
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 | lyricist, composer | |
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 | lyricist, composer | |
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 | lyricist, composer | |
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 | lyricist, composer | |
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 | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-98458 | 10-in. | 12/23/1935 | Lights out | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
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 | composer, lyricist | |
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 | composer, lyricist | |
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 | composer, lyricist | |
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 | Male vocal solo, with string band | 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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hill, Billy," accessed October 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108756.
Hill, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108756.
"Hill, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Hill, Billy, 1899-1940 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89004667
Wikidata: Billy Hill - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4912712
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/31551634
MusicBrainz: Billy Hill - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a823be3f-9125-476b-89d5-7712a5eb8b01
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