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| - Connie_Smith
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- MCA Records artists
- American country singer-songwriters
- American country singers
- American male singers
- 1937 births
- American game show hosts
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| - Bill Anderson, AKA %22Whisperin' Bill%22, is a country singer and songwriter born November 1, 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina. He wrote his first song, %22Carry Me Home to Texas%22 in the late 1940s and formed his first band in 1952. Whilst studying for his journalism degree at the University of Georgia and working as a disc jockey, he wrote %22City Lights%22, which Ray Price recorded in 1958 and took to No. 1 for 13 weeks. This same year, Anderson signed to Decca Records and Tree Publishing. In 1960, Anderson had his own Top 10 hit with %22The Tips Of My Fingers%22, and recorded his first No. 1 in 1962 with %22Mama Sang a Song%22.Having permanently moved to Nashville a year before, Anderson joined the Grand Ole Opry as a cast member in 1961. In 1965, he began appearing in his own syndicated television series, %22The Bill Anderson Show%22, which stayed on the air for 9 years. During this time, he was married to [a4316834]. He was elected to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975 and to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. Anderson's songs have been recorded not only by his country contemporaries, but by pop, r'n'b and soul performers.
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| - James William %22Bill%22 Anderson III (born November 1, 1937) is an American country music singer, songwriter and television personality. He has been a member in long standing of the weekly Grand Ole Opry radio program and stage performance in Nashville, Tennessee. He has released more than 40 studio albums and has reached No. 1 on the country charts seven times: %22Mama Sang a Song%22 (1962), %22Still%22 (1963), %22I Get the Fever%22 (1966), %22For Loving You%22 (with Jan Howard, 1967), %22My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)%22 (1969), %22World of Make Believe%22 (1974), and %22Sometimes%22 (with Mary Lou Turner, 1976). Twenty-nine more of his singles have reached the top ten.One of the most successful songwriters in country music history, Anderson is also a popular singer, earning the nickname %22Whisperin' Bill%22 for his soft vocal style and occasional spoken narrations. Artists who have recorded his material include Ray Price, Wanda Jackson, Connie Smith, Lynn Anderson, Jim Reeves, Conway Twitty, Eddy Arnold, Roy Clark, Con Hunley, Lefty Frizzell, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, and George Strait.Bill Anderson had his own television show in the 1960s. Anderson has made several television appearances, including two stints as a game show host: The Better Sex (with co-host Sarah Purcell) in 1977, and the country music-themed quiz show Fandango (1983–1989) on The Nashville Network. He has also hosted an interview show called Opry Backstage and was a producer of a talent show called You Can Be a Star, hosted by fellow Opry member Jim Ed Brown, both shows on the former Nashville Network, and has made guest appearances on several other television series.
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- Whisperin' Bill Anderson
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| - American country music singer, songwriter and television personality
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