"Thanks Bill" is dedicated to Bill W. since lead singer Kristian Dunn's wife got sober due to AA. He states "If she hadn't gotten sober we probably wouldn't be together, so that's my thank you to Bill Wilson who invented AA". In Michael Graubart's Sober Songs Vol. 1, the song "Hey, Hey, AA" references Bill's encounter with Ebby Thatcher which started him on the path to recovery and eventually the creation of Alcoholics Anonymous. The lyric reads, "Ebby T. comes strolling in. Bill says, 'Fine, you're a friend of mine. Don't mind if I drink my gin. See also Addiction Jim Burwell History of Alcoholics Anonymous Lucille Kahn Rowland Hazard III ("Rowland H") Stepping Stones – Historic Home of Bill & Lois Wilson Twelve-step program Bill W. and Dr. Bob (theatrical play) Bob Smith (Dr. Bob), the other co-founder of AA Notes References Sources and further reading ('Big Book') External links 1895 births 1971 deaths Alcoholics Anonymous Deaths from emphysema People from Dorset, Vermont Vermont National Guard personnel Norwich University alumni Psychedelic drug researchers Alcohol abuse counselors American psychedelic drug advocates Burials in Vermont People from Katonah, New York People from Bedford Hills, New York United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army officers