Danny Dill

For the politician, see Daniel J. Dill.

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]

Danny Dill
Dill in 1956
Background information
Birth name	Horace Eldred Dill
Born	(1924-09-19)September 19, 1924 Clarksburg, Tennessee, United States
Origin	Huntingdon, Tennessee, United States
Died	October 23, 2008(2008-10-23) (aged 84) Davidson County, Tennessee
Genres	country
Occupation(s)	singer, songwriter

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.^[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.

Selected compositions

• "I'm Hungry for Your Lovin'"
• "Long Black Veil"
• "Detroit City" (with Mel Tillis)
• "Partners" (recorded by Jim Reeves 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"