ASK BILL! 1) Does the Grand Ole Opry dressing room that Roy Acuff used still have some of his pictures on the walls and his sign on the door? Yes. Opry Dressing Room #1, now called “Mr. Roy,” has been preserved much as Mr. Acuff left it, and the door remains open during the shows […]
1) I have written five songs and recorded a demo at Hilltop Studios in Nashville. One of the songs is called “The Cherokee Cowboy” and is about the great Ray Price. My question is, how do you get someone of your caliber to listen to them and see if they are worthy of pitching to […]
1) I’m looking for one of your earlier songs, “Mr. Peppers.” Can you tell me when it came out and the title of the album? Well, first it’s Mr. PEEPERS, not Peppers, and it came out in 1981. It is currently on our “Nothin’ But Hits” double-CD along with 40-plus other songs. You can order […]
1) I’m wondering which studio you recorded the majority of your songs in and which is your favorite studio. I primarily used three Nashville-area studios during the height of my recording career: The Quonset Hut on 16th Avenue, Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, and the Sound Shop off Music Row. My favorite was Bradley’s Barn […]
1) I was wondering if you were a regular listener to the Grand Ole Opry when you were a young boy and a teen? Also, who were some of your favorite country singers growing up? I listened to the Opry whenever I could pick it up through the static down in South Carolina and Georgia. […]
1) You mentioned in your fan club newsletter that you were having Thanksgiving dinner at your house for family and extended family. Who does the cooking? Are you a chef at heart and most of us don’t know? I do enjoy cooking, but no, I am not a “chef” by any means. On Thanksgiving, I […]
1) Having attended many of your concerts over the years, it amazes me how you remember the words to all of the songs you sing. Do you have a “trick” to remembering the words? No, but I can tell you a sure-fire way for me to FORGET them and that’s to TRY and remember them. […]
1. I was on e-Bay a little while ago and I saw several items that you have signed over the years for sale. My question to you is, How do you feel about people selling items you autograph on e-Bay for a profit? It really doesn’t matter how I feel about it, people are going […]
1) In your many years of sharing your music with us, what is the most distant location from home that you have performed? I should probably go check my grandson’s world globe, but off the top of my head I would say probably Perth, Australia. I was there working aboard a cruise ship in the […]
1. My question concerns a particular guitar I used to see you use on TV. It was a Fender Wildwood from the 1960’s. You were playing it recently on an old re-run of Hee-Haw from 1974. Do you still have it, and if so, will you ever bring it out of retirement? I still own […]