Search results
San Francisco, California, U.S. Occupation. Producer. Known for. Old Yeller, Zorro. William Hillyard Anderson (October 12, 1911 – December 28, 1997) was an American producer best known for his work with The Walt Disney Company. He also served on the company's Board of Directors from 1960 to 1984.
His backup group, The Po’ Folks Band, has long been considered one of the finest instrumental and vocal groups in the business. Bill Anderson was born in Columbia, South Carolina, but spent most of his growing-up years around Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in journalism, having worked his way ...
Dec 3, 2021 · It opens to the public today (Dec. 3) and runs through March 19, 2023. Artists and industry members came out in droves—and braved a Predators game crowd that swarmed Demonbreun—to show their love and support to the ever-so-lovable Bill Anderson. Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, spoke about Anderson’s career ...
College Whiz Kid. One of country music’s most successful singer-songwriters, James William Anderson III has recorded more than three dozen Top Ten country hits and has written hit songs across six decades in the music business. While earning a degree in journalism, he worked his way through the University of Georgia as a DJ (at station WJJC ...
One of the few country singer-songwriters to cross over to pop in the 1960s with hits including “Still” and “8 X 10,” Bill Anderson topped the country charts in the ‘60s and ‘70s with songs like “I Get the Fever” and “Sometimes,” and enjoys the singular distinction of placing a song on the country charts for seven consecutive decades.
Born: November 1, 1937, Columbia, South Carolina. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Bill Anderson, born on Nov. 1, 1937, wrote his first song, “Carry Me to My Texas Home,” when he was just ten years ...
