Billy Edd Wheeler, Songwriter Who Celebrated Rural Life, Dies at 91
Billy Edd Wheeler, an Appalachian folk singer who wrote vividly about rural life and culture in songs like “Jackson,” a barn-burning duet that was a hit in 1967 for June Carter and Johnny Cash as well ...
Country Music ‘Rocked’ by 3rd Death in Only a Week: Report
Three more influential members of the country music world have died, adding to the 2024 list, a report says. The post Country ...
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Billy Edd Wheeler
Billy Edd Wheeler ... Stewart (Velra Stewart). Mr. Wheeler was born in Whitesville, West Virginia. At the age of 16, a Presbyterian missionary visited the coal mining town of High Coal, where ...
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Country legend Billy Edd Wheeler who wrote one of Johnny Cash's biggest hits dead at 91
My father, Billy Edd Wheeler, passed away peacefully at home ... Some of his other famous songs included 'Coal Tattoo' and 'The Reverend Mr. Black.' Kenny Rogers' version of Wheeler's 'Coward ...
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Billy Edd Wheeler, the Mind Behind Johnny and June Carter Cash’s “Jackson,” Dead at 91
Award-winning singer-songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler died peacefully at his North Carolina home on Sept. 16, 2024. He was 91.
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‘Jackson’ Songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler Dead at 91
Billy Edd Wheeler, the songwriter behind staple country songs including Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash's "Jackson" and ...
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Boone County native, songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler dies at 91
Musician, author and playwright Billy Edd Wheeler passed away at ... and even his fellow West Virginian Kathy Mattea. Some songs Wheeler wrote include “Jackson,” “The Reverend Mr. Black,” “Coal Tattoo ...