{{short description|American singer-songwriter (born 1992)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Carlton Anderson | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|7|1}} | birth_place = Cypress, Texas, U.S. | origin = | genre = Country | occupation = Singer, songwriter | instrument = Vocals | years_active = | label = | website = {{URL|http://carltonandersonmusic.com/}} }}
'''Carlton Anderson''' (born July 1, 1992) is an American country music singer-songwriter, based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
== Career == Anderson grew up in Cypress, Texas, and attended Cy-Fair High School, before attending Belmont University and playing on Music City's Lower Broadway.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/176820/sony-music-nashville-signs-carlton-anderson-to-ari|title=Sony Music Nashville Signs Carlton Anderson To Arista Imprint|website=Allaccess.com|access-date=2018-08-03}}</ref> As a kid he worked odd jobs at the grocery store and oil fields to earn money to buy a guitar and PA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2018/05/arista-nashville-signs-carlton-anderson/|title=Arista Nashville Signs Carlton Anderson|date=18 May 2018|website=Musicrow.com}}</ref> Anderson’s musical influences begin with Willie Nelson, who he refers to as "his drug"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.megacountry.com/news/15051-new-artist-spotlight-carlton-anderson-766|title=New Artist Spotlight: Carlton Anderson |website=MegaCountry.com|access-date=2018-08-03}}</ref> as well as George Strait.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/carlton-anderson-drop-everything/|title=Is Carlton Anderson's 'Drop Everything' a Hit? Listen!|website=Taste of Country|access-date=2018-08-03}}</ref>
His 1990s influenced sound has brought him recognition with a new crop of country artists including Riley Green and Cody Johnson<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/country-roots-showing-new-releases-embrace-old-school-sounds/|title=Country's Roots Are Showing as New Releases Embrace Old-School Sounds|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> who Anderson has toured with in Nashville. He released a self titled EP in 2014 with the songs "Airplane" and "Forever".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.texaslocallive.com/single-post/2017/11/28/All-About-That-Bass-Carlton-Anderson|title=All About That Bass: Carlton Anderson {{!}} Tuning Texas {{!}} Monday Night Music Showcase|website=Tuning Texas {{!}} Monday Night Music Showcase|access-date=2018-08-03}}</ref>
He signed with Sony Nashville in 2018 and released a debut single on May 18 called "Drop Everything". The track was co-written by Rhett Akins, Matt Dragstrem, and Ashley Gorley.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.radio.com/blogs/lauren-hoffman/listen-carlton-anderson-releases-debut-single-drop-everything|title=LISTEN: Carlton Anderson Releases Debut Single, "Drop Everything"|date=2018-05-29|website=Radio.com |access-date=2018-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecountrynote.com/in-the-news/newly-signed-arista-nashville-artist-carlton-anderson-releases-debut-single-drop-everything/|title=Newly Signed Arista Nashville Artist Carlton Anderson Releases Debut Single, "Drop Everything"|date=25 May 2018|website=Thecountrynote.com}}</ref>
He was named the Breakthrough Artist of the Week on 979KickFM on May 25.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://979kickfm.com/breakthrough-artist-of-the-week-carlton-anderson/|title=Breakthrough Artist of the Week: Carlton Anderson|website=97.9 KICK FM|access-date=2018-08-03}}</ref> Anderson parted ways with Arista Nashville in September 2019.
==Discography== ===Extended plays=== *”Carlton Anderson” (Arista Nashville; 2019)
===Singles=== *"Drop Everything" (Sony Music Nashville; May 25, 2018)
===Music videos=== {| class=“wikitable” |- ! Year ! Video ! Director |- | 2018 | “Drop Everything” | Jeffrey C. Phillips |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://carltonandersonmusic.com/}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Carlton}} Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:American male singer-songwriters Category:Arista Records artists Category:Living people Category:People from Harris County, Texas Category:Country musicians from Texas Category:1992 births Category:Singer-songwriters from Texas