Liz Anderson, born Elizabeth Jane Haaby on January 13, 1927, in Roseau, Minnesota, was a prominent American country music singer-songwriter. She emerged as a leading figure among the new wave of female vocalists in the 1960s who regularly wrote and recorded their own songs. Anderson's music often gave voice to female resilience, with her soprano voice capturing both allure and sass, as noted by Bill Friskics-Warren in The New York Times.

Anderson received two Grammy Award nominations in 1967: one for "Best Female Country Vocal Performance" for her hit "Mama Spank," and another for "Best Country Vocal Group" for "The Game of Triangles," a collaboration with Bobby Bare and Norma Jean. As a prolific songwriter, she achieved 26 top-50 hits in the 1960s, more than any other female songwriter in the country music industry during that decade. Her songwriting prowess extended to crafting many early hits for her daughter, Lynn Anderson, and other notable artists, including Merle Haggard, who named his band "The Strangers" after her song "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers."

Raised in a musical family, Anderson played the mandolin and sang in church choirs. After moving to California in 1957, she began writing songs, gaining recognition within the Bakersfield country music scene. Throughout her career, she published over 260 songs and won five BMI awards. Liz Anderson passed away on October 31, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee, leaving behind a legacy as a trailblazer for female songwriters in country music.