Earl Gill | |
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| Birth name | Earl William Gill |
| Also known as | Tim Pat |
| Born | 14 October 1932 Dublin, Ireland |
| Origin | East Wall |
| Died | 4 May 2014 (aged 81) |
| Genres | Jazz, pop, country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader, record producer |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
| Labels | Pye, Dolphin |
Earl William Gill (14 October 1932 – 4 May 2014) was an Irish trumpet-player and bandleader who, with the Hoedowners, achieved fourteen Top 20 hits in the Irish charts between 1966 and 1973. As "Tim Pat", he also had a solo hit in 1971 with a novelty song, "Poor Poor Farmer".