For thirty-two years, Byron Hill has been a professional
songwriter in Nashville, with songs that have generated more than
650 recordings, earned seventy-seven RIAA certified Gold and
Platinum awards, ten ASCAP awards, twenty-five U.S. and Canadian
top-ten chart hits, including ten #1 hits in various markets.
His songs have been recorded by a list of artists that
includes Ray Charles, Alabama, George Strait, Kenny Rogers, Anne
Murray, Juice Newton, Joe Nichols, Randy Travis, Keith Whitley, Gary
Allan, Rhonda Vincent, Johnny Lee, Tracy Byrd, Neal McCoy, Doc &
Merle Watson, Trace Adkins, Asleep At The Wheel, John Michael
Montgomery, George Jones, Toby Keith, Gene Watson, Porter Wagoner,
Reba McEntire, Sammy Kershaw, Ed Bruce, Gord Bamford, Brooks & Dunn,
Hank Thompson, Mila Mason, The Road Hammers, Bill Medley, Blackhawk,
Conway Twitty, Highway 101, Jeff Bates, Barbara Mandrell, Mel
McDaniel, Rhett Akins, The Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Van Shelton, The
Whites, Mike Dekle, The Seekers, Hey Romeo, Colt Ford, and many others. His songs have
been recorded throughout the world, released by artists in
England,
Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Holland, Canada,
Australia, and South Africa.
Some of Byron's best known hits are "Out Of Your Mind" by Joe
Sun, "Pickin' Up Strangers" by Johnny Lee, "Fool Hearted Memory" by
George Strait, "Nights" by Ed Bruce, "The Pages Of My Mind" by Ray
Charles, "Born Country" by Alabama, "Alright Already" by Larry
Stewart, "Lifestyles Of The Not So Rich And Famous" by Tracy Byrd,
"High-Tech Redneck" by George Jones, "Over You" by Anne Murray, "If
I Was A Drinkin' Man" by Neal McCoy, "Politics, Religion And Her" by
Sammy Kershaw, "The Strong One" by Mila Mason, "Nothing On But The
Radio" by Gary Allan, "Size Matters" by Joe Nichols, and several
top-10 hits in Canada by Gil Grand including "Famous First Words",
and by CCMA Award winning Canadian artist Gord Bamford including
"Life Is Good", "I Would For You", "We're All Cowboys", "Blame It On
That Red Dress", "Stayed Til Two", "Postcard From Pasadena", and "Drinkin'
Buddy".
Many of Byron's songs have been used in
television network shows and syndicated
television and radio programming including: American Idol (Fox) Fox Sports Network (FSN), Live At The
House Of Blues (GAC), NFL on Fox (Fox),
The Singing Bee (NBC), Cribs (MTV), The Fall Guy (ABC),
Car Talk (NPR), Words & Music (WTVF), The Statler
Brothers Show (TNN), Burn Notice (USA Network), The Morning Show
with Mike and Juliet (Fox), Knight Rider (NBC), Club Dance (TNN),
Celebrities Offstage (TNN, Spike TV), Hee Haw (CBS),
Crook & Chase (TNN),
Nashville Now (TNN), Music City Tonight (TNN), ABC In-Concert
(ABC),
Path To Stardom - Hot Country Nights (NBC), The Country Music
Awards, The Academy of Country Music Awards, Talent Roundup (CMT),
Opry Live (GAC), At The Ryman, CMT Greatest Moments (CMT),
I Love
The 90s (VH-1), The Greatest - 40 Days That Shaped Country Music (CMT),
Foxworthy's Big Night Out (CMT).