Early life

While growing up in Miami, Oklahoma, he played sports during 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, 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. 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".

2004-2006: 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 chart singles in "Pickin' Wildflowers", "XXL", and "Every Time I Hear Your Name". After the latter, the title track was remixed by Mark Hudson with Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler as a guest vocalist. After it failed to chart, "Podunk" became the album's final single, peaking at No. 34.

2007-2009: 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 No. 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 No. 46. The fourth single, "She Could've Been Mine", peaked at No. 56 in early 2009. Anderson parted ways with Columbia Nashville in October of that year.

2010-present: I'll Bring the Music

Since 2010, Anderson has recorded and released a few tracks, via his fan club on his official website. Those songs include "Wild Girls" and the underground hit "Your Town for Now". In May 2014, Anderson released the single "I'll Bring the Music" which received airplay on The Highway.

Anderson released a six song EP album titled I'll Bring the Music on May 12, 2015 via iTunes and Amazon.

Personal life

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

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		US Country	US
Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll	Release date: May 3, 2005 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: CD, music download	12	71	US: Gold
C'mon!	Release date: August 5, 2008 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, music download	3	12

Extended plays

Title	Album details
I'll Bring the Music	Release date: May 12, 2015 Label: self-released Formats: CD (Full length available at his website), music download

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		US Country	US	US Pop	CAN
2004	"Pickin' Wildflowers"	8	64	82	—	US: Gold	Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll
2005	"XXL"	23	122	—	—
2006	"Every Time I Hear Your Name"	7	64	97	—
	"Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll"	—	—	—	—
	"Podunk"	34	—	—	—
2007	"Sunday Morning in America"	28	—	—	—		C'mon!
2008	"I Still Miss You"	2	48	—	95
	"Somebody Needs a Hug"	46	—	—	—
2009	"She Could've Been Mine"	56	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2004	"Pickin' Wildflowers"	Eric Welch
2005	"XXL"	Trey Fanjoy
2006	"Every Time I Hear Your Name"	Kristin Barlowe
2007	"Podunk"	Tony Holden
2008	"I Still Miss You"	Traci Goudie

[ Source: Wikipedia ]