Premieres Friday, June 12 at 9 p.m. EST on SiriusXM Channel 59
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – While social-distancing guidelines prevent the Grand Ole Opry from going live Friday evenings on SiriusXM Willie’s Roadhouse, Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member, Whisperin’ Bill Anderson, is hosting a two-hour special as an Opry “House Guest DJ.” Anderson will share with listeners stories from his more than 60 years performing on the Opry stage. The country legend hand-picked some of his favorite songs recorded by his friends and fellow Opry members, as well as from his own extensive catalogue. Anderson’s set as an Opry “House Guest DJ” at Willie’s Roadhouse on SiriusXM will premiere Friday, June 12 at 9 p.m. EST on Channel 59 and re-air throughout the weekend.
Full Schedule of Airdates:
Friday, June 12 at 9 p.m. EST
Saturday, June 13 at 9 a.m. EST
Sunday, June 14 at 12 a.m. EST
Tuesday, June 16 at 10 p.m. EST
“Whisperin’ Bill” Anderson, who is known for his breathy, conversational vocal style, has received many accolades over his extensive career that spans more than half a century. He has achieved 37 Top Ten hits as a recording artist and more than 50 BMI awards for songwriting. Anderson’s songs have been recorded by James Brown, Kenny Chesney, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dean Martin, and hundreds of others, among them Hall of Fame members, Porter Wagoner and Kitty Wells. In 2005, Anderson and Jon Randall Stewart wrote “Whiskey Lullaby,” recorded by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss. It was CMA Song of the Year, and in 2007, Anderson won the CMA and ACM Song of the Year awards for “Give It Away,” written with Buddy Cannon and Jamey Johnson and recorded by George Strait. A Grand Ole Opry member since 1961, Anderson entered the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975, the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002 and the New York-based Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018. In late 2020, he will be honored with an exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame that will give visitors an inside look into the legacy that is “Whisperin’ Bill” Anderson.
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