"Whisperin'" Bill Anderson this month surpassed harmonica player Hernan Crook as the longest-standing member ever of the Grand Ole Opry, 62 years after his induction 62 years ago in July of ...

Bill Anderson has been a Grand Ole Opry member for a half-century, and will mark his golden anniversary as part of the venerable institution this Saturday, July 16.

The Grand Ole Opry House complex uses 15.8 million feet of cable to broadcast live shows, which have been transmitted from the same tower, located in Brentwood, Tenn., since 1932.

From that moment on, when the Opry called, Anderson answered. This month, the Country Music Hall of Famer celebrates his 60th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.