Hillman Musical Odyssey

BILL and SUE-ON HILLMAN
A MUSICAL ODYSSEY
A Quick Tour and Overview of Our Music Bio Chapters
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Bill Hillman Tracks the Beatles in Hamburg www.hillmanweb.com/BEATLES	Hillman Vintage Guitars 27 Guitars Featured	Hillmans in UK: Stage ~ Tour ~ Studio www.hillmanweb.com/uk
Hillman Record Wall	Classic Stage Songs Lyrics \| MP3s \| Originals	50 of our Recorded Original Songs Lyrics and MP3s

**SUE-ON: EARLY YEARS and PHOTO MOSAICS**
**Sue-On's Family Odyssey Site**
Intro	My Princess	China Years	Teen Years	Courtship Years
Photo Mosaic	Performing Years I	Performing Years II	Studio Photos	Work ? Play

**BILL HILLMAN: EARLY YEARS**
Influences I: 1943-1961	Influences II: 1943-61	College Years	Early Rockin' Years I
Early Rockin' Years II	Country Gentlemen Yrs I	Country Gentlemen Yrs II	.

**BILL and SUE-ON: EARLY YEARS**
Bar Wars I: 1966-68	Bar Wars II: 1968-71	TV and Radio	.
Western Union Tour Days	Tour Scrapbook	Tour Photo Gallery I	Tour Photo Gallery II
Tour Photo Gallery III	Tour Photo Gallery IV	Russ Gurr Connection	Guess Who Connection

**THE 1970s**
USA TOURS SUE-ON and The WESTERN UNION With Barry Forman	BILL and SUE-ON HILLMAN and THE HILLMAN EXPRESS Scrapbook Clippings and Memorabilia from the '70s With Kevin Pahl
Grandstand Tours of NW USA	The '70s Decade Scrapbook I
The Great Grandstand Days	The '70s Decade Scrapbook II

**THE HILLMANS FROM CANADA**
**RECORDING SESSIONS: London ~ Newcastle ~ Durham**
**THREE TOURS OF ENGLAND: 1976 ~ 1977 ~ 1979**
Hillman 1976 Tour of England Journal I	Hillman 1976 Tour of England Journal II	Hillman 1976 Tour of England The London Recording Sessions
England Sessions 1977 Impulse Studios, Newcastle	England Sessions 1979 Guardian Studios, Durham	England 1979 Tour Scrapbook

**Scrapbook Clippings and Memorabilia from the '80s**
**Bill and Sue-On Hillman** **with Kerry Morris and Kevin Pahl**
Entertainers of the Year Award	'80s Decade Scrapbook II	'80s Decade Scrapbook III

**1980-1985 Festival Years**
**Boggy Creek ~ Call of the Wild** **With Kevin Pahl and Kerry Morris**
Call of the Wild Festival 1980-1985	Festival Memories Behind the Scenes	Early Beginnings	Don Ross Scrapbook
Performer Profiles I	Performer Profiles II	Photo Gallery

**THE '90s DECADE**
On Stage Photo Gallery	Bill and Sue-On Hillman Bio on CBC-TV

**INTO THE 21st CENTURY**
**Blues Jams and Concerts**
The Hillman Blues Connection	Brandon Blues Montage	Blues Hall of Fame I
Blues Hall of Fame II	2000.06.10	2000.07.08
October 2000	Jammin' with CBC's Ron and Jan	Blues at SOO'S
Blues Overtook Me Concert	First Annual Brandon Blues Festival	Pukatawalkin' Blues ~ Illustrated
Pukatawalkin' Blues ~All-Text Version	Lonnie Donegan Connection	The Johnny Cash Connection
Elvis Graceland Tour	Ma Henning Tribute - June 2009	Sun Studios Tour

Jammin' At
Ken Daniels' Cantina

Photo Album
Music 2005/2006

Hillmans On Stage
At the Brandon Folk Music and Art Festival 2004
Part One ~ Part Two

THE BOBBY CURTOLA CONNECTION
Bobby Curtola Library of Rock 'n' Roll History
www.hillmanweb.com/curtola

Bobby Curtola Tribute Sites in the Hillman Odyssey	The Bobby Curtola Brandon Sock Hop Reunion	Band Song Lists and Pics from The Bobby Curtola Sock Hop
Dovermen Reunion at the Bobby Curtola Sock Hop	Sock Hop Reunion Photo Gallery I	The Early Rockin' Years II: Bobby Curtola Tour
Dovermen: The Rockin' Years I	Jammin' with Bobby Curtola at the Cantina	Bobby Curtola Bio Gold Records ~ Cover Art ~ Awards

THE RECORDING YEARS
Album Photos ~ Notes ~ Anecdotes ~ Lyrics ~ MP3 Samples
ALBUM GALLERY
For Online Purchase Information and MP3 Downloads Go To:
www.hillmanweb.com/cd

Volume 1: Western Union I	Vol 2: Western Union II	Vol 3: Bill and Sue-On Hillman
Volume 4 On Stage	Volume 5 14 Original Hillman Songs	Volume 6 (Pt. 1) Hillman Express ~ Track 15
Vol 6: Hillman Express (Pt. 2) Prairie Saga ~ Prairie to Soho	Volume 7 On Tour In England	Volume 8 16 Cajun ~ Fiddle ~ Country Songs
Volume 9 On Stage In England	CD Album Vol 10 Hillman Originals: 24 Songs	CD Album Volume 11 England Sessions: 26 Songs
CD Album Vol 12 Canada Sessions: 33 Songs	Special Project Free Spirit Album	Special Project Barry Forman Fiddle Albums
.	Album Song List	Old Retired Odyssey Intro

www.hillmanweb.com/cd

GUITAR STORIES
FAVOURITE GUITARS I HAVE KNOWN
. . . AND OWN
CONTENTS: Thumbnail Pics of All 27 Guitars

Harmony Monterey Archtop	Silvertone Sears and Harmony	Gretsch Chet Atkins Nashville	Gretsch 6192 Country Club
Fender Telecaster (Pre-CBS)	Fender Malibu Flat Top Acoustic	Vox Tempest XII Electric 12-String	Fender Telecaster Thinline
Link II Pedal Steel Guitar	Ovation Legend Flat Top Electric Acoustic	Hofner Fretless Beatle Bass	Mosrite Electric 12-String
Yamaha Acoustic 12-String	Fender Stratocaster Plus	Gibson CF 100 Acoustic	Roland G707 Synthesizer Guitar
Roland G-77 Synthesizer Bass	Roland G303 Synth History	Yamaha APX6 Electric/Acoustic	Roland G202 Strat Synth
Fender Telecaster J5 Signature Model	Gibson Acoustic L Series.	Humphrey Acoustic Century Old	Yamaha Acoustic Jumbo
Gretsch Americana Sundown Serenade	Gretsch Americana Showdown	Gretsch Americana Way Out West	.

THE GUESS WHO CONNECTION:
THE CHAD ALLAN YEARS
www.hillmanweb.com/chadallan

I: Hillman Anecdotes ~ Photos	II: Chad Allan Speaks Out
III: Discography ~ Bio ~ Let's Go Songs	IV: Reflections ~ A Photo Mosaic
V: Guess Who's Singing: Chad Allan	Introduction
After Chad Boom Years Scrapbook I: Bios ~ Clippings ~ Sheet Music	After Chad Boom Years Scrapbook II: Brandon University Honourary Degrees

THE RUSS GURR CONNECTION
1. From the Hillman Scrapbooks ~ 2. From the Gurr Scrapbooks

1: Russ Gurr Intro	Overview	Scrapbook I	Photos I	Photos II	Photos III	Photos IV
2: News Clippings I	News Clippings II	Scrapbook	Album I	Album II	Album III	Demo Notes

HILLMAN CAREER OVERVIEW SITES

Career Time Line	Hillman CD Song List	On-Line CD Catalogue	CD 10 Lyrics and Vignettes
CD Release - Vol. 12	Favourite Country Music Links	Other Influences: Part I	Part II
Resume: Sue-On Hillman B.A., B.Ed.	Resume: William Hillman B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed.	Brandon University Professor Hillman Profile	Wheat City Journal 2003 Hillman Interview

Vol. 10: 24 ORIGINAL SONGS
Written, Arranged and Produced by Bill Hillman (SOCAN)
(with Desperado* ~ Alan Jones**)
Copyright Bill and Sue-On Hillman and published by Maple Grove Music PRO
Copyright and Performing Rights on all other songs are property of their respective songwriters and publishing companies.
Unauthorized Download and distribution is prohibited.
FROM OUR BRANDON UNIVERSITY SITE

Blues Demo Class Notes

Blues History Timeline Handout

Follow-Up Blues Assignment

HILLMAN GIG NOTES
50 Years of Music Memories
www.hillmanweb.com/book/gigs

1. Sail On 747^©	2. One Night Stand^©	3. Bye Bye Ja Ja^©	4. Hold Me Darlin'^©	5. Montana^©	6. Shelter^©
7. Cajun Stomp^©	8. Freedom Trilogy^©	9. Lady Luck*	10. Farther Away^©	11. China Lady^©	12. China Song^©
13. John Campbell - Pioneer^©	14. Harvest^©	15. Massacre^©	16. In Sadness^©	17. Goodtime Jamboree^©	18. Stranger Please^©
19. Blue Shallow River^©	20. Two Loving Arms^©	21. Reelin' in Soho^©	22. W hile You're Away**	23. Listen to Me Cry^©	24. Bring Back the Good Times*

Vol. 11: THE ENGLAND SESSIONS
Recorded On Tour In England
26 Songs Performed, Arranged and Produced by the Hillmans
Original Songs Written by Bill Hillman^© ~ Desperado* ? Alan Jones**
Copyright Bill ? Sue-On Hillman and published by Maple Grove Music PRO
Copyright and Performing Rights on all other songs are property of their respective songwriters and publishing companies.
Unauthorized Download and distribution is prohibited.

1. You Light Up My Life	2. Promised Land	3. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain	4. Needles and Pins	5. Summertime	6. Take It Easy
7. How Many Arms - Really Don't Want To Know	8. Johnny B. Goode	9. I Can't Stop Loving You	10. The Joker*	11. Paper Roses Rambling Rose	12. Silver Threads ? Golden Needles
13. Tammy	14. Please Release Me	15. Song Sung Blue	16. Boogie Woogie Band**	17. Tiny Bubbles - Pearly Shells	18. Outlaw Ramblin' Band^©
19. Why Me, Lord?	20. Swamp Romp^©	21. In Love Again**	22. Down, Down, Down^©	23. Walkin' Wreck^©	.

Vol. 12: THE CANADA SESSIONS
From The Early Years
33 Songs Performed, Arranged and Produced by the Hillmans
Original Songs ^©Copyright Bill ? Sue-On Hillman and published by Maple Grove Music PRO
Copyright and Performing Rights on all other songs are property of their respective songwriters and publishing companies.
Unauthorized Download and distribution is prohibited.

1. Muddy Mississippi Line	2. Let It Be Me	3. Mama Tried	4. The French Song	5. 24 Hours from Tulsa	6. Sweet Dreams ? Born To Lose
7. Apache	8. Somewhere My Love	9. (You Were) On My Mind	10. Kentuckian Song	11. Whole Lotta Shakin' I'm Walkin' ~ O Boy	12. Help Me Make It Through The Night
13. Down in the Boondocks	14. Green Grass of Home	15. Put Your Hand In the Hand	16. Catfish Bones^©	17. Chattanooga Prison Train^©	18. Workin' For the Man^©
19. Blues 'round My Door^©	20. Alligator Mama^©	21. Cajun Child^©	22. Fool On A Stool^©	23. Sad Country Love Song^©	24. Mississippi Tripper^©
25. Glory Land^©	26. Old Jed Clark^©	27. Satisfied^©	28. Memory Take Me Back^©	29. Highway 354^©	30. Hillman Express^©

FREE SPIRIT RECORDING PROJECT
Album Description
Produced by Al Jones and Bill Hillman
Alan Jones ~Terry Fleetwood ~ Bill ? Sue-On Hillman ~ Ian Hunter ~ Ken Blair
All Selections Copyright 1975 with MAPLE GROVE MUSIC, BMIC (PRO)

1. You Must Remember (Jones) Vocal: Terry Fleetwood	2. Back To My Home Again (Blair) Vocal: Terry Fleetwood	3. Boogie Band (Jones) Vocal: Bill Hillman	4. Hey Valerie (Jones/Blair) Vocal: Terry Fleetwood
5. Estevan Coal Train (Jones) Vocal: Terry Fleetwood	6. Hey Gizella (Jones) Vocal: Terry Fleetwood	7. Listen To Me Cry (Bill Hillman) Vocal: Bill ? Sue-On	8. Who's To Say (Blair/Jones) Vocal: Terry Fleetwood
9. The Truckin' Song (Blair) Vocal: Terry Fleetwood	10. My Love Song To You (Jones) Vocal: Terry Fleetwood	11. In Love Again (Jones) Vocal: Sue-On Hillman	12. Go Play Your Ever-Lovin' Game (Jones) Vocal: Terry Fleetwood

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