Alan Jackson
American singer-songwriter
American country music singer-songwriter Alan Jackson was one of the most well-known male country musicians of the 1990s and the early 2000s. He was born in Newnan, Georgia, on October 17, 1958.
Jackson sang in a country duo as a teenager while growing up in a small town in Georgia. After quitting school and getting married to Denise, his high school sweetheart, Jackson did odd jobs and performed with his band, Dixie Steel. Jackson's demo tape helped him get a songwriting deal with Campbell's music publishing company in 1985 after flight attendant Denise ran into country musician Glen Campbell in an airport. After that, the couple relocated to Nashville.
Jackson joined with Arista Records' country division for the first time in 1989, the same year that album, Here in the Real World, was released. Its popular title song, which Jackson co-wrote with Mark Irwin, cemented the singer's reputation as a songwriter of songs that speak candidly about the benefits of rural and small-town life, the whims of love, and the importance of the traditions of country music passed down from forebears like George Jones and Hank Williams. With honky-tonk-inspired albums like Don't Rock the Jukebox (1991), A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love) (1992), which included the hit single "Chattahoochee," and Who I Am (1993), Jackson enjoyed additional success (1994).
Jackson, a conservative in his musical style, joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1991, and in his 1999 CD Under the Influence, which included his interpretations of songs by Merle Haggard, Charley Pride, and Gene Watson, he acknowledged his roots. Along with Jones, George Strait, Randy Travis, and Jimmy Buffett, Jackson collaborated on recordings as well.
Jackson produced a song that captures the variety of responses to the events of September 11, 2001, in response to the tragedy of the attacks. The song "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" went on to win a Grammy Award for best country song in addition to honors for song of the year from the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music (ACM). Along with "Drive (for Daddy Gene)," which was dedicated to Jackson's father, the song was included on his tenth studio album, Drive (2002).
Jackson released two albums in 2006, Precious Memories, a compilation of 15 hymns, and the tender Like Red on a Rose, both of which were predominately composed by other people. His ongoing popularity was proved by later albums including Good Time (2008), Thirty Miles West (2012), The Bluegrass Album (2013), and Angels and Alcohol (2015). In 2010, he collaborated with the Zac Brown Band on the song "As She's Walking Away," which won a Grammy in 2011 for best country collaboration with vocals. Among Jackson's numerous professional honors is the CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year, which she won in 1995, 2002, and 2003. He was also admitted in 2017 to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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