“I got a nice slow trickle of fame.” Joe Rogan juxtaposed his experience with Oliver Anthony’s meteoric rise from unsigned, unnoticed backyard singer one week to #1 star the next. Politicians have used the story of Oliver Anthony and his song “Rich Men North of Richmond” to elevate themselves. What about the man himself? He sounds like a libertarian whose devout faith in Christ guides him.
Oliver Anthony is really Christopher Anthony Lunsford. He named his YouTube channel Oliver Anthony Music, after his grandfather, and will now seemingly use the moniker going forward as a stage name. All of that is new for the artist, who was unknown except to his family and friends a month ago. The video of Anthony performing “Rich Men North of Richmond” was first posted on August 8, 2023, and promptly went viral, debuting at No. 1. Billboard said, “Among other chart achievements for…
