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Billy Edward "Edd" Wheeler (born December 9, 1932, Boone County, West Virginia) is an American songwriter, performer, writer and visual artist. He has written songs performed by over 90 different artists including Judy Collins, Bobby Darin, The Kingston Trio, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Kenny Rogers, and Elvis Presley. One of his co-writers, on the song "Hadn't Been For Baby" recorded by Soul group The Relatives, was noted singer-songwriter Jimmy Radcliffe.

Wheeler is also author of 16 plays. These include several long-running outdoor dramas such as Hatfields & McCoys at Beckley, West Virginia and Young Abe Lincoln in Lincoln City, Indiana.

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