Chronicle: “John Anderson was a one-of-a-kind song stylist who proved that fresh innovations were best born from time-honored traditions," says Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young about the singer, who died yesterday in his sleep at the age of 71, as reported last night (10/21) via Breaking News. The Florida native signed his first record deal with Warner Bros. in 1976 and, later, BNA, scoring hits including "Swingin'," "Straight Tequila Night." "Money In The Bank" and "Seminole Wind." In 1983, he won the CMA Horizon Award and Single of the Year for “Swingin’," and in1993 received the ACM Career Achievement Award. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Country Music Hall of Fame a decade later. No word on services.