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Billy Edd Wheeler: 'I Can't Rock Anymore, But I Can Still Roll'

NPR | By Laurin Penland
Published August 5, 2012 at 1:00 AM CDT
At his peak in the 1960s, Billy Edd Wheeler was writing songs for the likes of Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Elvis Presley and Hazel Dickens.
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At his peak in the 1960s, Billy Edd Wheeler was writing songs for the likes of Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Elvis Presley and Hazel Dickens.
Wheeler today, with his dog Gracie Pearl.
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Wheeler today, with his dog Gracie Pearl.

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