# Carlton Anderson

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{{short description|American singer-songwriter (born 1992)}}
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| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1992|7|1}}
| birth_place     = [Cypress](/source/Cypress%2C_Texas), Texas, U.S.
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| genre           = [Country](/source/Country_music)
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'''Carlton Anderson''' (born July 1, 1992) is an American [country music](/source/country_music) singer-songwriter, based in [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee), United States.

== Career ==
Anderson grew up in [Cypress, Texas](/source/Cypress%2C_Texas), and attended Cy-Fair High School, before attending Belmont University and playing on [Music City](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Riley_Green_(singer)) and [Cody Johnson](/source/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](/source/Rhett_Akins), [Matt Dragstrem](/source/Matt_Dragstrem), and [Ashley Gorley](/source/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](/source/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”
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! Year
! Video
! Director
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| 2018
| “Drop Everything”
| Jeffrey C. Phillips
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://carltonandersonmusic.com/}}

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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

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