# Billy Hill

> William Joseph Hill 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.

*American songwriter and lyricist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/billy-hill

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1899-07-14
- **Died:** 1940-12-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.9 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/616854)
- [بيلي هيل (كاتب أغاني)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A_%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%84_(%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8_%D8%A3%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A))
- [بيلى هيل (كاتب اغانى من امريكا)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89_%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%84_(%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7))
- [Billy Hill (songwriter)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Hill_(songwriter))
- [بیلی هیل](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C_%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%84)
- [ビリー・ヒル](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%AB)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a823be3f-9125-476b-89d5-7712a5eb8b01)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4912712)

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