Bill Anderson (sångare)
James William Anderson III, mer känd som Bill Anderson, född 1 november 1937 i Columbia, South Carolina, är en amerikansk countrysångare, låtförfattare och TV-personlighet. Han har gett ut mer än 40 studioalbum och har nått förstaplatsen på den amerikanska countrymusikens topplista sju gånger: "Mama Sang a Song" (1962), "Still" (1963), "I Get the Fever" (1966), "For Loving You" (med Jan Howard, 1967), "My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)" (1969), "World of Make Believe" (1974), och "Sometimes" (med Mary Lou Turner, 1976). 29 av hans singlar har dessutom nått tio-i-topp. På grund av sin "softa" röststil med drag av narrationer har han fått smeknamnet "Whisperin' Bill".[1] Bland de musiker som spelat in hans låtar kan nämnas Ray Price, Connie Smith, Lynn Anderson, Jim Reeves, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney och George Strait.
| Bill Anderson | |
 Bill Anderson 1970 | |
| Födelsenamn | James William Anderson III |
|---|---|
| Smeknamn | Whisperin' Bill |
| Födelsedatum | 1 november 1937 Columbia, South Carolina, USA |
| Bakgrund |  USA |
| Genrer | Country, bluegrass, folk, gospel |
| Roll | Sångare, låtskrivare, musiker, musikproducent, TV-personlighet |
| Instrument | Sång, gitarr, keyboard |
| År som aktiv | 1958 – |
| Skivbolag | TNT, Decca/MCA Records, Southern Tracks, Swanee, Festival, Curb |
| Artistsamarbeten | Jan Howard, Dolly Parton, Mary Lou Turner, Ray Price, Connie Smith, George Hamilton IV, Jamey Johnson, Rustie Blue, Brad Paisley, Justin Trevino, Daniel Johnston, Michelle Nixon & Drive, David Allan Coe, Al Anderson, Jean Shepard |
| Relaterade artister | Poison 13, The Meat Purveyors, Cat Scientist, The Andersons, Bigfoot Chester, Bill & Jan, The Kung Pao Buckaroos |
| Webbplats | Officiell webbplats |
Diskografi (urval) redigera
Album (topp 50 på Billboard Charts - Top Country Album)
- 1962 – Country Heart Songs (#42)
- 1963 – Still (#10)
- 1964 – Bill Anderson Sings (#7)
- 1965 – From This Pen (#7)
- 1965 – Bright Lights and Country Music (#6)
- 1966 – I Love You Drops (#1)
- 1967 – Get While the Gettin's Good (#8)
- 1967 – Greatest Hits Volume 1 (#6)
- 1967 – I Can Do Nothing Alone (#23)
- 1968 – For Loving You (med Jan Howard) (#6)
- 1968 – Wild Weekend (#10)
- 1968 – Happy State of Mind (#24)
- 1969 – Story (#42)
- 1969 – My Life / But You Know I Love You (#4)
- 1970 – If It's All the Same to You (med Jan Howard) (#25)
- 1970 – Love Is a Sometimes Thing (#10)
- 1970 – Where Have All Our Heroes Gone (#27)
- 1971 – Always Remember (#13)
- 1971 – Greatest Hits Volume 2 (#18)
- 1972 – Bill and Jan or Jan and Bill (med Jan Howard) (#9)
- 1972 – For All the Lonely Women In the World (#14)
- 1972 – Don't She Look Good (#10)
- 1973 – Bill (#15)
- 1974 – Whispering (#17)
- 1975 – Turn the Radio On / Talk to Me Ohio (#22)
- 1976 – Sometimes (med Mary Lou Turner) (#6)
- 1976 – Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels (#12)
- 1977 – Scorpio (#21)
- 1977 – Billy Boy and Mary Lou (med Mary Lou Turner) (#39)
- 1978 – Love and Other Sad Stories (#37)
- 1979 – Ladies' Choice (#44)
Singlar (topp 10 på Billboard Hot Country Songs)
- 1960 – "The Tip of My Fingers" (#7)
- 1960 – "Walk Out Backwards" (#9)
- 1961 – "Po' Folks" (#9)
- 1962 – "Mama Sang a Song" (#1)
- 1963 – "Still" (#1)
- 1963 – "8 x 10" (#2)
- 1964 – "Five Little Fingers" (#5)
- 1964 – "Me" (#8)
- 1966 – "I Get the Fever" (#1)
- 1967 – "Get While the Gettin's Good" (#5)
- 1967 – "No One's Gonna Hurt You Anymore" (#10)
- 1968 – "Wild Weekend" (#2)
- 1968 – "Happy State of Mind" (#2)
- 1969 – "My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)" (#1)
- 1969 – "But You Know I Love You" (#2)
- 1970 – "Love Is a Sometimes Thing" (#5)
- 1970 – "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone" (#6)
- 1971 – "Always Remember" (#6)
- 1971 – "Quits" (#3)
- 1972 – "All the Lonely Women in the World" (#5)
- 1972 – "Don't She Look Good" (#2)
- 1973 – "If You Can Live With It (I Can Live Without It)" (#2)
- 1973 – "The Corner of My Life" (#2)
- 1974 – "World of Make Believe" (#1)
- 1974 – "Every Time I Turn the Radio On" (#7)
- 1976 – "Peanuts and Diamonds" (#10)
- 1977 – "Liars One, Believers Zero" (#6)
- 1977 – "Head to Toe" (#7)
- 1978 – "I Can't Wait Any Longer" (#4)
Referenser redigera
Vidare läsning redigera
- Georgia Magazine, September 2006, Vol. 85, No. 4, p. 55
- Trott, Walt (1998). "Bill Anderson". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 12–13.
- Wolff, Kurt. Country Music: The Rough Guide.
Externa länkar redigera
Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Bill Anderson.- Officiell webbplats
- Bill Anderson på allmusic.com
- Diskografi på Discogs
- Bill Anderson at the Country Music Hall of Fame
