Billy Edd Wheeler

Composer

Birthday December 9, 1932

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace West Virginia

DEATH DATE Sep 16, 2024 (91)

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About

American songwriter, composer, performer, artist, and writer known for Jackson and other Grammy Award-winning songs.

Before Fame

He attended Warren Wilson College and Berea College and briefly worked as a student Navy pilot.

Trivia

His work included musicals, plays, humor books, and a folk opera in addition to folk and country-genre songs.

Family Life

He married Mary Mitchell Bannerman and had two children.

Associated With

He wrote songs for such famous folk singers as Judy Collins.