He worked at the club Lacy Lady in Ilford, as well as at the Goldmine Canvey Island[1] and was the head of the 'Soul Mafia' a group of DJs which included Greg Edwards, DJ Froggy, Jeff Young and Robbie Vincent, in London and the South East of England into the early 1980s.
The Canvey Island Goldmine owner, Stan Barrett and manager Kenny Faulkner came to The Cock and offered Hill the residency.
Hill stated: "They’d heard about me and when I started at The Goldmine on Canvey Island in November 1972, people there didn’t understand a ‘Soul’ night.
"[3] In 1975–1976, he promoted his 'swing revival nights' playing the music of Count Basie, Jimmie Lunceford, Chick Webb and Benny Goodman.
[citation needed] Having completed a second stint back on Canvey's Goldmine in the early 1980s, Hill decided to quit the club scene in 1985 and concentrate on his Ensign duties with Sinéad O'Connor whom he had recently discovered.
[2] In 1975 he released a "break-in" novelty record, in the style of Dickie Goodman, called "Renta Santa", which became a hit single in the UK during the Christmas season.
Hill appeared in the latter Gold Mine section of the film (Greg Edwards DJ'd at Clouds) singing and playing a swanee whistle over the records, whilst encouraging dancers to do congas and get on each others shoulders.