Hal Willis nació el 15 de julio de 1933 en Quebec, Canada. Estuvo casado con Ginger Willis. Murió el 4 de septiembre de 2015 en Nashville, Tennessee, Estados Unidos.
He and his wife Ginger Willis were music performers ,songwriters and composers. His biggest hit was The Lumberjack. They were inducted together in the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010.