There are several artists with this name: 1. an American country singer, 2. an American jazz musician, 3. a British oboist, 4. a Colombian latin music singer.
1) John Anderson (born December 13, 1954 in Apopka, Florida) is a country singer and musician. He scored hits in the early 1980s with songs such as “Swingin’,” “Your Lyin’ Blue Eyes,” “Black Sheep” and the Billy Joe Shaver-composed “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal.” His career hit a dry spell for several years until 1991, when his single “Straight Tequila Night” came out. Subsequent hits included “Money In The Bank” and “Seminole Wind.” The latter would become Florida’s unofficial state anthem.
Anderson makes his home in Smithville, Tennessee, approximately 50 miles southeast of Nashville.
John started his career off with songs like “Just at dawn” “Swoop Down Sweet Jesus” and “What Did I Promise Her Last Night” on Ace Of Heart Records and produced by Earl Richards who also was producing Wild Bill Emerson the writer of Just At Dawn and Swoop down Sweet Jesus
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2) American jazz trumpeter (1921–1974).
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3) British principal oboist with major orchestras like L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, BBC Symphony and Philharmonia orchestras. Also professor for oboe at the Royal College of Music, London. He has recorded many albums of classical music, but also participated on movie soundtracks and pop music recordings.
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4) Latin musician born in Colombia and living in Florida now, see Spanish wiki version.
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5) For the lead singer of the British prog rock band Yes see Jon Anderson. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
