by Chris Black
We don’t know the whole story of why this guy all of the sudden became popular.
We know it was a totally forced meme, that every single shill conservative influencer posted the same day.
But it’s unclear how aware of this Oliver actually was – according to the story, someone came to him and offered to produce the song for him.
The men south of Richmond were on a high when viral phenomenon Oliver Anthony made a surprise appearance at a street festival here Saturday night.
Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” has rocketed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, propelling a once-unknown songwriter from south-central Virginia onto the national stage.
But he’s staying close to his roots.
He opened his Rock the Block festival appearance by reading a Bible verse to the crowd of about 350 locals then said, “Despite what you’ve been reading on the Internet, this song still rings true,” and launched into his first song, “Ain’t Got a Dollar.”
His life has changed since he first sang its lyric “I ain’t gotta dollar, But I don’t need a dime,” with his estimated earnings now as high as $40,000 a day.
You give a guy $40,000 a day, he’s going to do what he’s told to do.
The number of people who will fight for anything at all in the face of that kind of money is less than 1 in 10,000, and probably even less than that.
