Bill and Jan Howard singing one of their famous duets on Country’s Family Reunion; Bill and his longtime Opry buddy, George Hamilton IV; and Bill being dwarfed by a statue of his late friend, Jimmy Dean. The statue was unveiled at the Jimmy Dean Music Festival in Richmond, and will have a permanent home in […]
Bill with his granddaughter, Caroline, at her high school graduation May 16th. From the archives, a picture of Bill interviewing Minnie Pearl for the Backstage At The Grand Ole Opry TV show in the early eighties, and Bill appearing at the Listening Room in Nashville during the recent Tin Pan South celebration. He shared the […]
“At the BMI Awards Dinner in 1962, three future Hall of Famers gathered to congratulate each other on their songwriting success: Jim Reeves, Hank Cochran, and Bill. Jim went into the Hall in 1967, Bill in 2001, and Hank will be officially inducted this fall. The two pictures below show that there’s nothing quite like […]
“Here are a few scenes from our recent Caribbean cruise. We opened every show with the cast singing “Family Reunion.” I love the cruises because we’re close to our audience and can interact with them. Here I’m singing “Po’ Folks,” then hugging Mo Pitney after his stirring rendition of “Country.”