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"Po' Folks" is a song written and recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in June 1961 via Decca Records and became a major hit. Background and release
Malcolm Hare opened the first Po' Folks in 1975 in Anderson, South Carolina. [1] [2] The restaurant was named after the 1961 hit single by country music singer Bill Anderson. [3] Although Anderson initially planned to file a lawsuit against the chain for using the name, he later sold the rights to the chain and served as its spokesperson.
In 1961, the single "Po' Folks" reached number nine on the Billboard country songs chart. [19] The success of "Po' Folks" led Anderson to receive an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry cast. Anderson accepted and joined the program the same year. [18] This was followed by his first number-one hit, "Mama Sang a Song". [20]
This included "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" (1958), "The Tip of My Fingers" (1960) and "Po' Folks" (1961). The following year, he reached number one on the Billboard Country and Western Sides chart with "Mama Sang a Song." [1] In 1963, Anderson released his most commercially successful single, "Still."
"Po' Folks" (Bill Anderson song), 1961 "Po' Folks" (Nappy Roots song) , 2001 Po' Folks (restaurant) , a defunct American restaurant chain named after the Bill Anderson song
It was released in January 1961, entered the Top 40 on Billboard ' s country and western chart on April 3, and spent a total of 39 weeks on the chart. [ 2 ] George Jones had two records that finished in the year's Top 5 records: " The Window Up Above " spent 34 weeks on the chart and ranked No. 3 on the year-end chart; and " Tender Years ...
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Southern Fried is a studio album by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson and his band the Po' Folks. It was released in 1983 on Southern Tracks Records. It was co-produced by Anderson and Mike Johnson. The album marked Anderson's first release on an independent record label after previously recording for MCA Records for many