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American country singer and songwriter

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Acting · Newnan, Georgia, USA

Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American country singer and songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own songs. Jackson has recorded 16 studio albums, three greatest hits albums, two Christmas albums, two gospel albums and several compilations. Jackson has sold over 80 million records, with 66 titles on…

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  • Opry 100: A Live Celebration — Self - Performer2025
  • Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn — Self2022
  • Alan Jackson: Small Town Southern Man — Self2018
  • CMA Country Christmas 2017 — Self - Performer2017
  • Alan Jackson: Keepin' It Country — Singer2016
  • CMA Music Festival - Country's Night to Rock 2015 — Self2015
  • George Strait: The Cowboy Rides Away — Himself2014
  • Country at the BBC — Self2011
  • George Jones & Friends 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert — Self2007
  • CMT Invitation Only — Self2007

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1958
bluegrasschristmas musiccontemporary countrycountrycountry gospelsinger-songwriter

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Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 14 studio albums, three Greatest Hits albums, two Christmas albums, one Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista Nashville label. More than 50 of his singles have appeared on Billboard's list of the "Top 30 Country Songs". Of Jackson's entries, 35 were number-one hits, with 50 in

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Born
Alan Eugene Jackson , ( 1958-10-17 ) October 17, 1958 (age 67) , Newnan, Georgia , U.S.
Genres
Neotraditional Country bluegrass gospel
Occupations
Singer songwriter
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
1987–present
Labels
Arista Nashville EMI Nashville Alan's Country Records
Spouse
Denise Jackson ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 ) ​
Website
alanjackson .com

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Official website
www.alanjackson.com
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date of birth
1958-10-17
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Alan Jackson
birth name
Alan Eugene Jackson
start of work period
1983-00-00
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Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American 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. He has had 66 songs appear on the Billboard Hot Country Songs 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 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, 17 Academy of Country Music (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 and into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.

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