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Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | February 14, 1943
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Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
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Years active | 1963–present |
Website | ericandersen |
Eric Andersen (born February 14, 1943) is an American folk music singer-songwriter,[1] who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead,Rick Nelson and many others. Early in his career, in the 1960s, he was part of the Greenwich Village folk scene. After two decades and sixteen albums of solo performance, he formed Danko/Fjeld/Andersen with Rick Danko and Jonas Fjeld, which released two albums in the early 1990s.