| Danny Dill | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Horace Eldred Dill |
| Born | September 19, 1924 |
| Origin | Huntingdon, Tennessee |
| Died | October 23, 2008 (aged 84) Davidson County, Tennessee |
| Genres | country |
| Occupations | singer, songwriter |
Horace Eldred Dill (September 19, 1924[1]–October 23, 2008), known professionally known as Danny Dill, was an American country music singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.[2]
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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. 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 Bobby Bare's 1963 recording of "Detroit City (I Wanna Go Home)".