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Local tour manager for country stars dies

Keith Anderson was the man behind the scenes who made sure Brooks & Dunn and Rascal Flatts shows went off smoothly.

Anderson, a tour manager for those famous country bands, died Sunday of natural causes. The Center Township native was 48.

Remembered for his ever-present smile and colorful backstage stories, Anderson began his career in the mid-1980s as a carpenter on a John Cougar Mellencamp tour. Anderson later worked on the road crews for superstar acts Aerosmith, Van Halen, Tina Turner and Bon Jovi.

He tried settling down, working as a stagehand at Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown, but, missing the road, he jumped at the chance in 1993 to become a crew member for a fledgling country act, Brooks & Dunn. He stayed for the length of that duo’s record-setting career, elevated to the position of stage manager, a job he described as being like the quarterback of a traveling show.

“The sense of accomplishment you get is amazing,” Anderson said backstage at Brooks & Dunn’s 2006 Star Lake show. “Me and a small group of guys are the first ones off the bus at 7:30 in the morning and the last ones to get on the bus at 1 in the morning.”

The website roadie.net, a social networking site for concert tour professionals, has posted a tribute to Anderson in which colleagues remembered their fallen brother.

“He was a hard worker and a great friend,” posted Paul Serio, who worked with Anderson the last few years on Trans-Siberian Orchestra tours.

“Gregarious is a great word to describe Keith,” said Center friend Keith Lorich. “And fun-loving. There’s nobody who didn’t like Keith.”

Anderson served on stage crews at Center Area High School, from which he graduated in 1981. He completed training at the Community College of Beaver County to become an air traffic controller but on a whim moved to California, building hot tubs before a friend got him a job on the Mellencamp tour.

Lorich, owner of the former Maxim D’s bar in Center, said Anderson always visited him when back in town, sharing tales from the road.

Stories like the time Tina Turner baby-sat his kids, or when Whoopi Goldberg hit on him backstage.

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Keith Anderson is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who performs country music. He was born in Miami, Oklahoma, United States, on January 12, 1968.

Keith began his music career in 2001 as a songwriter and part-time singer, and in 2005, he released his debut studio project Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll. His discography now includes the hit singles Pickin’ Wildflowers, I Still Miss You, Every Time I Hear Your Name, XXL, The Clothes Don’t Make The Man, and the album C'mon.

Keith’s music was featured in the album Yacht Rock Classics alongside fellow musical artists Dolly Parton , Ozzy Osbourne , TOTO , and Luke Combs .

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5 things to know about Keith Anderson, the country singer and songwriter headlining Friday night's Downtown @ Sundown

Keith Anderson – the country music singer and songwriter behind "I'll Bring The Music," "I Still Miss You," and "Sunday Morning in America" – headlines Downtown @ Sundown on Friday night at Downtown Commons.

Anderson will perform at 8 p.m. Tennessee Pluckers, a local country and southern rock band (Kyle Clements, Logan Moore and Wes Page), opens the show at 7 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public.

Here are five things to know about Anderson.

Jock of the Year

For years, Anderson appeared on a different path than music. Growing up in Miami, Oklahoma, he starred in numerous sports. He earned all-state football honors and placed second in a Mr. Oklahoma bodybuilding competition.

In college, Anderson joined the Oklahoma State baseball team. A shoulder injury ended his pursuit of the big leagues.

Moving music off the backburner

After graduating with honors from OSU, Anderson worked for an engineering firm in Dallas, Texas. He lasted a year and a half before his growing passion for music led him to resigning and focusing on music. His brother, Brian, was his first guitar teacher. To support his passion project, Anderson took gigs as a landscaper and personal trainer.

Writing his way to success

Anderson's first hit as a songwriter occurred in 2001: Garth Brooks and George Jones recorded "Beer Run (B Double E R-U-N)", a song Anderson co-wrote. The next year, Anderson performed a multiple events, including opening for Montgomery Gentry. This effort led to a recording deal with Arista Nashville.

In front the mic

His debut CD, "Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll," was certified gold and garnered two Top 10 hits ("Pickin' Wildflowers" and "Every Time I Hear Your Name"). Two other songs ("XXL" and "Podunk") enjoyed Top 30 success. In 2005, Billboard and Radio & Records named Anderson country music’s No. 1 New Male Artist and the top new solo country artist of the year.

Anderson’s sophomore CD garnered the biggest hit of his career with, "I Still Miss You," which peaked at No. 2 on the charts and Top 25 hit, "Sunday Morning In America."

In 2014, Anderson released a full-length album ("I'll Bring the Music") on his website. The following year, he released a six-song EP with the same title on iTunes and Amazon.

Doing it his way

Anderson has appeared on NBC’s Today, Inside Edition, Access Hollywood, the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, Grand Ole Opry Live, CMT 100 Greatest Duets and CMT’s Unsung Stories. He has performed on the Great American Country-televised concert special, Montgomery Gentry: Free to Rock, and starred in his own GAC concert event, Three Chord Country.

Anderson also appeared as a possible love interest for Paula Abdul on A Dr. Phil Primetime Special: Love Smart, which aired Valentine’s Day 2006 on CBS.

Story idea? News tip? Question about a story? Gary Estwick can be reached at 931-245-0282. He also can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @garyestwick.

More: Fourth Annual Downtown @ Sundown concert series continues!

What: Downtown @ Sundown

Who/When: Tennessee Pluckers (7 p.m.); Keith Anderson (8 p.m.)

Where: Downtown Commons (215 Legion Street) Beginning at 4:30 p.m., Main Street will be blocked off between Second and Third streets

What to eat: Food trucks scheduled to appear include Chick’nCone, Driving You Donuts, Burgasm, Heather’s Homemade Icecream and Tater Headz

Misc: Downtown @ Sundown concerts take place the first and third Fridays of each month through October. Chairs and blankets are welcome; pets, coolers, smoking/vaping or outside alcohol are not allowed.

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Country Music Association announces 2023 Touring Awards Nominees, Keith Urban to host

The CMA touring awards are back, announcing 2023 nominees that are vital members of the behind-the-scenes country music touring scene. From tour managers to truck drivers and front of house engineers, the awards ceremony aims to honors those who make the onstage magic happen with hard work behind the curtains.

The awards ceremony, which will take place on Feb. 12 in Nashville, will again be hosted by country singer Keith Urban.

Urban said, "As someone who spent years not only setting up all my own equipment at shows, but was also for a time a lighting guy and crew member for a band, I know the hard work that goes in to keeping shows on the road.

"I’m honored to once again be asked to host the CMA Touring Awards and acknowledge and shower some love on all the hard workers behind the scenes that make it all happen," he said.  

At the ceremony, the former head of Creative Arts Agency’s (CAA) Nashville office, Ron Baird, will also be honored and posthumously presented with the CMA Touring Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor is given to an industry professional who has significantly contributed to the growth of country music touring in their career.

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Here are 2023's CMA Touring Awards nominees.

The 2023 CMA Touring Awards full list of Nominees

Crew of the Year :

• "All American Road Show Tour" Crew – Chris Stapleton
• "The Outsiders Revival Tour" Crew – Eric Church 
• “I Go Back Tour” Crew – Kenny Chesney
•  "Country On Tour" Crew – Luke Bryan
•  "2023 World Tour" Crew – Luke Combs
•  "One Night At A Time World Tour" Crew – Morgan Wallen
• "No Bad Vibes Tour" Crew – Old Dominion
•   "Home Team Tour 23" Crew – Thomas Rhett  

Backline Technician of the Year:

• Jason Baskin – Zac Brown Band 
• Melvin “Melvis” Fults – Kenny Chesney  
• Carlos Gutierrez – Dierks Bentley  
• Jason Herndon – Blake Shelton 
• Joel “Tico” Jimenez – Thomas Rhett 
• Jeremiah Langdon – Jelly Roll 
• Chris Miller – Keith Urban 
• Zach Rickard – Brothers Osborne 

Business Manager of the Year:

• Renee Allen – Arnie Barn, Inc.  
• David Boyer – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc. 
• Duane Clark – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.  
• Catherine Moore – Farris, Self & Moore, LLC 
• Caleb See – Curo Financial, LLC 
• Michael Vaden – Vaden Group/Elliott Davis 
• Kris Wiatr – Wiatr & Associates, LLC

Coach/Truck Driver of the Year:

• Ronnie Brown – Zac Brown Band 
• Josh Easter – Morgan Wallen 
• Rhett Evens – Thomas Rhett  
• Caleb Garrett – Luke Bryan 
• Justin Pullin – Old Dominion 
• Erin Siegfried – Lainey Wilson 
• Chris Simms – Jelly Roll 
• Wayne “Wayno” Sullivan – Blake Shelton/Keith Urban 

FOH (Front of House) Engineer of the Year:

• Brendan Hines – Jelly Roll  
• Aaron Lain – Morgan Wallen 
• Todd Lewis – Luke Combs 
• Ben Rigby – Eric Church  
• Arpad Sayko – Chris Stapleton 
• Trey Smith – Thomas Rhett 
• Ian Zorbaugh – Old Dominion 

Lighting Director of the Year:

• Zac Coren – Morgan Wallen 
• Philip Ealy – Kenny Chesney 
• Kevin Lichty – Old Dominion 
• Mac Mosier – Chris Stapleton 
• Kevin Northrup – Luke Combs 
• Taylor Price – Miranda Lambert 
• Austin Strain – Jelly Roll  
• Alec Takahashi – Thomas Rhett 

Manager of the Year:

• Narvel Blackstock – Starstruck Entertainment 
• Virginia Bunetta – G-Major Management  
• Martha Earls – Neon Coast 
• Kerri Edwards – KP Entertainment  
• Clint Higham – Morris Higham Management 
• Marion Kraft – ShopKeeper Management  
• Mandelyn Monchick – Red Light Management  
• John Peets – Q Prime South 

Monitor Engineer of the Year:

• Bryan “Opie” Baxley – Kenny Chesney 
• Mark Davis – Jelly Roll  
• Logan Hanna – Brothers Osborne  
• Andy Hill – Zac Brown Band  
• Nathan Lowe – Eric Church  
• Jimmy Nicholson – Thomas Rhett  
• Dean Studebaker – Old Dominion  
• Scott Tatter – Dierks Bentley  

Production Manager of the Year:

• Chris Alderman – Blake Shelton 
• John Garriott – Chris Stapleton  
• Meesha Kosciolek – Eric Church  
• Erik Leighty – Miranda Lambert 
• Chris Nathan – Jake Owen  
• Earl Neal – Jason Aldean  
• Kevin Twist – Thomas Rhett 
• Ed Wannebo – Kenny Chesney 

Publicist of the Year:

• Janet Buck – Essential Broadcast Media 
• Paul Freundlich – PFA Media  
• Quinn Kaemmer – Big Machine Label Group  
• Tyne Parrish – The GreenRoom PR 
• Carla Sacks – Sacks & Co.  
• Jessie Schmidt – Schmidt Public Relations  
• Wes Vause – Press On Publicity  
• Jennifer Vessio – 1220 Entertainment Publicity 

Stage Manager of the Year:

• Sam “Sambo” Coats – Eric Church  
• Donnie Floyd – Morgan Wallen  
• Todd Green – Chris Stapleton 
• Matt Hornbeck – Luke Combs  
• Josh “Dude” Marcus – Jason Aldean  
• Tom Nisun – Kenny Chesney  
• Richard Rossey – Old Dominion 
• Justin Sumrall – Thomas Rhett  

Support Services Company of the Year:

• 4 Wall Entertainment  
• Clair Global  
• Dega Catering 
• Master Tour by Eventric 
• Richards & Southern  

Talent Agent of the Year:

• Meredith Jones – CAA 
• Joey Lee – WME 
• Jonathan Levine – Wasserman Music  
• Darin Murphy – CAA  
• Adi Sharma – The Neal Agency  
• Aaron Tannenbaum – WME  
• Elisa Vazzana – UTA  
• Jay Williams – WME

Talent Buyer/Promoter of the Year:

• Bradley Jordan – Peachtree Entertainment  
• Patrick McDill – Live Nation Nashville  
• Louis Messina – The Messina Group  
• Rich Schaefer – AEG Presents 
• Aaron Spalding – Live Nation Nashville  
• Ed Warm – Joe’s Concerts 
• Adam Weiser – AEG Presents  

Tour Manager of the Year:

• Matt Anderson – Old Dominion  
• Jason Hecht – Chris Stapleton  
• Luke Holton – Brothers Osborne 
• Chuck Hull – Keith Urban  
• Meg Miller – Lainey Wilson  
• Ethan Strunk – Luke Combs 
• Chris Thacker – Dierks Bentley  
• Jon Townley – Thomas Rhett 

Touring Musician of the Year:

• Rob Byus (Bass Guitar) – Blake Shelton 
• Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar) – Chris Stapleton/Vince Gill 
• Ben Helson (Guitar) – Dierks Bentley  
• Lee Hendricks (Bass Guitar) – Eric Church 
• Harmoni Kelley (Bass Guitar) – Kenny Chesney 
• Chris Kimmerer (Drums) – Thomas Rhett 
• Danny Mitchell (Piano) – Miranda Lambert  
• Kurt Ozan (Guitar) – Luke Combs  

Tour Videographer/Photographer of the Year:

• Mason Allen – Old Dominion 
• Andy Barron – Chris Stapleton 
• Zach Belcher – Dierks Bentley 
• David Bergman – Luke Combs 
• CeCe Dawson – Lainey Wilson 
• Tanner Gallagher – HARDY 
• Grayson Gregory – Thomas Rhett 
• Andy Pollitt – Jelly Roll  

Tour Video Director of the Year:

• Josh Clark – Miranda Lambert  
• Jay Cooper – Kenny Chesney  
• Houston Creswell – Dierks Bentley 
• Ron Etters – Chris Stapleton  
• Nate Fountain – Zach Bryan/Blake Shelton 
• Chris Jones – Jelly Roll  
• Ricky Krohne – Thomas Rhett  
• Michael Todd “M.T.” Stembridge – Eric Church

Venue of the Year:

• Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville, TN 
• BankNH Pavilion – Gilford, NH 
• Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN  
• Choctaw Casino Resort – Durant, OK 
• Grand Ole Opry House – Nashville, TN 
• Joe’s on Weed Street – Chicago, IL  
• Paycom Center – Oklahoma City, OK 
• Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO 

Unsung Hero of the Year:

• Dallas Bowsier – Eric Church  
• Josh Castle – Dierks Bentley  
• RJ Estrella – Luke Combs  
• Kayla Carter Greear – Luke Bryan  
• Kelsey Maynard – Old Dominion 
• Todd Molle – Jake Owen  
• Mel Murphy – Live Nation Nashville  
• Tyler Rhodes – Thomas Rhett  

Local tour manager for country stars dies

Keith Anderson was the man behind the scenes who made sure Brooks & Dunn and Rascal Flatts shows went off smoothly.

Anderson, a tour manager for those famous country bands, died Sunday of natural causes. The Center Township native was 48.

Remembered for his ever-present smile and colorful backstage stories, Anderson began his career in the mid-1980s as a carpenter on a John Cougar Mellencamp tour. Anderson later worked on the road crews for superstar acts Aerosmith, Van Halen, Tina Turner and Bon Jovi.

He tried settling down, working as a stagehand at Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown, but, missing the road, he jumped at the chance in 1993 to become a crew member for a fledgling country act, Brooks & Dunn. He stayed for the length of that duo’s record-setting career, elevated to the position of stage manager, a job he described as being like the quarterback of a traveling show.

“The sense of accomplishment you get is amazing,” Anderson said backstage at Brooks & Dunn’s 2006 Star Lake show. “Me and a small group of guys are the first ones off the bus at 7:30 in the morning and the last ones to get on the bus at 1 in the morning.”

The website roadie.net, a social networking site for concert tour professionals, has posted a tribute to Anderson in which colleagues remembered their fallen brother.

“He was a hard worker and a great friend,” posted Paul Serio, who worked with Anderson the past few years on Trans-Siberian Orchestra tours.

“Gregarious is a great word to describe Keith,” said Center friend Keith Lorich. “And fun-loving. There’s nobody who didn’t like Keith.”

Anderson served on stage crew at Center Area High School, from which he graduated in 1981. He completed training at Community College of Beaver County to become an air traffic controller but on a whim moved to California, building hot tubs before a friend got him a job on the Mellencamp tour.

Lorich, owner of the former Maxim D’s bar in Center, said Anderson always visited him when back in town, sharing tales from the road.

Stories like the time Tina Turner baby-sat his kids, or when Whoopi Goldberg hit on him backstage.

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