associated_acts years_active birth_place label article_title background birth_date instrument genre origin name occupation
brad paisley 2011 -- present pascagoula , mississippi arista nashville brent anderson -lrb- singer -rrb-
 solo_singer ca. 1988 vocals , guitar , bass guitar country nashville , tennessee brent anderson singer-songwriter
brent anderson -lrb- singer -rrb-

brent anderson -lrb- born in pascagoula , mississippi -rrb- is an american country music singer .
he has charted on hot country songs with the single `` amy 's song '' .
anderson learned to play bass guitar at age 7 , and later began playing acoustic guitar in a trio that included his father and father 's cousin .
by 17 , anderson had signed his first songwriting deal .
he then signed with sea gayle , a division of arista nashville owned by brad paisley .
in late 2011 , he released his debut single `` amy 's song '' .
the song samples pure prairie league 's 1973 hit `` amie '' and includes backing vocals from vince gill and pure prairie league founder craig fuller .
taste of country reviewer billy dukes gave the song four stars out of five , praising anderson 's `` smoky '' voice and the lyrics .
