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Friday Flashback: John Anderson's Swingin' Big Hit

by Chuck Dauphin, Nashville   |   January 13, 2012 6:00 EST
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John Anderson had been releasing music for Warner Brothers for a few years when, in 1983, he hit the mother lode with a song he co-wrote with frequent collaborator Lionel Delmore. The song was called "Swingin." Hitting the charts 29 years ago this weekend, the song topped the Country Songs chart, and made it to No. 43 on the Hot 100 -- and also won the CMA Single of the Year award. Let's take a trip back in time for a visit at the Johnson house one more time...

 

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