Alan Jackson

About Alan Jackson

Country favorite Alan Jackson was born in Georgia in 1953. He grew up with country music all around his life. One of his first jobs was in the mailroom of The Nashville Network. Like any country music hero, Jackson's got a good wife backing him up. She introduced him to elder country music statesman Glen Campbell. Glen launched Jackson's career. He took the scene by storm with a string of solid hit albums; Here In The Real World, Don't Rock The Jukebox and A Lot About Livin'(And A Little 'Bout Love). His 90's discs yielded several classic, up-tempo singles including "Chatahoochee" and the wry "Everybody's Gone Country". Jackson is a traditionalist and clings fast and strong to country's simple roots. He derides the contemporary pop scene in Nashville for being commercialized, decadent and costumey. He even went so far as recording a song with George Strait, "Murder On Music Row" which takes a personified Nashville to a good ol' fashioned small-town trial for killing real country music. But it was Alan Jackson's September 11th tribute Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) that got him a Grammy and major recognition outside country music radio. The song may be mainstream, but the sentiments couldn't be realer. Alan Jackson has proven that he's more than just a wide-brimmed hat. The man's got a big heart, a passion for true country music and a gift for telling stories. And lucky for us, he's still keeping it real today.