Hall's "Little Bitty", which Jackson took to the top of the charts in late 1996.
These first two songs both made number one.Įverything I Love followed in 1996. The disc contained 17 hits, two newly recorded songs ("I'll Try" and "Tall, Tall Trees"), and the song "Home" from Here in the Real World that had never been released as a single. The Greatest Hits Collection was released on October 24, 1995. Alan also appeared in the 1996 "When Harry Kept Delores" episode of Home Improvement, singing his hit song "Mercury Blues" about his 1950 Mercury. In late 1994, Clay Walker reached number one with "If I Could Make a Living", which Jackson co-wrote. An additional track from the album, a cover of Rodney Crowell's "Song for the Life", made number six. His fourth album was titled Who I Am, and it contained four number one hits: a cover of the Eddie Cochran standard "Summertime Blues", followed by "Livin' on Love", "Gone Country" and "I Don't Even Know Your Name". In 1994 Jackson left his management company, Ten Ten Management, which had overseen his career up to that point, and switched to Gary Overton. "Chattahoochee" also won him the 1994 Country Music Association (CMA) awards for Single and Song of the Year.
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Jackson also co-wrote several songs on Randy Travis' 1991 album High Lonesome.Ī Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love), his third album, accounted for the number one hits "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" (which Travis co-wrote) and "Chattahoochee", plus the top five hits "Tonight I Climbed the Wall", "Mercury Blues" and "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All". Released in 1991, it included four number-one singles: the title track, "Someday", "Dallas" and "Love's Got a Hold on You", and the number three "Midnight in Montgomery". This song served as the title track to his debut album, Here in the Real World, which also included two more top five hits ("Wanted" and "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow") and his first number one, "I'd Love You All Over Again".ĭon't Rock the Jukebox was the title of Jackson's second album. Although the song failed to reach top 40 on Hot Country Songs, he reached number three by early 1990 with "Here in the Real World". By 1989, he became the first signed to the newly formed Arista Nashville branch of Arista Records.Īrista released Jackson's debut single, "Blue Blooded Woman", in late 1989. Denise Jackson connected him with Glen Campbell, who helped jumpstart his career. In Tennessee, Jackson got his first job in The Nashville Network's mailroom. When he was 27, Jackson and his wife of six years, Denise, moved from Newnan to Nashville, where he hoped to pursue music full-time. Jackson attended the local Elm Street Elementary and Newnan High School. Then a friend introduced him to the music of Gene Watson, John Anderson, and Hank Williams Jr. He wrote his first song in 1983.Īs a youth, Jackson listened primarily to gospel music. His first job, at 12, was in a shoe store. His mother lived in the home until she died on January 7, 2017. At one point, his bed was in the hallway for lack of room. The family is primarily of English descent. He, his father, mother, and sisters lived in a small home built around his grandfather's old toolshed. Jackson was born to Joseph Eugene "Daddy Gene" Jackson (1927–2000) and Ruth Musick "Mama Ruth" Jackson (1930–2017) in Newnan, Georgia, and has four older siblings. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017 by Loretta Lynn and into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018. He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2001. He is the recipient of two Grammy Awards, 16 CMA Awards, 17 ACM Awards and nominee of multiple other awards. Out of 15 titles to reach the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, nine have been certified multi-platinum. Of the 66 titles, and six featured singles, 38 have reached the top five and 35 have claimed the number one spot. Jackson has sold over 80 million records, with 66 titles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Jackson has recorded 16 studio albums, three greatest hits albums, two Christmas albums, two gospel albums and several compilations. He is known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own songs. Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American country singer and songwriter.
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