Alan Jackson

For more than 25 years Alan Jackson’s music has provided a soundtrack for American life. Whether someone is plowing a Kansas field or toiling away in a factory in an urban metropolis, Jackson’s songs have chronicled the hopes, dreams and values of everyday people. Hits like “Remember When,” “Drive” and “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” have become an enduring part of America’s musical landscape, but Jackson’s restless creative spirit won’t let him sit on his considerable laurels. The Newnan, Georgia native has sold nearly 60 million albums and released more than 60 singles with 50 landing in the top ten and 35 soaring all the way to No. 1. A member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry, Jackson has won more than 150 industry awards, including 18 Academy of Country Music Awards, 16 Country Music Association Awards, two Grammys and ASCAP’s Founders and Golden Note Awards. He also received the first-ever ASCAP Heritage Award in 2014 having earned the title of most performed country music songwriter-artist of ASCAP’s first 100 years. Jackson’s most recent album, Angels and Alcohol, is his first release of new music in three years and delivers the same kind of insightful and engaging material that has formed the foundation of his entire career. It arrives some 25 years after his landmark debut album, Here in the Real World, in which time he’s released 22 albums, including two Christmas collections, two gospel records, several greatest hits collections, and the critically acclaimed The Bluegrass Album, which features eight original Alan Jackson tunes. He continues to write and record meat-and-potatoes music that honors the everyday people of America with its earthy substance, honest lyrics, and enduring melodies.