George McAnthony

 George McAnthony (Born Georg Spitaler) (6 April 1966 – 8 July 2011) was a country singer and songwriter. Since 1988 he toured around Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and France. McAnthony was born in Appiano, Italy. He recorded 14 albums, three of them in Nashville. George McAnthony performed as a "Country One Man Band", playing seven acoustic instruments at the same time, live, without playback or support from other musicians. He played 12-string guitar, dobro, mandolin or electric guitar, harmonica and kazoo. With his feet he played percussion instruments such as bass drum, snare, tambourine and hi-hat. McAnthony performed a duet with John Denver and appeared in radio and TV broadcasting shows. He has been awarded the "Best European Country Artist", "Vocalist" and "Country Song of the Year". George McAnthony was much dedicated to charity projects.