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Billy Hill (other)
Billy Hill may refer to: * Billy Hill (band), an American country music group active from 1989 to 1990 * Billy Hill (gangster) (1911–1984), British gangster and criminal mastermind * Billy Hill (songwriter) (1899–1940), American songwriter and lyricist * Billy Hill (footballer) (born 1936), English footballer * Billy Hill and the Hillbillies, a musical/variety group at Disneyland in Anaheim, California between 1992 and 2014 See also * Billy Hillenbrand (1922–1994), American football halfback * William Hill (other) * Hill (surname) Hill is a surname of English origin, meaning "a person who lived on a hill". It is the 36th most common surname in England and 37th most common in the United States. A B * Baron Hill (other), multiple people * Basil Alexander Hill ... * {{dab Hill, Billy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Hill (band)
Billy Hill was an American country music group founded by singer/songwriter/guitarists Dennis Robbins, Bob DiPiero and John Scott Sherrill, along with Reno Kling (bass guitar) and Martin Parker (drums). Before the group's foundation, Robbins had been a member of The Rockets (later The Detroit Wheels), and Kling played bass for Steve Earle. Sherrill and Robbins alternated as lead vocalists, but credited the frontman role to a fictional character named Billy Hill and wrote a biography on the character. The band recorded one album for Reprise Records and charted two singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts. Their biggest hit was "Too Much Month at the End of the Money" which reached No. 25 on the Billboard country charts. After disbanding in 1990, Robbins became a solo artist for Giant. DiPiero and Sherrill have continued working as songwriters. In 2003, Marty Stuart recorded "Too Much Month at the End of the Money" for his 2003 album ''Country Music''; his version reached No. 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Hill (gangster)
William Charles Hill (13 December 1911 – 1 January 1984) was an English criminal, linked to smuggling, protection rackets and extreme violence. He was one of the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in London from the 1920s through to the 1960s. His gang managed cash robberies and, in a scam, defrauded London's high society of millions at the card tables of John Aspinall's Clermont Club. Early life Hill was born in St Pancras, London to Amelia Jane (née Sparling) and Septimus James Hill, who married in 1895. Growing up in an established criminal family, Hill committed his first stabbing at age fourteen.Hiscock, John. ''Gangsters in a class of their own ...'', ''The Daily Telegraph'', 21 February 2009; accessed 9 December 2014. He began as a house burglar in the late 1920s and then specialised in smash and grab raids targeting furriers and jewellers in the 1930s. Criminal career During the Second World War, Hill moved into the black market, specialising in foods and pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Hill (songwriter)
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. Early years William Joseph Hill was born on July 14, 1899 in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He studied the violin at the New England Conservatory of Music under Karl Muck, and played with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Hill left home at the age of seventeen and headed west, where he worked as a cowboy in Montana, and as a surveyor and prospector in Death Valley, California. He returned to music and played violin and piano in dance halls until forming his own jazz band in Salt Lake City, Utah. Songwriting career In 1930, Hill moved to New York City seeking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Hill (footballer) .
William Hill (born 6 January 1936), also known as Bill Hill, is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for York City and in non-League football for Rawmarsh Welfare, Scarborough and Matlock Town Matlock Town Football Club is a football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane. History The club was established in 1878 as Matlock Football Club.< ... References 1936 births Living people Footballers from Sheffield[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Hill And The Hillbillies
Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies is a musical/variety group that performs at Knott's Berry Farm. Prior to 2014, they performed for 26+ years at Disneyland in Anaheim, California as Billy Hill and the Hillbillies. The group performs a bluegrass country-music-centered show along with classic rock and rap (performed in a country and bluegrass style). History The group had four original members, all using the stage name of Billy Hill, who performed from August 5, 1992 until November 1994. The original members are: * Kirk Wall (master of ceremonies and sometime- Elvis impersonator), guitar and fiddle * Mario Hildago, banjo * Dennis Fetchet, fiddle * John Marshall (founder), bass Mario was later replaced before the opening inside the Golden Horseshoe Saloon on December 18, 1994 by Evan Marshall (mandolin), who left the band in 2003. Billy Hill and the Hillbillies plays music from all genres in a folk/bluegrass style while interacting with audiences. The roster consists of a regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Hillenbrand
William Frank Hillenbrand (March 29, 1922July 17, 1994) was an American football halfback who played professionally in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He was born in Armstrong, Indiana. He attended Indiana University, where he played for the Hoosiers. In 1942, he was a consensus All-American, having been selected as a first-team All-American halfback by the United Press, '' Sporting News'', Central Press Association, NEA wire service, ''Collier's Weekly'', ''New York Sun'', and Walter Camp Football Foundation. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 1st round (6th pick overall) in the 1944 NFL Draft. He played three seasons in the AAFC from 1946-1948 for the Chicago Rockets and Baltimore Colts. He played in a total of 41 NFL games. He was a versatile player, who scored 186 points gained over 4,000 all-purpose yards in three years of professional football—1,987 receiving, 1,042 on kickoff returns, 889 rushing, and 612 on punt returns. He also had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hill (other)
William Hill may refer to: People In government and politics *William Hill (Australian politician) (1866–1939), long-serving member of the Australian House of Representatives * William Hill (colonial administrator) (fl. 1630s), British colonial Proprietary Governor of the Province of Avalon, Newfoundland * William Hill (Iowa politician) (born 1930), American politician in the state of Iowa * William Hill (New South Wales politician) (1838–1919), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council * William Hill (Wisconsin politician), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * William A. Hill (1864–1932), American judge in Colorado * William C. Hill (1917–1998), Vermont attorney and judge *William D. Hill (1833–1906), American politician; U.S. Representative from Ohio * William Davison Hill (1860–1944), farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada * William Henry Hill (New York politician) (1876–1972), American politician; U.S. Representative from New York * William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hill (surname)
Hill is a surname of English origin, meaning "a person who lived on a hill". It is the 36th most common surname in England and 37th most common in the United States. A B * Baron Hill (other), multiple people * Basil Alexander Hill (18801960), English rugby union international * Ben Hill (other), multiple people * Benjamin Hill (other), multiple people *Benny Hill (192492), British comedian and actor *Bernard Hill (born 1944), British actor * Bert Hodge Hill (1874–1958), American archaeologist * Bertie Hill (Albert Edwin Hill) (19262005), British equestrian, gold medallist at the 1956 Summer Olympics * Betty Hill (other), multiple people * Bill Hill (baseball) (William Cicero "Bill" Hill, 18741938), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Billy Hill (other), multiple people * B. J. Hill (American football) (born 1996), American football player * Bob Hill (other), multiple people * Bobby Hill (other), multiple p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |