Billy Edd Wheeler died. He was a country musician who was most popular in the 60's and 70's. He also wrote songs for others. What did /mu/ think of his work?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlKidnkruUIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyZcqnZ8aM8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jQhxaTDfCU>Musician and songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler died Monday at his home in Swannanoa, North Carolina. He was 91.>The Boone County native was best known for writing several hit songs including “Jackson” for Johnny Cash and June Carter as well as “Coward of the County” for Kenny Rogers.>Born on December 9, 1932, in Whitesville, Wheeler started writing and performing songs when he was just a teenager. He was inducted into the inaugural class of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2007. He was also inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000 and the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.>He also found success as a humorist, painter, poet and playwright, and his 'Hatfields and McCoys' play is performed by Theatre West Virginia each year. >Wheeler published ten books of poetry, fiction and humor during his career.https://wvpublic.org/songwriter-and-w-va-native-billy-edd-wheeler-dies-at-91/
