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Tiny Hill
Harry Lawrence "Tiny" Hill (July 19, 1906 – December 13, 1971) was a band leader of the Big Band era. During the height of his career Hill was billed as “America’s Biggest Bandleader”〔Billboard Magazine September 23, 1944 page 4〕 because of his weight of over . His signature song was "Angry", which he first recorded in 1939 on Columbia records Vocalion label. He used sandpaper blocks and a güiro to generate a double shuffle "beat that makes the listener itch to dance".〔Billboard Music Week November 20, 1961, page 42〕 ==Early life== Hill was born in Sullivan Township (Moultrie County) Illinois. His parents were William Fred Hill and Osa Crowdson Ault. His parents separated when he was seven years old and he went to live with an aunt. He was active in high school sports and was president of his senior class. He graduated from high school in 1924 and then attended Illinois State Normal School for two years. Financial difficulties forced him to leave college to go to work. He went to Detroit where he worked in a produce warehouse. After a series of short term jobs he ended up driving a team of mules for the Midwest Canning Company in Rochelle, Illinois.
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