Horace Eldred "Danny" Dill (September 19, 1924 – October 23, 2008) was an American

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singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 1970 by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. A non-profit organization, its objective is to honor and preserve the songwriting legacy that is ...

in 1975.

Biography

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. Although Dill recorded as a solo artist, he found his greatest success as a songwriter. His 1959 tune, " Long Black Veil", written with

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, was Top 10 country hit for

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and has become a standard recorded by many country,

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and

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musicians. Another notable Dill composition was " Detroit City (I Wanna Go Home)", that was a hit for Bobby Bare, Tom Jones and Dean Martin.

Selected compositions

* "I'm Hungry for your lovin" *" Long Black Veil" *" Detroit City" (with

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) * "Partners" (recorded by

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in 1959) * " So Wrong" with Carl Perkins and Mel Tillis * "The Comeback" * "Let Me Talk to You" * " There's A Time" * "I'll Take It Before I Say Goodbye" * "Coming Home" * "Partners" * "Come In Outta' The Rain" * "Where The Sad People Are"

References

External links

Danny Dill at the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

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