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Alan Jackson

Alan Jackson grew up in Newnan, Georgia, where he started writing songs after hearing Hank Williams and George Jones. He moved to Nashville in 1987 and worked...

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Alan Jackson, Georgia-born country songwriter and singer

A Nashville mailman turned Hall of Famer with hits like "Remember When" and gospel tunes.

For the full picture, listen to "Remember When" and "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." They frame his range without any fuss.

Jackson's songs feel like a direct line to the Georgia soil he grew up on. "Remember When" captures that plainspoken warmth, and his gospel cuts like "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" show a quieter, devotional side. He wrote "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" after 9/11, and his career has weathered personal and public moments without losing its core sound.

He moved to Nashville in 1987 and worked as a mailman before signing with Arista in 1989. His first album, "Here in the Real World," came out the next year, and he's been backed by The Strayhorns for decades. In 2017, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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Alan Jackson grew up in Newnan, Georgia, where he started writing songs after hearing Hank Williams and George Jones. He moved to Nashville in 1987 and worked as a mailman before signing with Arista Records in 1989. His first album, "Here in the Real World," came out the next year with songs like "I'd Love You All Over Again."

In the 1990s and 2000s, he had hits including "Don't Rock the Jukebox," "Gone Country," and "Remember When." He's recorded gospel songs too, like "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" and "I'll Fly Away." His band, The Strayhorns, has backed him for years with players like Mark Pruett on lead guitar and Steve Hinson on steel.

Jackson's wife Denise was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1998, and he wrote "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" later. In 2017, he apologized for using a Confederate flag image on merchandise. That same year, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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