Edward Monroe Hill (born inHanford, California) is an Americancountry music songwriter. Hill has been active since the early 1970s. Hill plays piano and keyboard and has backedMerle Haggard andKris Kristofferson.^[1][2][3]Hill joined thePalomino Club's house band, the Palomino Riders, in the late 1970s, and backed artists likeMarty Robbins andWillie Nelson.^[1][2][4]In 1980, he joined theGilley's Urban Cowboy Band and won aGrammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance for "Orange Blossom Special/Hoedown".^[2][5]

In 1980 and 1982, he was nominated for anAcademy of Country Music Award in the piano player category.^[1]

In late 1987, he joined New Haven Music which was sold toBMG in 1997.^[1][2]

He has won fourNashville Songwriters Association International Awards for "Songs I Wish Had Written". They include:It Matters To Me byFaith Hill,Georgia Rain byTrisha Yearwood,Find Out Who Your Friends Are byTracy Lawrence andJust Fishin' byTrace Adkins.^{[1][2][3][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

In 2012, Hill was nominated for aGrammy Award in theBest Country Song category forJust Fishin' written withCasey Beathard and Monty Criswell.^[10][14]

• 2018- Most People are Good - Luke Bryan
• 2011 –Just Fishin' –Trace Adkins –Broadcast Music, Inc. 1 Million-Air Award^{[3][7][10][14][15]}
• 2010 – I'm All About It –Randy Houser^[16]
• 2008 –Hold On To Me –Rissi Palmer^[3][15]
• 2008 –That's a Man-Jack Ingram^[3][15]
• 2007 – Spoken Like a Man –Blaine Larsen^[3][15]
• 2007 –Find Out Who Your Friends Are –Tracy Lawrence –Broadcast Music, Inc. 2 Million-Air Award^{[1][3][6][7][15][17]}
• 2007 –How 'bout Them Cowgirls –George Strait –Broadcast Music, Inc. 1 Million-Air Award^[3]
• 2005 –Songs About Me –Trace Adkins –Broadcast Music, Inc. 1 Million-Air Award^{[1][3][8][15]}
• 2005 –Somebody's Hero –Jamie O'Neal^[3][8][15]
• 2005 –Georgia Rain –Trisha Yearwood^[3][15]
• 2004 – Goes Good With BeerJohn Michael Montgomery^[3][15]
• 2004 –You Do Your Thing –Montgomery Gentry^[3][15]
• 2004 –I Wish –Jo Dee Messina^[3][15]
• 2004 –How Far –Martina McBride 1994^[3][15]
• 2002 – One More Time –Kenny G /Chanté Moore^[3][15]
• 2000 –There You Are –Martina McBride –Broadcast Music, Inc. 1 Million-Air Award^[3][15]
• 1999 -Whatever You Say –Martina McBride –Broadcast Music, Inc. 2 Million-Air Award^[1][3][15]
• 1999 –She's Always Right –Clay Walker^[3][15]
• 1998 –Buckaroo –Lee Ann Womack^[3][15]
• 1998 – Just Another Heartache –Chely Wright^[3][15]
• 1998 –Ordinary People –Clay Walker^[3][15]
• 1997 –One, Two, I Love You –Clay Walker^[3][15]
• 1997 –What If I Do-Mindy McCready^[3][15]
• 1996 –C-O-U-N-T-R-Y –Joe Diffie^[3][15]
• 1995 –The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter –Reba McEntire –Broadcast Music, Inc. 2 Million-Air Award^[2][3][15]
• 1995 –It Matters To Me –Faith Hill –Broadcast Music, Inc. 3 Million-Air Award^{[1][2][3][15]}
• 1994 –Be My Baby Tonight –John Michael Montgomery –Broadcast Music, Inc. 5 Million-Air Award^{[1][2][3][15][17]}
• 1992 –Runnin' Behind –Tracy Lawrence –Broadcast Music, Inc. 2 Million-Air Award^[2][3][15]
• 1991 –In a Different Light-Linda Davis^[3][15]
• 1989 –'Til Love Comes Again –Reba McEntire^[1][3][15]

• American country singer-songwriters
• American male singer-songwriters
• People from Hanford, California
• Living people
• Singer-songwriters from California
• Country musicians from California

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