Whisperin' Bill Anderson becomes a Georgia fellow
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 – Bill Anderson was named as a charter member of the Grady Fellowship by the Board of Trust at his alma mater, the University of Georgia in Athens.
A graduate of the Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication, Anderson is being honored as an inaugural member of the newly-formed Fellowship for his dedicated service and career achievements, which have contributed to the national reputation of the university. Named as one of 50 charter members, out of 20,000 alumni, Anderson will be officially inaugurated during gala ceremonies on Nov. 20.
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CD reviews for Bill Anderson
After over 40 years in country music, Bill Anderson reaches back to his roots as a South Carolina kid and applies his whisperin' style to bluegrass. He paints the picture in "I've Got a Thing About a Five String," one of three new songs on the project.
Anderson includes two other new songs, "My Perfect Reason" and "Everything I Want (And Not a Thing I Need)" and draws several more from his deep catalog of songs often made famous by other artists such as ...
Though Whisperin' Bill Anderson had an impressive run of hits in the 1960s, lately he has been best known as a songwriter, penning hits for Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley. Anderson's own version of "Whiskey Lullaby," Paisley's hit duet with Alison Krauss, is included here, though Anderson's delivery isn't quite as haunting without Krauss' accompaniment.
Anderson has earned another lease on his creative life mostly through writing with younger artists, and he continues that trend here with, "Cold ...
With his well-deserved induction into Country Music's Hall of Fame, Bill Anderson's profile is on the rise. So this disc, self-released last year, finally gets into stores. Anderson remains a vital songwriter, and two of this album's new songs have already received major covers ("Too Country" by Brad Paisley, and the title track by Kenny Chesney). The opening "Love Is A Fragile Thing" is an even more likely hit. Also on board are a couple of his old songs, including "When Two Worlds Collide," ...
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