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Also known as
  
Big Al Anderson

Genres
  
Rock music, Country

Years active
  
1966-present

Music group
  
NRBQ (1974 – 1993)

Instruments
  
Vocals Guitar

Role
  
Guitarist

Occupation(s)
  
Singer-songwriter

Name
  
Al Anderson


Al Anderson (NRBQ)

Born
  
July 26, 1947 (age 76) Windsor, Connecticut, USA (
1947-07-26
)

Albums
  
Pay Before You Pump, All Hopped Up, Grooves in Orbit, Uncommon Denominators, Honest Dollar

Similar People
  
Joey Spampinato, Terry Adams, Tom Ardolino, Jeffrey Steele, Bob DiPiero

Associated acts
  
NRBQ and The Wildweeds

Big al anderson let s get away for the weekend 2006


Alan Gordon "Al" Anderson (born July 26, 1947, in Windsor, Connecticut) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Between 1971 and the early 1990s, he was the lead guitarist in the rock band NRBQ, also releasing several solo albums. He also played electric guitar on Jonathan Edwards's 1973 album Have a Good Time for Me. He was a member of the Wildweeds in the late 1960s.

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In the 1990s, Anderson shifted his focus to country music, writing hit songs for such artists as Carlene Carter, Vince Gill, Diamond Rio and Trisha Yearwood, as well as Tim McGraw's number 1 hit "The Cowboy in Me" and several album cuts. Anderson has also released six solo albums.

Big al anderson plays ridin in my car nrbq


Albums

  • Al Anderson (Vanguard Records, 1972)
  • Party Favors (Rykodisc, 1988)
  • Pay Before You Pump (Imprint Records, 1996)
  • After Hours (Legacy, 2006)
  • Pawn Shop Guitars (AAM Records, 2007)
  • Strings (Amigo Grande, 2012)

    • List of country singles composed by Anderson

    Anderson has written or co-written the following country singles:

  • Alabama (with Jann Arden), "Will You Marry Me"
  • Jimmy Buffett (with Kenny Chesney), "License to Chill"
  • Jimmy Buffett (with Martina McBride), "Trip Around the Sun"
  • Carlene Carter, "Every Little Thing"
  • Linda Davis, "A Love Story in the Making"
  • Diamond Rio, "Unbelievable"
  • Joe Diffie, "Poor Me"
  • Ty England, "Should've Asked Her Faster"
  • The Farm, "Every Time I Fall in Love"
  • 4 Runner, "Forrest County Line"
  • Vince Gill, "Next Big Thing" "Down to My Last Bad Habit"
  • Hot Apple Pie, "We're Makin' Up"
  • Patty Loveless, "The Last Thing on My Mind"
  • Raul Malo, "Crying For You"
  • The Mavericks (with Flaco Jiménez), "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down"
  • Delbert McClinton & Dick50, "When She Cries at Night"
  • Tim McGraw, "The Cowboy in Me"
  • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "Bang, Bang, Bang"
  • The Oak Ridge Boys, "Bad Case of Missing You"
  • James Otto, "Groovy Little Summer Song"
  • Bonnie Raitt, "Not Cause I Wanted To", "Ain't Gonna Let You Go", both on the album Slipstream
  • LeAnn Rimes, "Big Deal"
  • Jeffrey Steele, "Somethin' in the Water"
  • George Strait, "Love's Gonna Make It Alright"
  • Aaron Tippin, "Without Your Love"
  • Mike Walker, "Honey Do"
  • Lari White, "Wild at Heart"
  • Trisha Yearwood, "Powerful Thing"

    • References

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