John Anderson, country music star whose hits included 'Wild and Blue,' dies at 71

1. After graduating high school
   Anderson moved to Nashville
2. Before 1977
   He worked odd jobs, including helping put the roof on the new Grand Ole Opry House
3. 1977
   He broke through commercially with "I've Got a Feelin' (Somebody's Been Stealin')"
4. 1983
   He won a CMA award for single of the year for "Swingin'"
5. 1994
   He won a CMA award for album of the year as part of "Common Thread"
6. 2024
   He was voted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
7. Wednesday
   His family announced his death on social media

“To the world, he was a gifted country music singer whose voice and songs touched countless lives.”