al_anderson_(nrbq) | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | nrbq <tsp> al_anderson_(nrbq) | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | the_wildweeds <tsp> al_anderson_(nrbq) | birthplace | windsor,_connecticut <tsp> al_anderson_(nrbq) | birthdate | 1947-03-13 <tsp> al_anderson_(nrbq) | activeyearsstartyear | 1966 <sep> alan gordon anderson (born july 26, 1947) is an american guitarist, singer, and songwriter in the 1960s, anderson was the frontman of the band the wildweeds, which had success with the song 'no good to cry', which he wrote 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's 1973 album have a good time for me in the 1990s, anderson shifted his focus to country music, writing hit songs for such artists as carlene carter, vince gill, diamond rio and trisha yearwood, as well as tim mcgraw's number 1 hit 'the cowboy in me' and several album cuts 
al anderson. born on march 13. 1947 in windsor. ct. began his career in 1966 and was a member of the nrbq and the wildweeds bands.he was the lead guitarist in the rock band nrbq