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I'd lived a lot of life before I got to Nashville, and that gave me a lot of files that I pull from still today
Alan Jackson says song topics a constant Jun 07, 2009
The world's changed a lot in 20 years, but songs are pretty much about love or lost love
Alan Jackson says song topics a constant Jun 07, 2009
It's All About Him: Finding the Love of My Life
Country star's wife pleased with book Aug 14, 2007
Ladies and gentlemen, you will be introduced to evidence of the defendant's very rich history of violence, a history of violence against women, a history of violence involving guns
Phil Spector trial begins in L.A. Apr 25, 2007
It is irrelevant, it is intended as bad character evidence, and it threatens undue prejudice, confusion of the issues and could mislead the jury
Spector defense asked not to attack victim Apr 09, 2007
Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American country music singer, known for blending honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 14 studio albums and several compilations, all on the Arista Nashville label. More than 50 of his singles have appeared on Billboard's list of the "Top 30 Country Songs". Of Jackson's entries, 26 were number-one hits. He is the recipient and nominee of multiple awards. Jackson is also a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2001.
Jackson was born to Joseph Eugene Jackson and Ruth Musick in Newnan, Georgia and has four older siblings. Jackson is of English descent. As a youth, Jackson listened primarily to gospel music. Otherwise he was not a major music fan. However, a friend of his introduced him to the music of Gene Watson, John Anderson and Hank Williams Jr. Jackson attended the local Elm Street Elementary and Newnan High School, starting a band after high school. After a time, he and his wife of six years, Denise Jackson, moved from Newnan to Nashville where Jackson hoped to pursue music full-time.
Jackson sang in church as a child. He, his father, mother, and four sisters lived in a small home. At one point, his bed was in the hallway for lack of room. His mother lives in the home to this day. His first job, at 12, was in a shoe store. He wrote his first song in 1983. He worked as a car salesman in his 20s.