Years active 1978 – present Labels BHP Recordings | Website www.byronhillmusic.com Name Byron Hill | |
Born December 12, 1953 (age 70) ( 1953-12-12 ) Origin Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. Occupation(s) Singer-Songwriter
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Music publisher Role Songwriter · byronhillmusic.com | ||
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Byron Hill (born December 12, 1953), is an American songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Working professionally in Nashville, TN for more than thirty years, his songs have been recorded by over 700 Country and Pop artists.
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- Byron hill performing fool hearted memory
- Music career
- Featured Songs in TV and Film
- Solo Albums as a featured performer
- Albums as a guest performer
- References
Byron hill performing fool hearted memory
Music career
After moving to Nashville in May 1978, Byron signed his first songwriting contract in September of that year. 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", with many other recordings and notable chart hit singles along the way including "The Pages Of My Mind" by Ray Charles (1986), "Nights" by Ed Bruce (1985), “Alright Already” by Larry Stewart (1993); “Lifestyles Of The Not So Rich And Famous” by Tracy Byrd (1994); “High-Tech Redneck” by George Jones (1994); “Over You” by Anne Murray (1995); “If I Was A Drinkin’ Man” by Neal McCoy (1996); “Politics, Religion And Her” by Sammy Kershaw (1997); “The Strong One” by Mila Mason (1998); and “Size Matters” by Joe Nichols (2006). Several of his songs have been number one hits including George Strait's "Fool Hearted Memory" in 1982, Alabama's "Born Country" in 1992, and Gary Allan's "Nothing On But The Radio" in 2005. His songs have since generated more than 700 recordings, earning seventy-seven RIAA certified gold and platinum awards, ten ASCAP awards, thirty-two 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). He was awarded the 2008, 2010, and 2012 CCMA Producer Of The Year award, and the 2012 CCMA Songwriter Of The Year award for his work with Australian born Canadian artist Gord Bamford, and the 2013 CCMA Producer Of The Year for his work with Canadian group The Boom Chucka Boys, and produced two albums on the CCMA award winning group Hey Romeo.
In 2015 he was nominated for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is currently a staff songwriter for Dan Hodges Music.