John Anderson, inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame just last year, leaves behind 20 Top 10 hits and five No. 1 singles over decades.

People Magazine reported that King and Tooker met in 2019 when she got a tattoo at his shop. They first got engaged in 2020 and had a child together in 2021. However, the couple spent time apart in 2023 before getting back together in 2024, according to People.

Blake Shelton revealed the final words he told John Anderson just days before the country legend passed away at 71.

John Anderson attended the Country Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Nashville with fellow musicians just days before his death at 71. The late country music legend was photographed at the induction ceremony at the CMA Theater on Sunday,

So, when his family announced his death at the age of 71 late Wednesday night, it was a blow that most in the country music world didn’t see coming. It prompted a wave of emotion that was on full display across social media,

From Willie Nelson to George Strait to Taylor Swift, country musicians reflect on the passage of time.