Bill Anderson
Bill Anderson Enterprises
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PO Box 888
Hermitage, TN 37076
Phone: 615-773-8920
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| FULL NAME: | James William Anderson III |
| DATE OF BIRTH: | November 01, 1937 |
| ZODIAC SIGN: | Scorpio |
| BIRTH PLACE: | Columbia SC |
| CURRENT RESIDENCE: | Nashville TN |
| HAIR/EYE COLOR: | Brown / Brown |
| HEIGHT: | 6' 1.5" |
| MARITAL STATUS: | Single |
| PARENTS: | Lib Anderson Jim Anderson |
| CHILDREN: | Terri, Jenni and Jamey |
| SIBLINGS: | Mary Elizabeth |
| RECORD LABEL & YEAR SIGNED: | Warner Bros (1997) |
| BEST KNOWN RECORDINGS: | "Still", "I Love You Drops", "Tips Of My Fingers", "Golden Guitar" |
| INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: | Guitar |
| BAND NAME: | The Po' Folks |
| BIGGEST CAREER BREAK: | Ray Price recording my song, "City Lights" - 1958 |
| GRAND OLE OPRY MEMBER SINCE: | 1961 |
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| EDUCATION: | Graduated University of Georgia - Degree in Journalism |
| PREVIOUS JOBS: | Disc Jockey, Sports Writer |
| AWARDS: | Male Vocalist of the Year, 1963. Record of the Year, 1963 ("Still"). Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Georgia Music Hall of Fame, South Carolina Music and Entertainers Hall of Fame, Over 50 BMI songwriting awards. 2001-Elected to the CMA Hall of Fame and 2001-CMA Vocal Event Award (w/Brad Paisley, George Jones and Buck Owens) |
| HOBBIES: | Reading and sports. |
| MUSIC PERFORMERS/GREATEST INFLUENCES: | Hank Williams, Hank Thompson, Hank Snow |
| NON-MUSIC INFLUENCES: | My parents |
| FAVORITE RECORDED SONG: | "Mama Sang A Song" |
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| FOOD: | Country vegetables and cornbread |
| BOOKS: | Mysteries, Biographies, Humor and Sports |
| TV SHOWS: | "Golden Girls", "Married With Children", "Rockford Files", "Columbo", "Dick Van Dyke Show", "Andy Griffith Show" |
| TV ACTRESS(ES): | Susan Lucci, Bea Arthur, Betty White |
| MOVIE: | "The Shawshank Redemption", "Airplane I & II", "Major League I & II" |
| MOVIE ACTRESS(ES): | Geena Davis, Rene Russo |
| COMEDIAN: | Jeff Foxworthy, Steve Martin |
| SPORTS TO PLAY: | Softball - Baseball and Football in High School |
| SPORTS TO WATCH: | Baseball, Football and Basketball |
| SPORTS TEAM: | Atlanta Braves, Falcons & Hawks. Green Bay Packers & Pittsburgh Steelers |
| VACATION SPOT: | Great Smoky Mountains and New England |
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| I CONSIDER MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT TO BE... | |
| To be the father of 3 children who have never
given me one minute's trouble or grief. 40 years on the Grand Ole
Opry, and election to the Country Music Hall of Fame. |
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| I CONSIDER MY GREATEST CAREER ACHIEVEMENT TO BE... | |
| To have been a member of the Grand Ole Opry
for 40 years and inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. |
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| MY MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT WAS... | |
| Going on stage in high school in front of my
classmates and teachers with my pants unzipped. |
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| THE FUNNIEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME ON STAGE IS... | |
| A woman came on stage while I was singing "Still"
and began taking off her clothes. |
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| THE MOST TOUCHING THING A FAN HAS EVER DONE WAS... | |
| Gave a child up for adoption, and played my
record of "Still" every day until a reunion with that child 30 plus
years later. |
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| MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE IS... | |
| People who order me to do something instead
of asking politely. |
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| MY BIGGEST CHARACTER FLAW IS... | |
| Impatience. |
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| SECRETLY, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO... | |
| Pitch major league baseball. |
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| THE QUESTION I LEAST WANT TO HEAR IN AN INTERVIEW... | |
| "How did you get started in the music business?" |
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