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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."
Also included is Anderson's early hits for the Decca label, such as "Po' Folks," "Walk Out Backwards" and "The Tip of My Fingers." [2] Country Heart Songs was released in January 1962 on Decca Records, becoming Anderson's first album released in his career. [2] It was issued as a vinyl LP, containing six songs on each side of the record. [3]
I Love You Drops (song) I May Never Get to Heaven; I Never Once Stopped Loving You (song) I Still Believe in Love; I Still Feel the Same About You; I'll Wait for You (Joe Nichols song) I'm Alright (Lynn Anderson song) If It's All the Same to You; If You Can Live with It (I Can Live Without It)
By being able to independently-release music, Anderson could choose his own producer. Mike Johnson (bandleader of his band The Po' Folks) produced the project, his second time doing so. Anderson and Johnson recorded the album with The Po' Folks at three separate studio locations: The Reflectionist, Swanee Stadium and Southern Tracks studios. [2]
This is Anderson's first self-produced album, produced in part with bandleader Mike Johnson. Johnson was the bandleader of the Po' Folks Band, Anderson's backing band that received equal billing (i.e. "Bill Anderson and the Po' Folks") [3] The album only consisted of 6 tracks, one of the shortest albums of Anderson's. Four songs were penned by ...