John Anderson (musician)
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John Anderson (born December 13, 1954 in Apopka, Florida) is a country singer and musician.
John first traveled to Nashville in 1972 at the age of 17, eventually signing with Warner Brothers Records in 1976. He first hit the record charts in 1980 during the "Urban Cowboy" era in Nashville. His decidedly backwoods accent and distinctive vocal timbre helped land him in the forefront of the "New Traditionalist" movement with artists like Ricky Skaggs and Reba McEntire. In 1983 his career rose on the strength of his million selling hit "Swingin" earning him two Country Music Association Awards. However a few years later his career cooled off until the 1992 release of his double platinum selling album Seminole Wind. The title track of that album became Florida's unofficial state anthem. His 1993 follow-up effort "Solid Ground" reached gold selling status along with his original "Greatest Hits" album (Released 1984). John has accumulated 7 no. 1 and 23 top 10 hits in his career. He has proven himself equally adept at hard country songs like "Your Lying Blue Eyes" and the Billy Joe Shaver-penned "I'm Just An Old Chunk of Coal" as well as more lighthearted efforts like "Black Sheep" and "Goin' Down Hill". In 1993 he received the Academy of Country Music's Lifetime Achievemaent Award. His musical influences include Lefty Frizzell, Hank Williams, Sr., George Jones, Merle Haggrd, the Delmore Brothers, Levon Helm and Ray Charles.
Anderson makes his home in Smithville, Tennessee, approximately 50 miles southeast of Nashville with his third wife Jamie (married in 1983) and has two daughters, Brionna and Alexa.
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