Billy Hill and the Hillbillies

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Billy Hill and the Hillbillies are a musical/variety group at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The group performs a bluegrass country-music-centered show along with classic rock and rap (performed in a country and bluegrass style). They have released some of their music on CDs.

The group had four original members, all using the stage name of Billy Hill, who performed from August 5, 1992 until November of 1994. The original members are:

Kirk Wall (master of ceremonies and sometime-Elvis impersonator), guitar and fiddle
Mario Hildago, banjo
Dennis Fetchet, fiddle
John Marshall, bass, founder of the group

Mario was later replaced before the opening inside the Golden Horseshoe on December 18, 1994 by:

Evan Marshall, mandolin

Evan Marshall left the band in 2003.

Today, Billy Hill and the Hillbillies perform 7 days a week inside the Golden Horseshoe Saloon as three different teams . Billy Hill members now include:

Kirk Wall, guitar and fiddle, five days a week
Dennis Fetchet, fiddle and mandolin 5 days a week
John Marshall, bass, 5 days a week
Duane Michaels, Mandolin and fiddle, five days a week
John Eaden, lead and guitar, two days a week
Rick Storey, banjo and guitar, two days a week
Anders Swanson, bass and fiddle, two days a week
John David, guitar and banjo, two days a week

[edit] Locations

Critter Country from 1986 until 1990: The original home of Billy and the Hillbillies.

Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Saloonfrom 1992 to the present: The current home of the act.

Disneyland's Big Thunder Ranch: 1999-2000 while the Golden Horseshoe was occupied by the Woody's Roundup show based on Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 2.