It’s a sad day in Music City today what with all the death and destruction from last night’s tornado. Personally, I am fine and all my family is fine, and I appreciate your many messages of concern. I am without electricity, but so are some 50,000 other people. That’s a small price to pay for […]
In this episode, songwriting legend Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Anderson discusses his engaging new memoir (written with Peter Cooper) “Whisperin’ Bill Anderson: An Unprecedented Life in Country Music,” the new music he’s recorded and his upcoming show at the Franklin Theatre.
Bill Anderson will be performing as part of Nashville Songwriters Association International’s Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival, taking place in Nashville March 24-28. More details to be posted on March 3rd. Learn more about the festival at www.tinpansouth.com
Hi Gang: When my agent contacted me back in the fall and told me he had booked me for a February show in Minnesota I remember thinking, “Well, that’s a disaster waiting to happen!” I mean, I had been to Minnesota in the middle of winter on more than one occasion, and it was always […]
Vince Gill honors Bill Anderson in his BMI Icon Award acceptance speech at the 2014 BMI Country Awards! Watch the speech in the video below. Vince starts speaking about Bill starting at 8:13 mark in the video.
Whisperin’ Bill Anderson is seen here holding his Business Person Award, which was recently presented to him in Nashville by the Reunion of Professional Entertainers (R.O.P.E.) and marks his third time of being honored by the organization. In 1993 Anderson was presented with their Songwriter Award, and in 2010 he was given their Entertainer Award. All […]
Never has there been a city so rich in the history of music that it exudes creativity at every turn. For more than 130 years, Nashville, Tennessee has been known as the world’s Music City. Now in the documentary For the Love of Music: The Story of Nashville, the story behind the Nashville music scene is […]
Nancy Jones revealed additional talent for what would have been George Jones’ final concert appearance in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 22, 2013 but is now a tribute to the country music legend. In addition, “Playin’ Possum! The Final NO Show” has been dubbed the official name of the event. “The evening of George Jones songs […]
Whisperin’ Bill Anderson, Steve Dorff, and Bobby Tomberlin proved to be a crowd-pleasing team of tunesmiths at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe during a recent “Songwriters-in-the-round” evening at the famous mecca of music makers.
Anderson helped open the brand new Nashville Convention Center where the AT&T U-verse Fan Fair X was held. Fans got a chance to meet Bill at the TNN Crook and Chase booth and get a photo and autograph. Bill was quite impressed with this year’s “Fan Fair” he just can’t help it. Beside signing at […]