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<p><a href="/biography/alan-jackson">Alan Eugene Jackson</a> is an American <a href="/biography/alan-jackson">country music singer</a> known for songs such as "Where Were You?" and "Remember When." He was born on October 17, 1958, in Newnan, Georgia, to Ruth Musick and Joseph Eugene Jackson. Jackson grew up singing gospel music in church and at home with his family, performing his first song at church as a young boy. At the age of twelve, he began working at a local shoe store. After high school, Jackson joined a band, and in 1983 he wrote his first song.</p>

<p>At the age of 27, Jackson moved to Nashville to dedicate himself fully to his music career. During the early 1980s, Jackson held various odd jobs such as a car salesman, construction worker, and forklift operator at K-Mart. While he was working, he played the local club circuit with his band, Dixie Steel.</p>

<h2>Relationships</h2>

<p>As a teenager, Jackson performed locally as part of a country duo. Then, he left school to work, and he married his high school sweetheart, Denise, who worked as an airline stewardess. On December 15, 1979, he married Denise Jackson, and the couple has three children together; Alexandra Jane, born on August 23, 1993, Mattie Denise, born on June 19, 1990, and Dani Grace, born on August 28, 1997.</p>

<h2>Career</h2>

<p>Jackson caught his big break when his wife, Denise, found <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Campbell">country music star</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Campbell">Glen Campbell</a> waiting for a flight and gave him a copy of her husband's demo tape. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Campbell">Campbell</a> provided her with contact information for his music publishing company, and the Jacksons soon moved to Nashville. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Campbell">Campbell</a>'s company suggested that Alan take a year to refine his songwriting. Jackson found a job in the mailroom at The Nashville Network before eventually signing on as a staff writer. At night, he performed in Nashville clubs and recorded a demo with songwriter/<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Stegall">producer</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Stegall">Keith Stegall</a>. In 1989, Jackson became the first artist signed to Arista's new country division, Arista Nashville.</p>

<p>Jackson released his first album in 1990, titled Here in the Real World. This first album became a platinum-selling hit with songs like "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow," "Wanted," and "I'd Love You All Over Again." Jackson released his second album in 1991, titled Don't Rock the Jukebox. This album's title track was a number one smash that year. The record produced more number one hits like "Someday," "Dallas," and "Love's Got a Hold on You." It also contained one of Jackson's signature songs, "Midnight in Montgomery," which told the story of a visit to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Williams">Hank Williams</a>' grave.</p>

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<p>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.</p>

<p>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 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cochran">Eddie Cochran</a>'s "Summertime Blues," "Gone Country," "Livin' on Love," and "I Don't Even Know Your Name."</p>

<p>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 <a href="/biography/george-strait">George Strait</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett">Jimmy Buffett</a>, in 2007. Finally, in 2008, Good Time was released.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<h2>Awards</h2>

<p>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."</p>

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