John Anderson, five-time US country chart-topper, dies aged 71

Florida-born singer-songwriter had major hits with Swingin’, Seminole Wind and Straight Tequila Night John Anderson, the traditionalist US country singer whose extensive body of work included five No 1 hits on the country charts, has died aged 71.

The news was announced on social media by his family, who said: “To the world, he was a gifted country music singer whose voice and songs touched countless lives. To us,…