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Goldie Hill (January 11, 1933 – February 24, 2005), born Argolda Voncile Hill, was an American country music singer. She was one of the first women in country music, and became one of the first women to reach the top of the country music charts with her No. 1 1953 hit, "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes". Along with Kitty Wells and Jean Shepard she helped set the standard for later women in country music.

Goldie Hill
Background information
Birth name	Argolda Voncile Hill
Also known as	Goldie Hill
Born	(1933-01-11)January 11, 1933
Origin	Karnes City, Texas
Died	February 24, 2005(2005-02-24) (aged 72) Nashville, Tennessee
Genres	country
Occupation(s)	singer, songwriter
Instruments	vocals, guitar
Years active	1953–2005
Labels	Decca Records Epic Records

Early life and career

Hill was born in Karnes City, Texas in 1933, a small town southeast of San Antonio. She was the sister of singer Tommy Hill. She performed on Louisiana Hayride. She had a contract with Decca Records. Her first single, "Why Talk To My Heart", was released in 1952. Hill recorded the song "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes" the same year. In 1954, she followed up with two hit duets with singer Justin Tubb, son of Ernest Tubb. In the early 1960s, she recorded two albums for Decca Records. She married country singer Carl Smith in 1957 and had two sons (Carl, Jr. and Larry Dean), and one daughters (Lori Lynn) with him. They remained married for 47 years until her death. She made a short-lived comeback in the late 1960s on the label Epic Records under the name Goldie Hill Smith. On February 24, 2005, Hill died from complications of cancer. She was 72 years old.[1] Her husband survived her by 5 years.

Discography

Goldie Hill discography
Studio albums	6
Singles	35
No. 1 Singles (Overall)	1

Albums

Year	Album details
1960	Goldie Hill Released: 1960 Label: Decca
1961	Lonely Heartaches Released: May 1961 Label: Decca
1962	According to My Heart Released: 1962 Label: Decca
1964	Country Hit Parade Released: January 1964 Label: Decca
1967	Goldie Hill Sings Again Released: 1967 Label: Epic
1968	Country Gentleman's Lady Released: February 1968 Label: Epic

Singles

Year	Song	US Country	Album
1952	"Why Talk to My Heart"	—	non-album singles
	"I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes"	1
1953	"I'm Yvonne (On the Bayou)"	—
	"My Love Is Flame"	—
	"Let Me Be the One"	—
1954	"Liquor and Women"	—
	"Young at Heart"	—
	"Looking Back to See" (with Justin Tubb)	4
	"Cry, Cry Darling"	—
	"Treat Me Kind"	—
	"Sure Fire Kisses" (with Justin Tubb)	11
1955	"Are You Mine" (with Red Sovine)	14
	"Why Don't You Let Me Go"	—
	"Steel Guitar"	—
1956	"Sample My Kissin'"	—
	"Footsteps"	—
1957	"Wasted Love Affair"	—
	"Till I Said It to You"	—
1959	"Yankee Go Home" (with Red Sovine)	17
	"Honky Tonk Music"	—
1960	"Living Alone"	—
	"Baby Blue"	—
1961	"It's a Lovely, Lovely World"	—	Goldie Hill
	"Lonely Heartaches"	—	Lonely Heartaches
	"Live for Tomorrow"	—	According to My Heart
1962	"I'm Afraid"	—	non-album singles
	"Little Boy Blue"	—
1963	"Baby Go Slow"	—
	"I'm Gonna Bring You Down"	—	Country Hit Parade
	"Closer"	—	non-album singles
1964	"Don't Let Him"	—
	"Three's a Crowd"	—
1967	"There's Gotta Be More to Life (Than Lovin' a Man)"	—	Goldie Hill Sings Again
1968	"Lovable Fool"	73	non-album singles
	"Got Me Sumpin' Goin'"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Further reading

• Country Music:The Rough Guide, Author: Kurt Wolff

Notes

External links

• CMT.com: Goldie Hill
• Goldie Hill Dies at Age 72 at Nucountry.com
• Goldie Hill recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
• Goldie Hill at Find a Grave

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[ru] Хилл, Голди

Голди Хилл (англ. Goldie Hill; род. 11 января 1933, Карнс-Сити, Техас, США — 24 февраля 2005, Нашвилл, Теннесси, США) — американская певица в стиле кантри.

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