associated_acts years_active birth_place alias background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
nrbq and the wildweeds 1966-present windsor , connecticut , usa big al anderson solo_singer 26 july 1947 vocals guitar rock country alanderson.jpg al anderson -lrb- nrbq -rrb-
 al anderson singer-songwriter
al anderson -lrb- nrbq -rrb-

alan gordon `` al '' anderson -lrb- born july 26 , 1947 in windsor , connecticut -rrb- is an american guitarist , singer , and songwriter .
between 1971 and the early 1990s , he was the lead guitarist in the rock band nrbq , also releasing several solo albums .
he also played electric guitar on jonathan edwards ' 1973 album `` have a good time for me '' .
prior to that , he was a member of the wildweeds in the late 1960s .
in the 1990s , anderson shifted his focus to country music , writing hits for such acts as carlene carter , vince gill , diamond rio and trisha yearwood , as well as tim mcgraw 's number one hit `` the cowboy in me '' and several album cuts .
anderson has also released six solo albums .
