Country Music Hall of Fame member John Anderson, the voice behind "Swingin'" and "Seminole Wind," died on Oct. 21, 2026, at age 71.

He died at his home in Smithville, Tennessee, his team said. No cause of death has been made public.

Three days earlier he had joined other Hall of Fame members at the CMA Theater in Nashville for the 2026 Medallion Ceremony.

Born in Orlando, Florida, in 1954, he moved to Nashville after high school and signed with Warner Bros. Records in 1976.

His 1980s No. 1 hits included "Wild and Blue," "Black Sheep" and "Swingin'," a 1983 song he co-wrote with Lionel Delmore.

A comeback in the early 1990s brought "Straight Tequila Night," "Money in the Bank" and "Seminole Wind," his tribute to Florida.

He recorded 22 studio albums and had 20 Top 10 country hits, five of them No. 1s, according to Variety.

A serious illness in 2017 left him without hearing in both ears. Treatment at Vanderbilt restored it, and he released his last album, "Years," in 2020.

He entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2024. "One of the main gratifications is I got to live to see it," he said then.

He is survived by his wife, Jamie, his daughters Alexa Kate and Brionna Cheri, and his grandchildren.

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