Edward Monroe Hill (born in Hanford, California) is an American country music songwriter. Hill has been active since the early 1970s. Hill plays piano and keyboard and has backed Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson.Ed Hill MusicWorld BMI.com Ed Hill: Persistence & Inspiration Hill joined the Palomino Club's house band, the Palomino Riders, in the late 1970s, and backed artists like Marty Robbins and Willie Nelson. In 1980, he joined the Gilley's Urban Cowboy Band and won a Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance for "Orange Blossom Special/Hoedown".Grammy Awards of the 1980s
In 1980 and 1982, he was nominated for an Academy of Country Music Award in the piano player category.
In late 1987, he joined New Haven Music which was sold to BMG in 1997.
He has won four Nashville Songwriters Association International Awards for "Songs I Wish Had Written". They include: It Matters To Me by Faith Hill, Georgia Rain by Trisha Yearwood, Find Out Who Your Friends Are by Tracy Lawrence and Just Fishin' by Trace Adkins.'Find Out Who Your Friends Are' Makes History News BMI.com CMT : News : Ed Hill, Casey Beathard Lauded for Tracy Lawrence No. 1CMT : News : Toby Keith Wins BMI Song, Songwriter Honors It goes a little something like this, Don Cook, Bernie Nelson, Rivers Rutherford, Ed Hill NSAI Songwriter Achievement Awards – 2012 on NSAI NSAI Songwriter Achievement Awards – 2007 on NSAI Steele, Paisley Top NSAI Award Winners Billboard
In 2012, Hill was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Country Song category for Just Fishin' written with Casey Beathard and Monty Criswell.Trace Adkins Confirms – PROUD TO BE HERE Is Set for August 2 Release on Show Dog – Universal Music – The Business Journals
Singles written or co-written by Ed Hill 2018- Most People are Good - Luke Bryan 2011 – Just Fishin' – Trace Adkins – Broadcast Music, Inc. 1 Million-Air Award 2010 – I'm All About It – Randy Houser 2008 – Hold On To Me – Rissi Palmer 2008 – That's a Man- Jack Ingram 2007 – Spoken Like a Man – Blaine Larsen 2007 – Find Out Who Your Friends Are – Tracy Lawrence – Broadcast Music, Inc. 2 Million-Air Awardhttp://www.bmi.com/photos/entry/559610l 2007 – How 'bout Them Cowgirls – George Strait – Broadcast Music, Inc. 1 Million-Air Award 2005 – Songs About Me – Trace Adkins – Broadcast Music, Inc. 1 Million-Air Award 2005 – Somebody's Hero – Jamie O'Neal 2005 – Georgia Rain – Trisha Yearwood 2004 – Goes Good With Beer John Michael Montgomery 2004 – You Do Your Thing – Montgomery Gentry 2004 – I Wish – Jo Dee Messina 2004 – How Far – Martina McBride 1994 2002 – One More Time – Kenny G / Chanté Moore 2000 – There You Are – Martina McBride – Broadcast Music, Inc. 1 Million-Air Award 1999 -Whatever You Say – Martina McBride – Broadcast Music, Inc. 2 Million-Air Award 1999 – She's Always Right – Clay Walker 1998 – Buckaroo – Lee Ann Womack 1998 – Just Another Heartache – Chely Wright 1998 – Ordinary People – Clay Walker 1997 – One, Two, I Love You – Clay Walker 1997 – What If I Do- Mindy McCready 1996 – C-O-U-N-T-R-Y – Joe Diffie 1995 – The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter – Reba McEntire – Broadcast Music, Inc. 2 Million-Air Award 1995 – It Matters To Me – Faith Hill – Broadcast Music, Inc. 3 Million-Air Award 1994 – Be My Baby Tonight – John Michael Montgomery – Broadcast Music, Inc. 5 Million-Air Award 1992 – Runnin' Behind – Tracy Lawrence – Broadcast Music, Inc. 2 Million-Air Award 1991 – In a Different Light- Linda Davis 1989 – 'Til Love Comes Again – Reba McEntire
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