Richard "Billy" Vaughn was a singer, multi-instrumentalist and orchestra le… Read Full Bio ↴Richard "Billy" Vaughn was a singer, multi-instrumentalist and orchestra leader.

He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, where his father was a barber who loved music and inspired Billy to teach himself to play the mandolin at age 3, while suffering a case of the measles. He went on to learn a number of other instruments.

In 1941, Vaughn joined the United States National Guard for what had been planned as a one-year assignment, but when World War II broke out, he was sent abroad till the war ended in 1945. He decided to make music a career when he was discharged from the army at the end of the war, and attended Western Kentucky State College, now known as Western Kentucky University, majoring in music composition. He had apparently learned barbering from his father, because he did some while studying at Western Kentucky to support himself financially, when he was not able to get jobs playing the piano at local night clubs and lounges. While he was a student there, three other students, Jimmy Sacca, Donald McGuire and Seymour Spiegelman, who had formed a vocal trio, The Hilltoppers, recruited Vaughn to play the piano with them. He soon added his voice to theirs, converting the trio to a quartet. As a member of the group, he also wrote their first hit song, Trying, which charted in 1952.

In 1954 he left the group to join Dot Records in Gallatin, Tennessee as music director. He subsequently formed his own orchestra, which had a big hit in that same year with Melody of Love. He went on to have many more hits over the next decade and a half, and based purely on chart successes, was the most successful orchestra leader of all time.

Till the End of Time
Billy Vaughn Lyrics

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Till the end of time,
Long as stars are in the blue,
Long as there's a spring, a bird to sing,
I'll go on loving you.

Till the end of time,
Long as roses bloom in May,
My love for you will grow deeper,

With every passing day.

Till the wells run dry,
And each mountain disappears,
I'll be there for you, to care for you,
Through laughter and through tears.

So, take my heart in sweet surrender,
And tenderly say that I'm,

The one you love and live for,
Till the end of time.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Billy Vaughn's song "Till the End of Time" center around a love that will last forever. The singer speaks of his deep and unwavering love for the person he is addressing – a love that will last until the very end of time, when everything we know has come to an end. He compares his love to the eternal elements of nature, such as the stars in the sky, the blooming of roses in May, and the singing of birds in spring. The singer is confident that his love for this person will only grow deeper with each passing day, and that he will be there for them through both good times and bad. He implores them to take his heart in sweet surrender and to reciprocate his love, to live for him until the end of time.

The lyrics of "Till the End of Time" express a devotion and commitment to a love that transcends the physical world. The song communicates the idea that true love knows no limits, and that it can endure even when everything else around us fades away. The singer's words are a testament to the power of love to connect us on a deep level and to provide us with a sense of purpose and meaning in life.

Till the End of TimeBilly Vaughn Lyrics

Till the End of Time
Billy Vaughn Lyrics