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Byron Hill

b. 1953

American singer-songwriter

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Born 1953. Byron Hill is an American singer-songwriter, singer and record producer.

Byron Hill (born December 12, 1953), is an American songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Living and working professionally in Nashville, TN for more than forty years, his songs have been recorded by many country and pop artists.

Music career After moving from his hometown of Winston-Salem, NC to Nashville in May 1978, Byron signed his first songwriting contract in September of that year with ATV Music Group in Nashville. The hits started for him as a songwriter in 1979 with Joe Sun's "Out Of Your Mind", and in 1981 with Johnny Lee's "Pickin' Up Strangers", ten ASCAP awards, thirty-six U.S. and Canadian top-ten chart hits including numerous hits in other worldwide markets.

He has also been the producer of various American country artists including Kathy Mattea (one album), Gary Allan (three albums).

Byron was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.

Featured songs in television and film Coast To Coast, 1980, Paramount Pictures, includes "Pickin' Up Strangers" recorded by Johnny Lee. The Exterminator, 1980, Avco Embassy Pictures, includes "Heal It" recorded by Roger Bowling. The Soldier, 1982, Embassy Pictures, includes "Fool Hearted Memory" recorded by George Strait. Pink Cadillac, 1989, Warner Bros. Pictures, includes "Card-Carryin' Fool" recorded by Randy Travis. Elvis, Up Close and Personal with Sonny West, 2008, Rochford Films, Scoring/Music composer/Music licensing consultant. Dark Was the Night, 2018, includes "Playing with the Hand You're Dealt" recorded by Byron Hill. Stories in Rhyme: The Songwriters of the Flora-Bama Lounge, 2020, includes the song "Nothing On but the Radio", performed by Brice Long. The Farmer Wants a Wife, Season 11, 2021, Seven Network, includes "Days With You" recorded by Travis Collins. Tiger King (Season 2), 2021, Netflix, includes "Pickin' Up Strangers" recorded by Johnny Lee. A Nashville Wish, 2024, Vision Films Inc., includes "Born Country" recorded by Maxfield Camp.

Albums Solo albums (as a featured performer) "Gravity... and other things that keep you down to Earth" (BHP Recordings/BHP-4501), 1999 "Ramblings" (BHP Recordings/BHP-5002), 2004 "Stay A While" (BHP Recordings/BHP-5503), 2009 "Radio Songs" (BHP Recordings/BHP-5704), 2011 "Red Leather Couch" (BHP Recordings/BHP-6005), 2014 "That Old Mountain" (BHP Recordings/BHP-7006), 2024

Albums (as a guest performer) "A Songwriters Tribute To George Strait, Vol 1" (Compadre Records/CRC-010), with various artists, 2004

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Appalachian State University, West Forsyth High School

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Who is Byron Hill?

American singer-songwriter

When was Byron Hill born?

Byron Hill was born on 12 December 1953.

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Byron Hill is a singer-songwriter, singer and record producer.

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Byron Hill is American.

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· Wikipedia: Byron Hill

· Wikidata: Q5004384

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