Danny Dill
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Clarksburg, Tennessee, United States
Davidson County, Tennessee
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Horace Eldred Dill |
| Born | September 19, 1924 Clarksburg, Tennessee, United States |
| Origin | Huntingdon, Tennessee, United States |
| Died | October 23, 2008 (aged 84) Davidson County, Tennessee |
| Genres | country |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter |
Horace Eldred "Danny" Dill (September 19, 1924[1] – October 23, 2008) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.[2]
Dill, born in Clarksburg, Tennessee, got his start as a professional musician while working with Annie Lou Stockard as Annie Lou and Danny, a duet act who performed on the Grand Ole Opry during the 1940s and '50s. Annie Lou and Danny Dill were made members of the Opry in the 1940s.[3] Although Dill recorded as a solo artist, he found his greatest success as a songwriter.
His 1959 tune, "Long Black Veil", written with Marijohn Wilkin, was top-10 country hit for Lefty Frizzell and has become a standard recorded by many country, folk, and pop music musicians. Another notable Dill composition was "Detroit City (I Wanna Go Home)", that was a hit for Bobby Bare, Tom Jones, and Dean Martin.
