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Happy Ron Hill
Maybe Christmas Time I’ll Be Home
“Dare we say HappyRon is making San Diego heartfelt softer songs.
hipper?” - The San Diego Reader
To celebrate his 44rth birthday he released
“HappyRon lives and breathes music. His his first real album, backed by no less than
dedication is an inspiration” - The San Diego twenty-two people, including some of the best
Union Tribune musicians and singers in San Diego. Also
featured is Paul Litteral on Trumpet, who
“Every guy in the English Speaking world played on the B-52s “Love Shack” and James
needs a copy of HappyRon’s Terribly Happy Brown’s “Living In America. The album
if only to sing along with his own life” The Produced by local music guru Sven-Erik
Expresso Magazine https://www.theespresso. Seaholm. The critically acclaimed album was
com/ nominated for a San Diego Music Award and
was described by The San Diego Troubadour
“Masterpiece… anyone who listens will be as “Masterpiece… anyone who listens will be
amazed at the depth of Happy Ron Hill’s song- amazed at the depth of Happy Ron Hill’s
writing.” The San Diego Troubadour http:// songwriting.”
www.sandiegotroubadour.com November
2008 HappyRon was born without a socket in his
left hip and that contributed to music being
“Great stuff, great attitude and lyrics as well as very difficult for him. After having surgery his
cool songs. Not to mention brilliant titles” life and his music changed. He is now in what
he calls “HappyRon finally unleashed” mode
Dominic Pedler, author of the 800 page book and is finally able to create his music in full
Songwriting Secrets Of The Beatles force.
Gregory Page says “ I didn’t like it, I LOVED HappyRon has played with a thousand
IT!!!” musicians, his current band is The Good
Hearted People, featuring Stand Up Bass
HAPPYRON BIO Player Paul Tillery and Andy Gallagher from
Trains Across The Sea on keys.
The Happy Man has lived in San Diego all his
life and his hope is to die in San Diego. He FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/
never sang a note until he was thirty and didn’t HappyRonMusic/videos/2330075183931189/
get “seriously” into music until he was forty.
He was played more than 2700 shows since SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/
then bringing to the stage his unique happyron10/maybe-christmas-time-ill-be-
combination of fun sing-along songs with home
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