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Artist Bio:
Anders Osborne has been working and living as a professional
songwriter out of New Orleans since 1985. Osborne's songs have been
recorded by artists such as Tim McGraw, Keb' Mo', Dr. John, Tab
Benoit,Double Trouble, and many others. Anders and his band toured the
U.S. during these years and in 1995, at which point he was signed to
Okeh Records and released the critically acclaimed album entitled
"Which Way to Here". The record became Osborne's first commercial break
with two top-five singles, "Favorite Son" and "Pleasin' You." Both were
featured in several Hollywood movies, and the latter was later recorded
by Jonny Lang. Soon after, Anders songs appeared Keb' Mo's Gold selling
1998 "Slow Down" album which achieved Gold status and later won a
Grammy award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. The album featured two
songs co-written with Osborne for which he received a Grammy.
In
2006 an Osborne penned the song "Watch the Wind Blow By" that was
recorded by country music star Tim McGraw, hitting No. 1 on the country
charts for 2 weeks and selling over 5 million copies of McGraw's "The
Dancehall Doctors" album. The song appeared again later on McGraw's
"Greatest Hits, Vol 2" album which sold 3 million copies.
Osborne's
travels, life experiences, and his story telling ability gives him a
prominent edge as a songwriter and wordsmith. He is able to visualize a
look into ordinary life and relate to the everyday middle class
American. These are the refined qualities that attract many Artists to
seek his songs and music for their own recordings.
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