He is a country singer-songwriter and musician born
John David Anderson in Apopka, Florida
and now living in Smithville, Tennessee.Prior to leaving school he was in
the bands The Weeds Seeds and Living End.He worked in Nashville as
a construction worker on the Grand Ole Opry House, in which he was later to
appear in 1981.He had hits
with songs including "Your Lyin' Eyes" and
"Swingin'".His hit "Seminole Wind" has become Florida's
unofficial state anthem.He was
honoured in 1983 with the Horizon Award and in 1991 with the Career
Achievement Award from the Academy
of Country Music.