Billy Gray

American western swing guitarist. He became the leader of the [a439539]'s 'Brazos Valley Boys' in the early to mid 1950's Co-founder withThompson of the publishing companies Texoma Music and Brazos Valley Music. Often miscredited for co-writing the 1960 hit song "Chills And Fever" written by Bobby Rackep and Bill Ness because he also co-wrote a song by the same name recorded by Hank Thompson in 1952. Born: December 29, 1924 in Paris, Texas. Died: May 27, 1975