Keith Anderson
Debut CD “Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll” is certified Gold and garnered two Top 10 hits (accompanied by two No. 1 music videos), “Pickin’ Wildflowers” and “Every Time I Hear Your Name” along with two Top 30 hits “XXL” and “Podunk”.
“XXL” became his second hit single, landing in the Top 25 and launching a fun-filled music video starring Keith with rock icon Tommy Lee and former Tennessee Titans football hero, Eddie George.
Billboard and Radio & Records named Keith country music’s No. 1 new male artist of 2005 and the top new solo country artist overall of that year.
Keith earned a coveted slot as one of country’s hottest new talents performing for radio industry movers & shakers at the CRS New Faces Show as part of the 2006 Country Radio Seminar in Nashville
Anderson’s sophomore CD garnered the biggest hit of his career, “I Still Miss You”, which peaked at #2 and another Top 25 hit, “Sunday Morning In America”.
Keith released his first single, “I’ll Bring The Music”, from his new EP released to iTunes in May of 2015.
Has also written hits for other artists, most notably “Lost In This Moment” -the No. 1 smash for Big & Rich which also garnered him a CMA and ACM Song of the Year nomination, the Grammy-nominated “Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)” for Garth Brooks and George Jones, “The Bed” for Gretchen Wilson and “Barn Burner” for Jason Michael Carroll.
Was named one of People Magazine’s “50 Hottest Bachelors” and Men’s Fitness Magazine’s “Ultimate Country Star”.
He’s appeared on such programs as NBC’s Today, Inside Edition, Access Hollywood, The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, Grand Ole Opry Live, CMT 100 Greatest Duets and CMT’s Unsung Stories,
Anderson performed on the GAC-televised concert special, Montgomery Gentry: Free to Rock and starred in his own GAC concert event, Three Chord Country
He was also selected by TV’s Dr. Phil McGraw to appear as a possible love interest for star Paula Abdul on A Dr. Phil Primetime Special: Love Smart, which aired Valentine’s Day on CBS.
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Anderson grew up in Miami, OK. Always athletic, he didn’t pick up a guitar until well into his teens after realizing that girls liked musicians as much as athletes. He dabbled at songwriting while studying up on the hits of the Eagles, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and the like and actually played drums on early gigs at his church.
Athletics continued to be an important part of his life and Anderson played baseball while pursuing a degree in engineering from Oklahoma State. He excelled in sports and academics: graduating top in his class with a 3.9 GPA and playing baseball well enough to catch the attention of scouts from the Kansas City Royals. A shoulder injury quickly put an end to a possible career with MLB, but Anderson stayed focused on his commitment to fitness, even coming in second in the Mr. Oklahoma bodybuilding competition and later earning a certification as a personal trainer from the famed Cooper Institute in Dallas.
Upon graduation, Anderson accepted a job with a top construction engineering firm in Dallas, all the while continuing to work on his songwriting. In the end, songwriting and live performance won out. Anderson quit his lucrative day job and began performing as a regular at the Grapevine Opry and Six Flags Over Texas. Other quick money fixes included modeling and even singing telegrams for the Romeo Cowboys, a company he started.
Anderson moved to Nashville in the spring of 1998 and took a job waiting tables. What he lacked in food service skills, he more than made up for in people skills. An early introduction to respected songwriter George Ducas lead to some songwriting appointments, which opened further doors in Nashville’s songwriting community.
Although he’s co-written hits for other artists, most notably “Lost In This Moment,” -the No. 1 smash for Big & Rich which also garnered him a CMA and ACM Song of the Year nomination, Anderson does not write with other artists in mind. “I think I’ll always write about what I know and feel and typically with myself in mind. But if it ends up as something I’m not going to cut, it does get pitched to other artists,” says the artist who co-wrote the Grammy-nominated “Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)” for Garth Brooks and George Jones and “The Bed” for Gretchen Wilson and “Barn Burner” for Jason Michael Carroll.
His debut “Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll” is certified Gold and garnered two Top 10 hits (accompanied by two No. 1 music videos), “Pickin’ Wildflowers,” and “Every Time I Hear Your Name,” along with two Top 30 hits “XXL” and “Podunk”. This success prompted music trades Billboard and Radio & Records to name him country music’s No. 1 new male artist of 2005 and the top new solo country artist of the year. It wasn’t just his music that was getting attention. Anderson was named one of People Magazine’s “50 Hottest Bachelors,” and Men’s Fitness Magazine’s “Ultimate Country Star”.
Anderson’s sophomore CD garnered the biggest hit of his career, “I Still Miss You”, which peaked at #2 and another Top 25 hit, “Sunday Morning In America”.
Keith just finished his 3rd CD.
Other Career Factoids:
He’s appeared on such programs as NBC’s Today, Inside Edition, Access Hollywood, the 2005 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, Grand Ole Opry Live, CMT 100 Greatest Duets and CMT’s Unsung Stories,
Anderson performed on the GAC-televised concert special, Montgomery Gentry: Free to Rock, and starred in his own GAC concert event, Three Chord Country
He was also selected by TV’s Dr. Phil McGraw to appear as a possible love interest for star Paula Abdul on A Dr. Phil Primetime Special: Love Smart, which aired Valentine’s Day on CBS.
Keith earned a coveted slot as one of country’s hottest new talents performing for radio industry movers & shakers at the CRS New Faces Show as part of the 2006 Country Radio Seminar in Nashville.
“XXL” (pronounced “double XL”), became his second hit single, landing in the Top 25 and launching a fun-filled music video starring Keith with rock icon Tommy Lee and former Tennessee Titans football hero, Eddie George.