Bill Anderson Talks ‘Thankful,’ Carly Pearce and 60 Years as a Grand Ole Opry Member [Interview] | Wide Open Country

Bill Anderson Talks ‘Thankful,’ Carly Pearce and 60 Years as a Grand Ole Opry Member [Interview]

When Bill Anderson put together a three-song set to celebrate 60 years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry (commemorated on July 17 at the House), two country classics instantly sprung to mind: “Po Folks,” Whisperin’ Bill’s hit in the summer of ’61, and “City Lights,” which put Anderson on the songwriting map after kept it at No.