October 1, 2025

Hi Gang:

Is it just me, or does my favorite month of the year come around more frequently than it used to? Kind of like birthdays!

Regardless, I love the cooler temperatures, the colors coming alive on the trees, and all the great things going on in Whisperville. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a cup of  coffee, and join us.

I guess by now you have discovered the five newly-digitized albums of mine that MCA Records has made available. And the good news is that there are still more to come. I hope you’ll check them all out, especially “Ladies Choice,” which up to now has only been available on the original LP. Folks have been asking for a digital version of this collection for years, and it’s finally here. You can find this one and all the others wherever you go to download your music. Enjoy!

And speaking of new releases, I’ve just learned that my CD from 2014 called “LIFE,” is about to be released on vinyl, and I’m excited about that too. This is the album that  features the song, “Old Army Hat,” plus guest appearances by Willie Nelson, John Anderson, Vince Gill, Joey & Rory, and Dailey & Vincent. The release date for the vinyl version will be December 5th, just in time for Christmas. Hopefully, we can begin taking advance orders in November.

And, speaking of Christmas,  Willie Nelson’s release of the Christmas song I helped to write, “Christmas Love Song,” should be popping up on the airwaves and on the streaming sites sometime later this month. I hope you’ll like it when you hear it. Can you believe Willie will be celebrating his 93rd Christmas this year? And he sounds great on this latest recording.

I’ve done several podcasts lately that should be appearing online shortly. One is part of an audio series called, “A Rich Conversation” with Chicago radio personality, Rich Renik. This half-hour visit is scheduled to air October 21st at www.wjol.com and on various other sites afterward. Another is a longer podcast titled “Thank A Songwriter – Episodes 7 & 8” where I visit with Sony Music Publishing executive, Rusty Gaston, and talk about the songwriting side of my career. You can listen now on Apple Music or Spodify or watch on YouTube at:  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJYODzhBBDdA5uNlReehV1pttUdSnCgmw&si=Q4yr-08c0FsZCvzg. These podcasts are fun to do, and I hope you will enjoy listening and watching.

Oh, and I just learned a few days ago that the brand new South Carolina State Museum, which is scheduled to open soon in the town where I was born, Columbia, will be featuring a Bill Anderson exhibit! I’ve always been proud of my Carolina roots, and it’s nice to know the folks there are proud of me as well. Stay tuned….we’ll have more details soon.

On a somber note, as you may have heard, my former wife, Becky…mother to my son, Jamey…passed away on the morning of September 21st due to complications from dementia. She was 79.

Have a great month and thanks for everything.