Alan Jackson
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Jackson released his third album in 1992, titled A Lot About Livin' (And a Little about Love). The number one smash "Chattahoochee" became another signature tune, and Jackson also topped the charts with "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)," while scoring three more Top Five hits from the album, which became his first to top the country album charts.
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- Birth Date
- 17 Oct, 1958
- Age
- 61 yrs
- Citizenship
- United States of America
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- Birth Place
- Newnan
- Education
- Newnan High School
- Gender
- Male
- Description
- American recording artist; country singer
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- OfficialJackson
- Net Worth 2020
- 95 million
- Net Worth 2021
- 150 million
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In late 1993, Jackson released a holiday album, Honky Tonk Christmas; he returned in 1994 with Who I Am, which was his second consecutive number-one country album, and had four number-one singles: a cover of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," "Gone Country," "Livin' on Love," and "I Don't Even Know Your Name."
In 1995, Jackson released The Greatest Hits Collection, which sold over three million copies in one year. In 1996, "Everything I Love" became Jackson's fourth consecutive release to top the country album charts. His second greatest hits collection was released in 2003, followed by What I Do in 2004 and Precious Memories in 2006, a collection of 15 hymns originally recorded as a Christmas gift for his mother. In 2006, he released Like Red on a Rose, followed by Live at Texas Stadium, a concert set with George Strait and Jimmy Buffett, in 2007. Finally, in 2008, Good Time was released.
Jackson parted ways with Arista Nashville in January 2011 and began releasing music on his own label, Alan's Country Records, in a joint venture with Capitol's EMI Records Nashville. The first album released under this label was Thirty Miles West in 2012, followed by Precious Memories, Vol. 2 in 2013. Jackson has also released The Bluegrass Album and Angels and Alcohol under this label. Additionally, Jackson celebrated his 25th anniversary with the compilation Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story.
Jackson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017. In 2021, he released the album Where Have You Gone and revealed that he had been diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative nerve condition. He launched his farewell tour, One More for the Road, in 2022, and played his final concert at Nashville's Nissan Stadium on June 27, 2026.
Awards
Jackson has secured many awards and nominations. In 1989, he was nominated for a total of six Country Music Association (CMA) Awards. In 1993, he won the American Music Award for Favorite Country Singer. He made history by establishing the record for the most nominations in a single year at the 2002 CMAs, earning ten nominations, the year he won Song and Single of the Year with "Where Were You."
