Terry Randall Anderson (born December 25, 1956) is an American musician. Anderson is a drummer, vocalist and songwriter from

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. He was a member of local bands the Woods and the Fabulous Knobs. He first gained widespread attention as the writer of the song "

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The Georgia Satellites The Georgia Satellites are an American Southern rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They achieved mainstream success with their 1986 self-titled debut album, featuring their best-known single "Keep Your Hands to Yourself", which peaked at No. 2 on ...

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Georgia Satellites The Georgia Satellites are an American Southern rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They achieved mainstream success with their 1986 self-titled debut album, featuring their best-known single " Keep Your Hands to Yourself", which peaked at No. 2 o ...

''. When Dan Baird left The Georgia Satellites he covered Anderson's song "I Love You Period" on his 1992 album '' Love Songs for the Hearing Impaired''. Subsequently Baird and Anderson performed together as part of the band The Yayhoos. In 1995, Anderson released his first solo album, ''You Don't Like Me'', followed in 1996 by ''What Else Can Go Right'' and ''I'll Drink To That'' in 2001. Since 2005, he has been a member of the band Terry Anderson and The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team.No Depression archives; Terry Anderson
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Discography

Albums *You Don't Like Me (1995) *What Else Can Go Right (1996) *I'll Drink To That (2001) *All My Worst.... (2002) *Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass-Kickin Team (2005) *When The Oakteam Comes to Town (2007) *National Champions (2009) *More Smooth Jazz And Sweet Sweet Dreams (2011) *Jimmy's Arcade (2017)

References

External links

Terry Anderson at Answers.ComTerry Anderson and The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team WebsiteTerry Anderson Biography and DiscographyTerry Anderson Discography
1956 births Living people Singer-songwriters from North Carolina American Southern Rock musicians American rock songwriters American rock singers American male singer-songwriters {{US-rock-musician-stub