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Bill Pursell

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About Bill Pursell

Bill Pursell combined classical training with a career as a Nashville pianist, arranger and educator. He studied composition with Howard Hanson at Eastman, then moved to Nashville at Eddy Arnold's invitation. Our Winter Love established his solo recording profile, while session work included Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline and Chet Atkins. He also composed orchestral music and taught composition at Belmont University.

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Netcom Music: Bill Pursell - Biography and tribute
Artist-label biography and tribute by Laura Pursell; training, Nashville career, solo record, named session work and Belmont teaching. Awards, chart ranks and exact release dates are not asserted. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

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