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“He kept switching labels and was playing off-the-radar- bars around the country.”
“‘Years’ (2020) Image Credit: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images When Anderson decamped to Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Studio in Nashville to make Years, he didn’t know it was going to be his last record.”
“‘I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)’ (1981) Image Credit: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Anderson told Rolling Stone that his rendition of Billy Joe Shaver’s I-am-what-I-am anthem laid “a good foundation” for the success he’d experience two years later with “Swingin’.” But don’t dismiss this recording as merely a stepping stone.”
“The single came out in 1984, hitting Number Three on the Country Charts, and would end up being Anderson’s last Top Five hit of the Eighties until he reclaimed his spot at the top of charts, seven years later, with “Straight Tequila Night.” —J.B.”
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“But, as he told Rolling Stone , after numerous health struggles, he sure was going to sing like it was.”
“Anderson sings about the way economic progress leads to the degradation of natural beauty – the way we “dig for silver and for gold/And leave the empty holes.” He then homes in on the drainage of the Florida Everglades and the way that project impacted the Seminole tribes of the region.”
“In the video, Seminole tribe members perform alongside Anderson.”
““If I’m gonna make one,” Anderson said , “I’m gonna make it like it might be the last one I’ll do.’” The title track, written by Anderson and producer Auerbach alongside Pat McLaughlin and David Ferguson, became a late-career standard frequently covered by Sierra Ferrell, including a version on a 2022 tribute LP.”
“Anderson’s version of “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal” stands as the definitive one, besting strong interpretations by everyone from Johnny Cash and Miranda Lambert to even Shaver’s own.”
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“Account Welcome Manage Account Manage Print Account Sign Out Log In Playlist John Anderson: His Essential Songs From his CMA Single of the Year "Swingin'" to "Seminole Wind," an homage to his home state of Florida, the must-hear recordings by the late Country Music Hall of Fame vocalist By Rolling Stone Rolling Stone Contact Rolling Stone by Email Rachel Chinouriri, Fontaines D.C., Olivia Rodrigo, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week Pride and Power: Rolling Stone’s 2026 Latin Package Fontaines D.C., Miranda Lambert, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week View all posts by Rolling Stone October 22, 2026 John Anderson's hits include songs like "Swingin'," "Straight Tequila Night," and "Seminole Wind." Scott Harrison/Hulton Archive/Getty Images John Anderson was one of country music’s preeminent song stylists.”