Bill Anderson Offers Hope With ‘It’s a Good Day to Have a Good Day’ Before forced him to stay off the road, Country Music Hall of Fame inductee and Grand Ole Opry member Bill Anderson brightened his live set with a new ray of country sunshine titled “It’s a Good Day to Have a Good […]
Join Opry members Mark Wills, Jeannie Seely and Bill Anderson for a night of conversation about what it’s like to be an Opry Icon in the last installment of the Inside the Circle Series live on Opry’s Facebook presented by Humana! Get your reminder below Inside the Circle: Opry Icons Other event by Grand Ole […]
Hi Gang: A friend of mine who sits in front of his computer all day working in a high pressure job paid me a great compliment the other day. He phoned and said, “I put on your instrumental record while I’m working, and my blood pressure goes down 20-points!” I laughed but he was serious. […]
1) I enjoy watching old episodes of “Family Feud” when Richard Dawson was the host. I notice he always mentions you whenever he has a family from Nashville. I’m wondering if you stayed in touch with him after “Family Feud” ended and before Mr. Dawson died? Richard and I became good friends during his days […]
My granddaughter, Hallie (12), is a cheerleader for her middle school team, and I had the chance to go see her perform recently. Big brother, Blake, who is the starting center on the high school basketball team, was there as well along with little sister, Sophie. It was a fun outing, made even better by […]
Episode #466 – Bill Anderson Returns Bill Anderson is a returning guest on The Paul Leslie Hour. He is a legend in music-both for the recordings he has made, but also the songs he wrote that others recorded. Known for writing and singing songs like “City Lights,” “World of Make Believe,” “Mama Sang a Song,” […]
Hi Gang:Do you sometimes feel as though we’re all actors in the movie, “Ground Hog Day?”I sure do…one day after another with very few changes. Oh well, it is what it is, and we just have to stay strong, hang onto our faith, and believe it will all be behind us someday soon.Actually, life is […]
“The top picture is a close-up of the Grand Ole Opry ring I wrote about in the Ask Bill section of our newsletter. You can see the year “1925” embossed on one side of the ring. That’s the year the Opry began. I couldn’t fit both sides into the picture, but on the other side […]
1) I have been a fan of yours for many years, and I know you have an Opry ring. I have always been curious to see what it looks like up close. Is there any way you could show a picture of it? When the Grand Ole Opry celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1975, they […]
I have always prided myself on being…or at least trying to be…a glass-half-full kind of guy. I try to look for the best in people, in places, and in situations, I find myself in, regardless of how negative they might seem at the time. But I’ll admit…I’ve struggled just like many of you in trying […]
