Induction Year: 1975
Birth Name: James William Anderson III
Birth Date: 11-01-1937
Place of Birth: Columbia, South Carolina
"A Lot of Things Different"
(written with Dean Dillon)
Kenny Chesney | 2003 | #6 country, #55 pop |
"Cincinnati, Ohio"
Connie Smith | 1967 | #4 country |
"City Lights"
Ray Price | 1958 | #1 country, #71 pop |
Johnny Bush | 1971 | #53 country |
Mickey Gilley | 1975 | #1 country |
Mel Tillis | 1989 | #67 country |
"Cold Hard Facts of Life"
Porter Wagoner | 1967 | #2 country |
"Give it Away"
(written with Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson)
CMA Song of the Year
George Strait | 2006 | #1 country, #35 pop |
"I Can't Wait Any Longer"
(written with Buddy Killen)
Bill Anderson | 1978 | #4 country, #80 pop |
"I Get the Fever"
Bill Anderson | 1966 | #1 country |
"I May Never Get to Heaven"
(written with Buddy Killen)
Conway Twitty | 1979 | #1 country |
"I Missed Me"
Jim Reeves | 1960 | #3 country, #44 pop |
"I Never Once Stopped Loving You"
(written with Jan Howard)
Connie Smith | 1970 | #5 country |
"I'll Wait for You"
(written with Harley Allen)
Joe Nichols | 2006 | #7 country, #71 pop |
"If It's All the Same to You"
Bill Anderson & Jan Howard | 1970 | #2 country |
"Joey"
(written with Kristian Bush, Jennifer Nettles)
Sugarland | 2009 | #17 country, #89 pop |
"Mama Sang a Song"
Bill Anderson | 1962 | #1 country, #89 pop |
"Must You Throw Dirt in My Face"
The Louvin Brothers | 1962 | #21 country |
Waylon Jennings | 1970 |
Roy Clark | 1978 | #60 country |
Elvis Costello | 1995 |
"My Life (Throw it Away if I Want To)"
Bill Anderson | 1969 | #1 country |
"Nobody But a Fool"
Connie Smith | 1966 | #4 country |
"Once a Day"
Connie Smith | 1964 | #1 country |
Martina McBride | 2005 |
"Po' Folks"
Bill Anderson | 1961 | #9 country |
"Saginaw, Michigan"
(written with Don Wayne)
Lefty Frizzell | 1964 | #1 country, #85 pop |
"Still"
Bill Anderson | 1963 | #1 country, #8 pop, #3 adult contemporary, #18 adult contemporary |
"The Lord Knows I'm Drinking"
Cal Smith | 1973 | #1 country, #64 pop |
"Tips of My Fingers"
Bill Anderson | 1960 | #7 country |
Roy Clark | 1963 | #10 country, #19 adult contemporary |
Eddy Arnold | 1966 | #3 country, #8 adult contemporary |
Jean Shepard | 1975 | #16 country |
Steve Wariner | 1992 | #3 country |
"Two Teardrops"
(written with Steve Wariner))
Steve Wariner | 1999 | #2 country, #30 pop |
"When Two Worlds Collide"
(written with Roger Miller)
Roger Miller | 1961 | #6 country |
Jim Reeves | 1969 | #6 country |
Jerry Lee Lewis | 1980 | #11 country |
"Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
(written with Bob Talbert)
Bill Anderson | 1970 | #6 country, #93 pop |
"Which Bridge to Cross"
(written with Vince Gill)
Vince Gill | 1995 | #4 country |
"Whiskey Lullaby"
(written with Jon Randall)
Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss | 2004 | #3 country, #41 pop |
"Wild Week-End"
Bill Anderson | 1968 | #2 country |
"Wish You Were Here"
(written with Skip Ewing, Debbie Moore)
Mark Wills | 1999 | #1 country, #34 pop |