Alan Jackson

This article is about the country artist. For other people named Alan Jackson, see Alan Jackson (disambiguation).

Alan Jackson
Jackson in April 2010
Jackson in April 2010
Background information
Birth nameAlan Eugene Jackson
Born (1958-10-17) October 17, 1958 (age 66)
Newnan, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • acoustic guitar
Years active1983–present
Labels
Spouse
Denise Jackson
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(m. 1979)​
Websitealanjackson.com

Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He is known for performing a style widely regarded as "neotraditional country", as well as writing many of his own songs. Jackson has recorded 21 studio albums, including two Christmas albums, and two gospel albums, as well as three greatest-hits albums.

Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide, with 44 million sold in the United States alone.[1] He has had 66 songs appear on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart; of the 66 titles, and six featured singles, 38 have reached the top five and 35 have claimed the number one spot. Out of 15 titles to reach the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, nine have been certified multi-platinum. He is the recipient of two Grammy Awards, 16 CMA Awards, 17 ACM Awards and nominee of multiple other awards. He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2001. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017 by Loretta Lynn[2] and into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.[3]

  1. ^ Clark, Travis (May 2, 2019). "The 50 best-selling music artists of all time". Business Insider. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Watts, Cindy. "Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed, Don Schlitz tapped for Country Music Hall of Fame".
  3. ^ "Songwriters Hall Of Fame Announces 2018 Inductees". Songwriters Hall of Fame.