Al Anderson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Al Anderson
Date Of Birth	Oct 11, 1950(1950-10-11)
Age	74
Birthplace	New York City
Country	United States
Birth City	New York City
Horoscope	Capricorn

Al Anderson Biography

Al Anderson is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on October 11, 1950 in New York City, New York City, United States. Albert “Al” Anderson (born October 11, 1950) is an American-born songwriter and guitarist.

Al Anderson Net Worth

Al Anderson is one of the richest Musician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Al Anderson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Anderson grew up in Montclair, New Jersey and attended Montclair High School where he learned to play the trombone, eventually picking up guitar & bass guitar. He later attended the Berklee College of Music contemporaneously with Pat Metheny & Al DiMeola after working with an early version of Aerosmith in the Boston music scene. He joined The Centurions, which brought him to the attention of Chris Wood of Traffic, who invited him to play on the band’s next album. The Traffic album involvement never materialized, but led to Anderson becoming employed by Traffic’s record label Island Records, leading to him being asked to play lead guitar on Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Natty Dread sessions. Anderson played lead guitar on “Crazy Baldhead” and on the Live! album, remaining with the band until 1976, when he joined Word, Sound and Power, backing Peter Tosh on the albums Legalize It and Equal Rights. He returned to Marley’s band and played on the Survival and Uprising albums. After Marley’s death, Anderson continued to tour with The Wailers Band. Anderson went on to record with Ben Harper (Diamonds On the Inside (2003)) and also Lauryn Hill on her multi-Grammy winning debut “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” (1998). He also produced and performed on an album for actor Steven Seagal (Songs from the Crystal Cave (2005)). In 2008 he formed the band The Original Wailers with Junior Marvin.

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Facts & Trivia

Al Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Al Anderson celebrates birthday on October 11 of every year.

Why did Al Anderson leave NRBQ?

At the end of 1993, Big Al shocked NRBQ’s fans by exiting the hard-touring band to concentrate on working behind the scenes as a songwriter. Anderson says the decision to quit had more to do with embracing sobriety than any dissatisfaction with the legendarily eclectic band.

When did Al Anderson join the Wailers?

In 1974 when Bob Marley went solo, on the brink of international stardom, he surprised the music community by choosing as American born lead guitarist, Al Anderson. It was Anderson’s stunning lead work on such classics as No Woman, No Cry, & Three O’clock Road Block, that first alerted rock fans to the Wailer’s music.

Is Al Anderson still in NRBQ?

Al Anderson
Occupation(s)| Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)| Vocals guitar
Years active| 1966–present
Formerly of| NRBQ

How old is Big Al Anderson?

75 years (July 26, 1947)

Why did Joey Spampinato leave NRBQ?

‘ Without alerting Spampinato, Adams announced the split in the letter to fans posted on the band’s website in March. He wrote about his battle with cancer, and his attempts to put the group back together. “ Joey told me that he and Johnny really didn’t want to continue on with me or NRBQ ,” Adams wrote.