1) Did you ever go on tour with Loretta Lynn? Did you ever record together? I will forever miss her. Many of our questions this month have revolved around Loretta and folks wanting to know more about my relationship with her. She and I came to town about the same time in the early sixties, […]
1) I recently heard a song of yours I had never heard before – “Ninety Nine Years.” I’ve been a fan of yours for 40 years and never heard you sing it or Eddie Stubbs play it. Now it’s my favorite Bill Anderson song. Did you write it? You need to sing it more often. […]
1) Did you ever consider setting up shop in Branson, Missouri? A lot of country music performers have over the years, and some have had a long presence there. Yes I did. When I was the spokesman for the PoFolks restaurant chain back in the 80’s, we seriously considered opening a PoFolks Dinner Theater in […]
1) Most performers only have a handful of songs they perform, but you have written over 400. How do you remember the words to all these songs? Do you practice singing the ones you are going to perform on stage at home during the week? If you listen to the Opry regularly, you know […]
1) I have been a big fan of Roy Drusky since I was a kid, and I’ve been listening to “A Lonely Thing Called Me.” The steel guitar on that song is great. Do you know who played it? I looked it up, and found that song on a 1965 Greatest Hits collection from Mercury […]
1) I saw recently where Lorrie Morgan said she is the youngest person to ever be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. She was 24. And then they said on TV that Ricky Skaggs was the youngest at 27. If my math is right, you were 23 when you joined. Doesn’t that make you the youngest […]
1) Numerous original music artists like George Jones, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and others have been impersonated by various individuals. To my knowledge, I have never heard anyone impersonating the one and only Whisperin’ Bill Anderson. Is is because there is no one except you who has that unique singing voice? Back […]
1) Of all the songs you have recorded, are they all songs you have written or do you occasionally record a song written by someone else? I have recorded quite a few songs that I didn’t write. Ones you might have heard include Golden Guitar, World Of Make Believe, Peanuts & Diamonds, I Wonder […]
1) During all your road trips and going all over the USA who was the one artist you liked touring with the best? Maybe the best travelling partner you had back in the day? I’ve been so lucky throughout my career to have toured with so many great people, great artists, and great performers […]
1) I heard a well-known songwriter make a comment about how his management staff expects him to write so many songs in a certain period of time. Has that ever been your experience? Have you ever been put on a timeline to write songs? No, not really, and I don’t think I could function […]