Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American country music singer-songwriter.

[5][6] Growing up, Jackson listened primarily to gospel music, until a friend introduced him to Gene Watson, John Anderson, and Hank Williams Jr. Jackson attended the local Elm Street Elementary and Newnan High School, and joined the band Dixie Steel after graduation.

[6][7] Jackson worked as a construction worker and forklift operator while playing in small clubs across Georgia.

[8][9] When he was 27, Jackson and his wife of six years, Denise, moved from Newnan to Nashville, Tennessee, where he hoped to pursue music full-time.

[10] In 1987, Jackson cut a pre-debut demo album titled New Traditional at Doc's Place in Hendersonville, Tennessee, but it is extremely rare and was released only in Japan.

Campbell handed her the business card of his manager and told her to call,[6] which helped jumpstart his career.

[14] This song served as the title track to his debut studio 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".

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".

[13] A 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 Randy 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".

"Chattahoochee" also won him the 1994 Country Music Association (CMA) awards for Single and Song of the Year.

[15] His fourth album was titled Who I Am, and it contained four number one hits: a cover of the Eddie Cochran rockabilly standard "Summertime Blues", followed by "Livin' on Love", "Gone Country" and "I Don't Even Know Your Name".

An additional track from the album, a cover of Rodney Crowell's "Song for the Life", made number six.

[16] Jackson also appeared in the 1996 "When Harry Kept Delores" episode of Home Improvement, performing "Mercury Blues".

The duo were invited to open the 2000 Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMAs) with a performance of the tune.

[23] Rolling Stone commented on Jackson's style remarking, "If Garth and Shania have raised the bar for country concerts with Kiss-style production and endless costume changes, then Alan Jackson is doing his best to return the bar to a more human level.

This move proved controversial for his fans, who accused him of abandoning his signature style in order to go for a more commercial pop route.

On November 23, 2010, Jackson released another greatest-hits package, entitled 34 Number Ones, which features a cover of the Johnny Cash hit "Ring of Fire", as well as the duet with Zac Brown Band, "As She's Walking Away".

Jackson released his second gospel album, Precious Memories Volume II, on March 26, 2013.

[32] In January 2015, Jackson began his 25th anniversary "Keepin' It Country" tour, followed in April with the announcement of his twentieth studio album, Angels and Alcohol, which was released on July 17.

[34] In 2016 and 2017, Jackson extended his "Keepin' It Country" tour with American Idol alumna Lauren Alaina.

In October 2017, Alan Jackson released a new song titled "The Older I Get" for a planned future studio album.

[42][43][44] Jackson was the most nominated artist at the 29th annual TNN/Music City News Country Awards (at the Grand Ole Opry House) that was broadcast June 5, 1995.

[45] At the 2002 CMAs, Jackson set a record for having the most nominations in a single year – ten – many rising from the song "Where Were You".

[51] In March 2011, he visited Australia to perform for the CMC Rocks The Hunter music festival where he was the headline act for Saturday night.

The tour wrapped with a solo concert in Highland Park, Illinois, at the Ravinia Pavilion on August 31.

"[54] Jackson records his studio albums, in most part, with the backing of some of the members of his live band, the Strayhorns.

The couple became grandparents in December 2022 when their daughter Ali and her husband Sam Bradshaw welcomed their first child, a son.

The property sold in late May 2010 for $28 million, one of the highest prices ever for a home sale in the Nashville area.

An avid classic car collector, Jackson's collection includes an Amphicar, a 1968 Shelby GT 500 KR Convertible and a 1970 Chevelle SS 396, among others.

[62] In a 2021 appearance on The Today Show, Jackson announced he had Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT), stating "...it's been affecting me for years.