# Bill Anderson at Rooster Stage, October 7, 2017

[Hardly Strictly Bluegrass](http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2017/schedule/) presents Buddy Miller's Cavalcade of Stars featuring [Bill Anderson](http://billanderson.com/wired/)  
[Rooster Stage, Marx Meadow](http://sfrecpark.org/destination/golden-gate-park/ggp-marx-meadow-picnic-area/)  
[Golden Gate Park, 898 John F Kennedy Dr, San Francisco, CA 94121 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Golden+Gate+Park,+898+John+F+Kennedy+Dr,+San+Francisco,+CA+94121+USA&hl=en)  
1:35 PM, Saturday, October 7, 2017

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## One Set

[1:44 PM announcements, band out]

01. [1:45 PM] _I Get the Fever_
02. [1:48 PM] _Walk Out Backwards_
03. [1:51 PM] _The Songwriters_
04. [1:57 PM] _City Lights_
05. [1:59 PM] _Tips of My Fingers_
06. [2:02 PM] _Saginaw, Michigan_
07. [2:09 PM] _Once a Day_
08. [2:12 PM] _Give It Away_
09. [2:19 PM] _I Wonder If God Likes Country Music_  
[Bill takes off his guitar to croon the last tune]
10. [2:26 PM] _Still_  
[set ends 2:32 PM]

## Performers

* [Bill Anderson](http://billanderson.com/wired/): acoustic guitar, vox;
* [James Freeze](https://www.facebook.com/jamesgordon.freeze): bass, harmony vox;
* Anthony Ziggy Johnson: keyboards, harmony vox;
* [Robert Cotton Payne](https://www.facebook.com/Cotton-Payne-Drummer-210297592361795/): drums.

## Notes

I had low expectations for this set -- sappy Nashville country songs aren't really my thing -- but I have to say that Bill Anderson really won me over. No doubt he's accumulated a lot of showman's tricks over the years, but I really enjoyed his banter, the gimmicks didn't seem too forced, and it ain't bragging when you trot out hit after hit after hit....

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