A break came the following year,when popular Nashville balladeer Gary Burr asked Hill to become his regular backing vocalist at his Bluebird Cafe shows. One such performance was attended by Warner Bros.

• 在纳什维尔颇受欢迎的流行歌手盖瑞·伯尔，请希尔为他在蓝鸟咖啡屋的演出担任固定伴唱。