Bill Anderson Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1975, he was voted as a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
• Won the 2001 Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year
• In 2001, he was inducted into the Country Music Association's Hall of Fame
• Attended the University of Georgia, where he studied journalism
• Got his big break in 1958 when he composed the song "City Lights" for singer Ray Price
• Is widely recognized by his whispering singing voice
• Once worked as a newspaper reporter for the Atlanta Consititution