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  • Jul 14, 1899
    Songwriter Billy Hill is born in Boston, Massachusetts. He writes Jimmie Rodgers' "Prairie Lullaby" and Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline's "Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)"
    Dec 24, 1940
    Songwriter Billy Hill dies in a Boston hotel room. His writing successes include Jimmie Rodgers' "Prairie Lullaby" and Ernest Tubb's "Have You Ever Been Lonely? (Have You Ever Been Blue)"
    Oct 10, 1982
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame adds Chuck Berry and William J. Hill--a.k.a. George Brown. Hill wrote the classic "Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)," while Berry's titles have been remade by several country artists
    Nov 6, 1999
    Stuart Hamblen and songwriter Billy Hill, who authored "Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)," are added to the Western Music Association Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the InnSuites Hotel in Tucson, Arizona

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