Background
Hills was born in October, 1953, to a family of missionaries in Moradabad, India and grew up in Michigan.
Hills was born in October, 1953, to a family of missionaries in Moradabad, India and grew up in Michigan.
She studied at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, where she played in a band with Chris Brubeck and Peter Erskine.
After releasing a few records on Hogeye, the label was bought out by Flying Fish Records in the mid-1980s. In 1988 she began collaborating with Cindy Mangsen, with whom she released two duo albums. Together with Priscilla Herdman the three singers recorded as a trio in 1990 and again in 1997.
In 1998, she contributed renditions to tribute albums for Pete Seeger and Philosophy Ochs.
The 2000s saw her collaborating with Tom Paxton and singing in a fourpiece called Fourtold with Steve Gillette, Mangsen, and Michael Peter Smith. In addition to her musical endeavors, Hills also acts on the live stage.
In 1984, Anne briefly was a member of a trio (along with Tom Paxton and Bob Gibson) known as the Best of Friends.