Alan Jackson
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Biography
[Edit]After Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson was the most popular male country singer of the '90s. An heir to the new traditionalist movement of the '80s, Jackson's approach was rooted in classic honky tonk yet remained comfortably within the contemporary mainstream. Jackson's hallmark was consistency — he wrote many of his own hits, and his way with a hook was part of the reason he never really hit a commercial dry spell, even into the new millennium. He also projected a modest, wholesome, down-to-earth image that made him one of the best-liked stars of his era, even apart from his music. The total package resulted in an astounding 20 number one singles and 20 more Top Ten hits, all in the first 12 years of his career.
Jackson was born in the small town of Newnan, Georgia, on October 17, 1958. He grew up singing gospel music, both in church and at home with his family, and as a teenager, he performed locally as part of a country duo. He left school to work and married his high school sweetheart, Denise, who worked as an airline stewardess. During the early '80s, Jackson held down a series of odd jobs — car salesman, construction worker, forklift operator at K-Mart — while playing the local club circuit with his band, Dixie Steel, and working on his songwriting. He caught his big break when Denise found country-pop star Glen Campbell waiting for a flight and gave him a copy of her husband's demo tape; Campbell in turn gave her contact information for his music publishing company, and the Jacksons picked up and moved to Nashville shortly thereafter. Campbell's company suggested that Alan take a year and hone his songwriting even further, and so he worked more odd jobs — including in the mail room at The Nashville Network, plus some session singing — before finally signing on as a staff writer. By night, he performed in Nashville clubs and recorded an updated demo with songwriter/producer Keith Stegall. In 1989, Jackson became the first artist signed to Arista's new country division.
Jackson's debut album, Here in the Real World, was issued in 1990 and became a platinum-selling hit on the strength of four Top Five hits: the title cut, "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow," "Wanted," and the first of many chart-toppers, "I'd Love You All Over Again." He shot to full-fledged superstardom with the follow-up, 1991's Don't Rock the Jukebox, whose title track was an inescapable number one smash that year. The record produced three more number ones ("Someday," "Dallas," "Love's Got a Hold on You") and also contained one of Jackson's signature songs, the Top Five "Midnight in Montgomery," which told the story of a visit to Hank Williams' grave. Also in 1991, Jackson co-wrote several songs with Randy Travis for Travis' High Lonesome album. With 1992's A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love), Jackson took his place as not only one of the most popular stars of his time, but also one of the best. 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 LP charts.
In late 1993, Jackson released the stopgap holiday album Honky Tonk Christmas, which actually avoided standards in favor of lesser-known material. He returned in 1994 with Who I Am, his second straight number one country album, which gave him a staggering four number one singles: a cover of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," the music biz satire "Gone Country" (a dig at executives hopping on the commercial country bandwagon), "Livin' on Love," and "I Don't Even Know Your Name." In only his fifth year on the scene, Jackson was able to issue The Greatest Hits Collection in 1995 and scored hits with three newly minted songs: a cover of George Jones' "Tall Tall Trees," "I'll Try" (both number ones), and "Home." It took The Greatest Hits Collection only a year to sell over three million copies. And, of course, Jackson was far from done. 1996's Everything I Love became his fourth straight release to top the country album charts, and it gave him five Top Ten hits, including the number ones "Little Bitty" (a Tom T. Hall cover) and "There Goes." The 1998 follow-up, High Mileage, also hit number one and became Jackson's highest-charting album on the pop side, reaching number four; it contained four more Top Tens, including the chart-topping "Right on the Money."
Jackson paid tribute to his favorite country singers of the past on the easygoing 1999 covers album Under the Influence, which featured material by Jones, Merle Haggard, Charley Pride, Jimmy Buffett, Hank Williams, Jr., Don Williams (the chart-topping "It Must Be Love"), and Jim Ed Brown (the Top Ten "Pop a Top"), among others. Although Under the Influence just missed hitting number one, 2000's When Somebody Loves You returned Jackson to the top of the album charts and gave him another number one in "Where I Come From." That year, he also teamed up with George Strait for the duet "Murder on Music Row," a strident defense of traditional country in the face of a new wave of crossover stars.
The year 2001 brought an enormous hit in "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," a poignant attempt to make sense of the aftermath of September 11; rush-released after an awards show premiere, the song rocketed to the top of the country charts and also became his first single to crack the pop Top 30. It was followed by the full-length Drive in 2002, which spawned another number one in "Drive (For Daddy Gene)," a tribute to Jackson's late father. The album was Jackson's seventh to top the country charts, and it also became his first to top the pop charts. His second greatest-hits collection appeared in 2003 and featured the crossover hit "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," a duet with Jimmy Buffett. A year later the well-received What I Do proved to be the purest country album from Jackson in years. Precious Memories, released in 2006, was a collection of 15 hymns originally recorded as a Christmas gift for his mother. Later that same year, Jackson released Like Red on a Rose, a mellow Alison Krauss production. Live at Texas Stadium, a concert set with George Strait and Jimmy Buffett, followed in 2007. A new studio effort, Good Time, appeared in 2008, followed by another studio outing, Freight Train, in 2010. Jackson left Arista Records Nashville after two decades to sign a distribution deal with EMI Records for his new label, Alan's Country Records (ACR). Jackson's 17th studio album, Thirty Miles West, appeared on ACR under the new deal in 2012. Although the album generated no major hit singles — "Long Way to Go" topped out at 24, "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" at 25 — the album debuted at number one on the Billboard country charts and number two on the Billboard 200. Early in 2013, Jackson released his second album for ACR: a sequel to his spiritual album from 2006 called Precious Memories, Vol. 2. Later that same year, Jackson released his first-ever bluegrass album, aptly titled The Bluegrass Album.
Title: The New Quartet
Artist: Alan Jackson, Michael Garrick, Paul Moylan, Martin Hathaway
Genre: Jazz
Title: Honky Tonk Christmas
Artist: Keith Whitley, Alan Jackson
Genre: Country, Traditional Pop Music
Collections
Title: Hear Something Country Christmas 2007
Genre: Country, Traditional Pop Music
Title: A Very Special Acoustic Christmas
Genre: Jazz
Title: 21 Country Hits
Genre: Country
Title: Star Spangled Country
Genre: Country
Title: Most Essential Country Classics
Genre: Country
Title: A Very Special Christmas
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Choice (Country Artists for Soles4Souls) - Single
Genre: Country
Title: The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams
Genre: Country
Title: W. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Now That's What I Call Country, Vol. 2
Genre: Country
Title: NOW That's What I Call a Country Party
Genre: Country
Title: A Country Superstar Christmas, Vol. 3
Genre:
Title: A Tribute Album
Genre: Country
Title: Beyond The Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Country
Title: The Songs of Hank Williams Jr. (A Bocephus Celebration)
Genre: Rock
Title: Top 20 Country Ballads
Genre: Country
Title: Retrodance Deluxe Box Edition CD 4
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: GREATEST HYMNS Disk03 - 13 Hymns Of Promise
Genre: Gospel
Title: GREATEST HYMNS Disk04 - 16 Hymns Of Power
Genre: Gospel
Title: GREATEST HYMNS Disk09 - 15 Hymns Of The Believers
Genre: Pop
Title: Home Alone Christmas
Genre: Country, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Cream Of Country Vol 13
Title: Country Heat Tailgate Party
Genre: Country
Title: Top Of The Pops 2003 CD4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Punk, Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 2004 CD5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Pop
Title: Best Of Country All - Stars
Genre: Country
Title: Country Christrmas Songs
Genre: Country
Title: All Star Christmas (Country)
Genre: Country, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Now Country 7 (Canadian Edition)
Genre: Country
Title: Award Winning Country - Volume 11
Genre: Country, Rockabilly, Pop, Country Pop
Title: Dj Ale Mix Country 18
Genre: Country
Title: 500 Song Country Collection (CD 4)
Genre: Country
Title: Top 500 Country Hits (CD 2)
Genre: Country
Title: Top 500 Country Hits (CD 3)
Genre: Country
Title: Top 500 Country Hits (CD 4)
Genre: Country
Title: Top 500 Country Hits (CD 5)
Genre: Country
Title: Top 500 Country Hits (CD 9)
Genre: Country
Title: Top 500 Country Hits (CD 10)
Genre: Country
Title: Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album
Genre: Country
Title: Comitiva Coice De Mula
Genre: Latin
Title: So Country 2013 (CD2)
Genre: Country
Title: Country Tonight Songs 50
Title: American Heartland
Genre: Country, Pop Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Now That'S What I Call A Country Party 2013 - 404
Genre: Country
Title: Coal Miner'S Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn
Genre: Country
Title: Country Heat Summer BBQ
Genre: Country
Title: Pure... Country (CD1)
Genre: Country
Title: Home Alone 1, 2 (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Song 50 Country (CD2)
Genre: Country
Title: The Country Box (CD1)
Genre: Country
Title: Top 200 Christmas Songs Of All Time (CD1)
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Rock, Club/Dance, Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Traditional Pop Music, Theatre/Soundtrack, Celtic
Title: The Best Country Album Ever! (CD1)
Genre: Country
Title: Music For Striptease Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Music For Striptease Vol 1 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Billboard Top 30 Country Songs 2012-6-16
Genre: Country
Title: Pure... Country Stars (CD1)
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Artist: George Strait
Title: Don Rendell Reunion: Featuring Ian Carr & Michael Garrick
Artist: Ian Carr, Don Rendell
Genre: Jazz
Title: Now That's What I Call The U.S.A. (The Patriotic Country Collection)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country
Title: The Songs Of Hank Williams Jr. (A Bocephus Celebration)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Country, Country Rock
Title: Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (Deluxe Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack