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Virginia man pens folk song of the year
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Virginia man pens folk song of the year
“I wrote this song about those people,” Oliver Anthony said of his No. 1 hit, after presidential candidates answered a question about his Billboard hit at their first debate.
The singer calls himself Oliver Anthony, in honor of his grandfather, a man who grew up in 1930s Appalachia.
Oliver Anthony, from Virginia, struck all the right chords with his blue-collar anthem, creating the perfecting the recipe for a viral hit to translate into an unprecedented music moment.
Although not a religious man, the singer - who calls himself Oliver Anthony on stage - says he promised God he would get sober if he helped him 'follow his dream'.