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    • Sep 27, 1933
    Jim Anderson marries Lib Smith at the First Methodist Church in Decatur, Georgia. Four years later, they have a son, Bill Anderson
    Nov 1, 1937
    Bill Anderson is born in Columbia, South Carolina. Whisperin' Bill compiles a series of hits as an artist in the 1960s and '70s and writes more for Connie Smith, George Strait, Brad Paisley and Ray Price. Anderson joins the Grand Ole Opry in 1961 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001
    Jun 27, 1957
    Radio station WJJC signs on the air in Commerce, Georgia. Among the disc jockeys for the station's first day is afternoon personality Bill Anderson
    Aug 27, 1957
    Bill Anderson writes "City Lights" on the roof of the three-story Hotel Andrew Jackson in Commerce, Georgia
    Aug 13, 1958
    Bill Anderson records his first hit, "That's What It's Like To Be Lonesome"
    Oct 20, 1958
    Ray Price's "City Lights" becomes the first song written by Bill Anderson to hit #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Nov 17, 1958
    Decca releases Bill Anderson's first hit, "That's What It's Like To Be Lonesome"
    Apr 4, 1959
    Bill Anderson makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, performing "That's What It's Like To Be Lonesome" at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
    Apr 5, 1959
    Bill Anderson records "Ninety-Nine"
    Jun 8, 1959
    Decca releases Bill Anderson's "Ninety-Nine"
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