Billy Earheart

Billy Earheart III
Earheart in 1976
Background information
Birth nameWilliam Thaxton Earheart III
Born(1954-02-21)February 21, 1954
Tullahoma, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMay 13, 2025(2025-05-13) (aged 71)
Fulton, Mississippi, U.S.
GenresCountry
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Keyboards, synthesizer
Formerly ofAmazing Rhythm Aces

William Thaxton Earheart III (February 21, 1954 – May 13, 2025) was an American organist and piano player and original member of the Amazing Rhythm Aces. He and the Amazing Rhythm Aces won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group in the 19th Annual Grammy Awards for "The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune)".[1]

Earheart played piano for Hank Williams Jr.'s Bama Band for more than twenty years. He also played with artists including Al Green, Eddie Hinton, Memphis Slim, Waylon Jennings, BB King, and others.[2] He played on over 200 albums.[3]

Earheart died from cancer on May 13, 2025, at the age of 71.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Billy Earheart". Grammy Awards. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  2. ^ a b McMillen, Lynn (May 15, 2025). "William Thaxton "Billy" Earheart, III". Quad Cities Daily. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "Billy Earheart". ReverbNation. Retrieved May 15, 2025.


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