[59] Meanwhile, Allmusic only gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars. His second marriage was to Bette Anderson. [71], Anderson's writing career began during the same period as his recording career. He continues to tour and to record, his latest releases being the self-descriptive, Songwriter and the critically acclaimed Life. So yeah, I'd like to have the next generation pull out a few lines I've written and say 'yeah that's pretty clever! [46], By 1977, Anderson experienced several changes in his recording career. The couple had first met years prior when she was 19 and was romantically involved with Anderson's band member. This included "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" (1958), "The Tip of My Fingers" (1960) and . [79] Anderson's composition "Once a Day" was recorded by Smith in 1964. They divorced in 2010. Released as her debut single, it spent a total of eight weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, becoming his most successful hit as a writer at that point. [111] Around this time, he also appeared in several country music vehicle films. Anderson is regarded as one of country music's most significant performers. The project was produced by Steve Wariner and his wife Caryn. In 2000, his latest album, A Lot Of Things Different, received rave reviews. Andersons four music compositions were included in the list of top 20 country songs in the past 35 years by the Billboard magazine in 1995. Hot 100 1958 "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" 12 - - 1960 "The Tip of My Fingers"" 7 - Country Heart Songs 1960 "Walk Out Backwards" 9 - Country Heart Songs 1961 "Po' Folks" 9 - Country Heart Songs 1962 "Mama Sang a Song" 1 89 Country Heart Songs 1962 "Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands" 14 - Still 1963 "Still"A 1 8 Still 1963 "Eight by Ten" 2 53 Bill Anderson Sings 1963 "Five Little Fingers/Easy Come, Easy Go" 5/14 - Bill Anderson Sings 1964 "Three A.M." 8 - Showcase 1965 "Certain" 12 - Showcase 1966 "Bright Lights and Country Music" 11 - Bright Lights and Country Music 1966 "I Love You Drops/Golden Guitar" 4/11 - Bright Lights and Country Music/I Love You Drops 1966 "I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still)" (w/ Jan Howard) 29 - - 1966 "I Get the Fever" 1 - I Love You Drops 1967 "Get While the Gettin's Good" 5 - Get While the Gettin's Good 1967 "No One's Gonna Hurt You Anymore" 10 - Wild Weekend 1967 "For Loving You" (w/ Jan Howard) 1 - For Loving You 1968 "Wild Weekend" 2 - Wild Weekend 1968 "Happy State of Mind" 2 - Happy State of Mind 1969 "My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)" 1 - My Life/But You Know I Love You 1969 "But You Know I Love You" 2 - My Life/But You Know I Love You 1969 "If It's All the Same to You" (w/ Jan Howard) 2 - If It's All the Same to You 1970 "Love Is a Sometimes Thing" 5 - Love Is a Sometimes Thing 1970 "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone" 6 93 Where Have All Our Heroes Gone 1970 "Someday We'll Be Together" (w/ Jan Howard) 4 - Bill and Jan or Jan and Bill 1971 "Dis-Satisfied" (w/ Jan Howard) 4 - Bill and Jan or Jan and Bill 1971 "Always Remember" 6 - Always Remember 1971 "Quits" 3 - Greatest Hits Volume 2 1972 "All the Lonely Women in the World" 5 - All the Lonely Women in the World 1972 "Don't She Look Good" 2 - Don't She Look Good 1973 "If You Can Live With It (I Can Live Without It)" 2 - Bill 1973 "Corner of My Life" 2 - Bill 1974 "World of Make Believe" 1 - Bill 1974 "Can I Come Home to You" 24 - Whispering Bill Anderson 1974 "Every Time I Turn the Radio On" 7 - Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio 1975 "I Still Feel the Same About You" 14 - Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio 1975 "Country D.J." [112] He also made appearances on several national television shows during this time, including The Today Show. "Still" is a 1963 single by Bill Anderson. He co-wrote giant hits for Vince Gill (Which Bridge To Cross Which Bridge To Burn), Steve Wariner (Two Teardrops), Mark Wills (Wish You Were Here), Joe Nichols (Ill Wait For You), and Kenny Chesney (A Lot Of Things Different). Bill Anderson started his professional music career in the year 1957 when he released three singles with TNT label. In the 1960s, Brenda Lee recorded Anderson's "My Whole World Is Falling Down". He first studied Journalism as a career and got a job in Atlanta. [130], As a songwriter, Anderson has composed a variety of material. [121], Anderson has been married twice and has had two documented long-term relationships. In 2008, the Academy of Country Music honored him with their inaugural Poets Award. [47] With Killen, Anderson's musical sound shifted from Nashville Sound ballads towards uptempo Countrypolitan tunes. However, with the support of Twitty, Anderson helped pay off the company's financial entanglements. It was a collection of gospel songs that was inspired by his grandfather, a Methodist preacher. Between 1977 and 1978, he and Sarah Purcell co-hosted the ABC game show The Better Sex. Bills second wife is Becky Anderson. And in 2001, he received the ultimate honor, membership in Nashvilles prestigious Country Music Hall of Fame. [97] Anderson later commented that the song's success helped him resolve financial struggles he had battled during the decade. He was inspired to write the song after hearing the song title at the end of a Hank Snow record. Broadcasting from Nashville made traveling easier since Anderson lived in the city. In 1989 his autobiography was published and made available for people to buy. At first, he worked with the TNT label, but his music failed. The same night, he wrote the lyrics to the track on an Underwood typewriter at three o'clock in the morning. In 2008, he was ranked 27th on Country Universe's list of the "100 Greatest Men of Country Music". Anderson began songwriting again after obtaining the new position. Anderson recorded his biggest hit and signature song, the partly spoken ballad "Still," in 1963, and it not only topped the country charts, but crossed over to the pop Top Ten as well. In addition, the company was being bought out by the larger Krystal fast food chain. Believing they could be a successful recording partnership, the pair approached producer Owen Bradley with the idea of recording together. Jan Howard, Singer and Writer of Country Hits, Dies at 91 A female star in Nashville when there weren't many others, she found success as Bill Anderson's duet partner and as a solo artist. In the mid-nineties, after a ten-year self-imposed hiatus, Bill returned to his first love, songwriting, and for the second time in his life cut a wide path across the creative landscape. However, he was fired after playing country records over the air and was then hired at WJJC in Commerce, Georgia. This was followed by his first number-one hit, "Mama Sang a Song". [2] The family moved to his grandparents' home in Griffin, Georgia, while Anderson was in the third grade. [114] "I've gotten into a lot of different things. 36 = Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio 1976 "Sometimes" (w/ Mary Lou Turner) 1 - Sometimes 1976 "That's What Made Me Love You" (w/ Mary Lou Turner) 7 - Sometimes 1976 "Peanuts and Diamonds" 10 - Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels 1977 "Liars One, Believers Zero" 6 - Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels 1977 "Head to Toe" 7 - Scorpio 1977 "Still the One" 11 - Scorpio 1977 "Where Are You Going, Billy Boy" (w/ Mary Lou Turner) 18 - Billy Boy and Mary Lou 1978 "I'm Way Ahead of You" (w/ Mary Lou Turner) 25 - Billy Boy and Mary Lou 1978 "I Can't Wait Any Longer" 4 80 Love and Other Sad Stories 1978 "Double S" 30 - Ladies Choice 1979 "This Is A Love Song" 20 - Ladies Choice 1979 "The Dream Never Dies" 40 - (Single Only) 1980 "Make Mine Night Time" 35 - Nashville Mirrors 1982 "Southern Fried" 42 - Southern Fried 1983 "Thank You Darling" 70 - Southern Fried 1985 "Wino the Clown" 58 - Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 1985 "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back" 75 - Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 1991 "The Deck of Cards" 60 - The Best of Bill Anderson. The song became a major country pop crossover hit and was followed by a series of top ten hits. His 1966 release, "I Love You Drops", was inspired by the Chuck Berry hit "Memphis Tennessee". He is divorced and currently not married. His country LP's often included a mix of original material and cover versions. The album was a collection of re-recorded hits and songs Anderson had written in his career. He began a brief television career in California. [99], Chesney's song was followed by a track later recorded by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss called "Whiskey Lullaby". [78], Anderson also wrote several hits for Connie Smith. He currently hosts Bill Anderson Visits With The Legends on XM satellite radio. [114] Anderson was then invited to join the cast of the TNN competition program You Can Be a Star. On February 15, 1965, Bill appearedalong with two imposterson the game show, To Tell The Truth, challenging the panel to determine the real Bill Anderson. According to the affidavit read at the beginning of his segment, Bill was at the time generally considered to be the top composer of country music in the nation. Only two of the four panelists successfully identified Bill. [39] In 1968, the pair had their first major hit with the duet "For Loving You". The band began performing around the local area, eventually performing on local radio as "The Avondale Playboys". At the time of their marriage, Bette was 19 and Bill was 22. [102] Anderson recalled the excitement of winning the accolade in his autobiography: "I jumped up and hugged Brad and knocked his white western hat from his head. Anderson began writing songs again in the early 1990s for the next generation of country performers. [6], In high school, Anderson and his friends formed their own band and won a school talent contest. [21] Although successful, Anderson's early singles were not initially included on studio album releases. '"[132], Anderson also created a musical style as a recording artist. His 1998 release, Fine Wine, was produced by Steve Wariner and released on Warner Brothers' Reprise/Nashville label. [88] It was reviewed by Publishers Weekly in August 1989, giving it a mostly positive response: "Despite a measure of hoopla and hyperbole ('I did it . [6] His early Decca singles were entirely self-composed. The single was reviewed by Billboard magazine in 1992 where it received comparisons to music by Garth Brooks. Biography & career. Being born on 1 November 1937, Bill Anderson is 85 years old as of todays date 18th January 2023. [128], Anderson began dating Vickie Salas around 2008. He joined Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and mass communication, where he graduated. [63] A year later, he released a contemporary country album entitled The Way I Feel. Bill has been voted and nominated Songwriter Of The Year six times, Male Vocalist Of The Year, half of the Duet Of The Year with both Jan Howard and Mary Lou Turner, has hosted and starred in the Country Music Television Series Of The Year, seen his band voted Band Of The Year, and in 1975 was voted membership in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Ten years later, the State of Georgia honored him by choosing him as only the 7th living performer inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Over the past few years, country crooner John Anderson's inimitable voice escaped him after suffering health issues and brushes with death. [120] He then partnered with the vice president to help franchise the company. Rise to fameAlthough Bill was born in Columbia, South Carolina, he was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. [1] He had further top ten hits with "Get While the Gettin's Good" and "No One's Gonna Hurt You Anymore". Bill Anderson or James William Anderson III was born on November 1, 1937, in Columbia, South Carolina to James William Anderson and Elizabeth Smith. [113] Also in the 1980s, Anderson hosted the program Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry and the game show Fandango, which both aired on the former Nashville Network (TNN). He has also been a stage performer in Nashville, Tennessee, for the past over five decades. Some of these awards include Audience Awards of 1993, Chaplin Award, Jury Award, Academy country music awards, and others. [123] The pair separated in 1968 and officially divorced in 1969. On his 1971 release, Always Remember, Greg Adams of Allmusic commented that it "confounds expectations" for delivering original vocal performances of songs first cut by Kris Kristofferson and Kenny Rogers. The single became Shepard's first top-ten hit in four years and she had further top-twenty hits that decade with Anderson-penned compositions. I don't know how I got in that funk, but it was a tough time", he recalled. When Anderson was 19 years old, he wrote his first song City Lights while he was working at the WJJC-AM radio station. Bill Anderson was patient when it comes to real success in Country music. . [45] A series of uninterrupted top ten hits followed his early 1970s albums. [74] The single became Frizzell's first number one hit since 1952, topping the charts in March 1964. In 1995, Billboard magazine named four Bill Anderson compositions City Lights, Once A Day, Still, and Mama Sang A Song among the Top 20 Country Songs of the past 35-years. The recovery process took several years. "Still" remains Anderson's biggest hit. The record was also released in the United Kingdom with a different track list. Bill Anderson born as James William Anderson iii was born in 1937, 1st November. To see this page as it is meant to appear, please enable your Javascript! That increased his popularity and fame. [92] Anderson, who was not used to writing with others, decided to make adaptations to his own songwriting style in order to collaborate. He has also served as a television game show host, emceeing Fandango, which aired on The Nashville Network for seven consecutive seasons, in addition to co-hosting The Better Sex with Sarah Purcell. His first singles with TNL label was a big failure, but this did not define his level of success. Her crossover signature recording, "Rose Garden," was a number one hit in the United States and internationally.She charted five number one and 18 top-ten singles on the Billboard country songs chart. He won awards from several major music publications including Billboard, Cashbox and Music Reporter. [54] Four singles were spawned from the album that became minor country hits between 1984 and 1987. [35][6][1] Steve Huey of AllMusic called him "one of the most successful songwriters in country music history". 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