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Keith Anderson (born January 12, 1968) is an American country music artist. Before signing to a record deal, Anderson was one of several co-writers on "Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In? )", a duet by Garth Brooks and George Jones , released in late 2001. Anderson was signed as a recording artist to Arista Nashville in 2004. His debut single " Pickin' Wildflowers " was released that year, as the lead-off track from his debut album Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll . Counting "Pickin' Wildflowers", the album produced a total of four hit singles on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and was certified gold by the RIAA .

In addition to his own material, Anderson co-wrote Big & Rich 's single " Lost in This Moment ", a Number One hit on the country music charts in mid-2007. Anderson switched to the Columbia Records|Columbia label in 2007, and his second album, '' C'mon! , was released on August 5, 2008. The second single from the album, " I Still Miss You ", became his first Top 5 country hit.

Early life

While growing up in Miami, Oklahoma , he played sports during Middle School|middle and high school , and began his music career by playing in a band at church. After graduating from high school, he attended Oklahoma State University , where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. During his college career, he obtained a degree in engineering . He also played baseball during his college years, and was approached by the Kansas City Royals . After a shoulder injury ended his pursuit of a professional baseball career, Anderson tried bodybuilding and placed second in the Mr. Oklahoma competition.

Musical career

After graduating, he accepted a position with an engineering firm in Dallas, Texas . A year and a half later, he resigned to pursue a career in music. He attended clubs at night, began writing songs, and began learning guitar from his brother, Brian.

In Dallas, he auditioned for Grapevine Opry , a show that had produced other country stars in the past. He performed on the show for three years, before performing at the Texas State Fair and Six Flags .

Due to financial difficulties, he was forced to find additional work, as a landscaper and as a personal trainer . He also enrolled in the physical therapy program at University of Texas . One month before starting, he decided to put his education on hold, and began producing his first CD, he said "The month before I started, I thought, 'Wait a minute. This is going to be a whole bunch of commitment. If I'm ever going to do music, I need to go for it 100%. NOW. Physical therapy will always be there, and my engineering degree will always be there.'"

After recording his CD in Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville , he began marketing it to radio stations. In 2000, he put together a band. His first hit as a songwriter came in 2001, when Garth Brooks and George Jones recorded "Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In? )", which Anderson co-wrote with several other writers, including George Ducas (singer)|George Ducas . He opened for Montgomery Gentry in 2002, and performed at many events, where he earned his recording deal with Arista Nashville . Since then, he has written songs for Gretchen Wilson , as well as Big & Rich 's Number One single " Lost in This Moment ".

Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll

In 2004, Anderson signed to Arista Nashville. His debut album, Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll , produced four chart singles in "Pickin' Wildflowers", "XXL"(whose accompanying video featured cameos from Tommy Lee and Eddie George), "Every Time I Hear Your Name", and "Podunk". Also, the album was certified gold in the U.S. Initially, the album's title track was slated to be released as the fourth single (following "Every Time I Hear Your Name"). The song was even remixed for radio, with Steven Tyler of Aerosmith singing backup vocals on the radio edit. However, the radio edit of "Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll" was withdrawn before it could chart, and replaced with "Podunk".

''C'mon!

Anderson released a song called "Sunday Morning in America" in early 2007 as the lead-off single to a second album for Arista. This song peaked at #28, however, and the album was delayed. Later the same year, Anderson switched from Arista Nashville to Columbia Records Nashville. His first single for the label, "I Still Miss You", was released in 2008 and has become his third Top Ten hit. It is the lead-off single to his second album '' C'mon! '', released in August 2008, and "Sunday Morning in America" was included on it, as well as his own rendition of "Lost in This Moment" and a cover of Foster & Lloyd 's "Crazy over You". The album's third single "Somebody Needs A Hug" peaked at #46. The fourth single, "She Could've Been Mine", only peaked at #56 in early 2009. Anderson then parted ways with Columbia Nashville in October of that year.

Personal life

Anderson married Lauren Woodruff in December 2010, after ten years of dating. They welcomed a little girl Crozle J. Anderson on October 5, 2011.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
Title	Album details	US Country cite web	US cite web	Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll Release date: May 3, 2005 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: Compact disc\|CD , music download Recording Industry Association of America\|US : Gold
'' C'mon! Release date: August 5, 2008 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, music download

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Certifications ( List of best selling music artists	Album
Year	Single	US Country cite web	US cite web	US Pop cite web	CAN cite web	Certifications ( List of best selling music artists	Album
2004	8	64	82	—	align="left" US: Gold	Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll
2005	23	122	—	—
2006	7	64	97	—
2007	34	—	—	—
2007	" Sunday Morning in America "
2008	2	48	—	95
2008	"Somebody Needs a Hug"
2009	56	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2004	Eric Welch
2005	Trey Fanjoy
2006	Kristin Barlowe
2007	Tony Holden
2008	Traci Goudie

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