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Harlan Howard
Harlan Howard
American songwriter
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Peter DeRose
Peter DeRose
American composer of jazz and pop music during the era of Tin Pan Alley
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Don Schlitz
Don Schlitz
American country singer-songwriter
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The Marcels
The Marcels
American doo-wop group
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Mark D. Sanders
Mark D. Sanders
American musician
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Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
American wife and husband country music and pop songwriting team
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Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician
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Holly Knight
Holly Knight
American songwriter and musician
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Gary Burr
Gary Burr
American music producer and songwriter
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Paul Francis Webster
Paul Francis Webster
American lyricist
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Spooner Oldham
Spooner Oldham
American songwriter and session musician
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Barry Mann
Barry Mann
American songwriter and musician
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Arthur Alexander
Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer
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Don Gibson
Don Gibson
American musician
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Tommy Sands
Tommy Sands
American pop music singer and actor
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J. D. Souther
J. D. Souther
American singer, songwriter, and actor
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Tommy Hunt
Tommy Hunt
American singer
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Billy Steinberg
Billy Steinberg
American songwriter
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Gus Kahn
Gus Kahn
German-American lyricist
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Billy Stewart
Billy Stewart
American singer
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D. J. Fontana
D. J. Fontana
American musician
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Grady Martin
Grady Martin
American musician
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Sammy Fain
Sammy Fain
American composer (1902-1989)
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Howard Greenfield
Howard Greenfield
dickie rock
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Gary Nicholson
Gary Nicholson
American singer-songwriter and record producer
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George Jackson
George Jackson
American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter
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Joseph E. Howard
Joseph E. Howard
American composer
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Cynthia Weil
Cynthia Weil
American songwriter
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Joe Young
Joe Young
American lyricist
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Ballard MacDonald
Ballard MacDonald
American lyricist
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Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
American singer
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Bert Berns
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s
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Marv Tarplin
Marv Tarplin
American guitarist and songwriter
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Linda Creed
Linda Creed
American singer-songwriter and lyricist
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Ray Price
Ray Price
Cliff Price son of Nobal Ray Price singer
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Luther Dixon
Luther Dixon
American songwriter, record producer, singer, conductor
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Bennie Benjamin
Bennie Benjamin
United States Virgin Islands musician, songwriter
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Gene Pitney
Gene Pitney
American recording artist; singer and songwriter
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Matraca Berg
Matraca Berg
American country singer
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Buddy Knox
Buddy Knox
American singer and songwriter
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Jean Shepard
Jean Shepard
American singer
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Billy Wright
Billy Wright
American singer
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Al Stillman
Al Stillman
American lyricist
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Ted Koehler
Ted Koehler
American lyricist
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Iris DeMent
Iris DeMent
American singer and songwriter
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The O'Jays
The O'Jays
American band that plays rhythm and blues
Billy Hill
American songwriter and lyricist

Billy Hill

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American songwriter and lyricist
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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.