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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
Cole Stewart 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.
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]
The singles discography of American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson contains 84 singles, three promotional singles, 6 other charted songs and four music videos.After signing to Decca Records in 1958, Anderson released a series of early singles that became hits, reaching the top ten and 20.
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]
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]
Also contained in the album were two medleys of holiday songs. These tracks were featured on side two of the record. Two tracks on the album were new recordings composed by Anderson himself. One of these recordings was the fifth track, "Po' Folks Christmas", a holiday version of his original country music hit, "Po' Folks". [2]
Po' Folks (restaurant), a defunct American restaurant chain named after the Bill Anderson song Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Po' Folks .