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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1925-08-28
- Active to
- 2011-08-10
country
Discography
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- 5,490
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- 21,306
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Billy Grammer (August 28, 1925 – August 10, 2011) was an American country music singer and noted guitar player. He was known for the million-selling "Gotta Travel On", which made it onto both the country and pop music charts in 1959. Grammer died on August 10, 2011, aged 85, at Benton Hospital, where had been receiving treatment for a long-term illness, which included suffering a heart attack seven months earlier. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Billy+Grammer">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Billy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Benton, Illinois
- Place of death
- Benton, Illinois
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Epic Records
- Image
- Billy Grammer.png
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- date of birth
- 1925-08-28
- date of death
- 2011-08-10
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
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