Cecil Null

{{Infobox musical artist

| background = person

| name = Cecil Allen Null

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|04|26}}

| birth_place = East War, West Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|08|26|1927|04|26}}

| death_place = Bristol, Tennessee, U.S.

| genre = Country, Bluegrass

| occupation = Songwriter, autoharp player

| instrument = Autoharp, vocals

| years_active = 1940s–2001

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Cecil Allen Null (April 26, 1927 – August 26, 2001) was an American songwriter.{{cite web|url= http://surefiremusictn.com/writers/cnull.html|title= Surefire Music - Cecil Null|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110111073936/http://www.surefiremusictn.com/writers/cnull.html|archivedate= 2011-01-11}} He began writing songs and singing publicly while serving in the Navy during World War II. After leaving the service, he performed with various groups on radio stations in Bristol, Virginia. He wrote the songs "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know"{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Davis-Sisters-Rock-A-Bye-Boogie-I-Forgot-More-Than-Youll-Ever-Know/master/951254|title=The Davis Sisters - Rock-A-Bye Boogie / I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=18 January 2021}} and "I Found Out More Than You Ever Knew",{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Betty-Cody-I-Found-Out-More-Than-You-Ever-Knew-Dont-Believe-Everything-That-You-Read-About-Love/release/9672350|title=Betty Cody - I Found Out More Than You Ever Knew / Don't Believe Everything That You Read About Love|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=18 January 2021}} which became 1953 hits for The Davis Sisters and Betty Cody, respectively. On December 5, 1953, both songs were listed in the top ten of Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=I+Found+Out+More+Than+You+Ever+Knew+Cody&pg=PA74 |title = Billboard|date = 1953-12-05}}

Null became an expert at playing and designing autoharps, and ultimately served as a consultant for a manufacturer of the instrument.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1448493/cecil-null-writer-of-i-forgot-more-dead-at-74/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128030837/http://www.cmt.com/news/1448493/cecil-null-writer-of-i-forgot-more-dead-at-74/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2021|title=Cecil Null, Writer of "I Forgot More," Dead at 74|first=Edward|last=Morris|website=Cmt.com|accessdate=18 January 2021}}