CMA Festival Adds Blake Shelton, Alan Jackson, Scott McCreery : March 12, 2012

This year’s CMA Festival is shaping up to be perhaps the biggest yet, as it was recently announced that Blake Shelton, Alan Jackson and Scotty McCreery will perform at [...]

Jukebox Music Festival Launches with Headliners Alan Jackson, Kellie Pickler : December 21, 2011

Alan Jackson will headline the newly announced Jukebox Music Festival, a country music festival to be held in the northern California city of Anderson. But Jackson won’ [...]

Alan Jackson Turns to Canada & Australia for Opening 2011 Tour Dates : December 16, 2010

The early 2011 tour plans for Alan Jackson include dates for Australia and Canada, with just one date for the U.S. confirmed so far. Currently Jackson is on a touring [...]

Alan Jackson’s Cincinnati Show Cancelled : November 24, 2010

The Alan Jackson show that had been scheduled originally for November 20 and postponed because Jackson had laryngitis and an upper respiratory infection, has been cancele [...]

Tickets for Alan Jackson’s ‘Concert for the Coast’ Last 30 Minutes : October 12, 2010

The first fans made their arrival before dawn.  However most people waited for approximately two hours to get tickets. Fairhope's Haley Gregorious said, out of  all [...]

Alan Jackson’s First Austrailian Concert Tour Sells Out Quick : October 08, 2010

Alan Jackson's first Australian tour has sold out.  Reportedly the outing is the fastest-selling tour of country music in Australian history.  It sold out just hours af [...]

Alan Jackson Celebrates Greatest Hits Album with Fall Tour : September 29, 2010

Seasoned country musician Alan Jackson will be hitting the road this fall in support of his upcoming release, his greatest hits compilation “34 Number Ones”. Jacks [...]

Alan Jackson Lends Helping Hand on Zac Brown Band Single : August 11, 2010

Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett and Tony Rice, guitar virtuoso, are making special guest appearances on “You Get What You Give,” the new album from Zac Brown Band due to [...]

ASCAP Bestows Founders Award on Alan Jackson : August 10, 2010

On September 14 country singer Alan Jackson will be honored by the ASCAP with their Founders Award during the ASCAP 48th annual Country Music Awards ceremony. The ASCA [...]

Miranda Lambert Replaces Alan Jackson at Country Jam : June 16, 2010

The months leading up to this year’s Country Jam USA had Alan Jackson’s name on every poster or announcement as its headlining act. But the country legend humbly ste [...]

Alan Jackson to Play Benefit Show for Mining Disaster : April 29, 2010

Alan Jackson's songs are often about workers picking up a hammer and hard hat and southern men from small towns. The country star next month will be singing for the fami [...]

Alan Jackson Takes ‘Freight Train’ on the Road : March 01, 2010

A new six week run of spring shows have been mapped out by Alan Jackson ahead of the release of “Freight Train,” Jackson's upcoming studio album due out in March. [...]

Alan Jackson Sets Up Tour Dates in Support of New Album : January 16, 2010

Alan Jackson, in anticipation of his upcoming studio release in March titled "Freight Train", has started to put tour dates together. It's the sixteenth full length albu [...]

Alan Jackson is Heading to Cracker Barrel : October 23, 2009

“Songs of Love and Heartache,” the forthcoming album from Alan Jackson, will be released along with Jackson merchandise as The Alan Jackson Collection. According to [...]

Alan Jackson Maps Tour Dates for the Spring : February 04, 2009

Alan Jackson, still riding high from the success of “Good Time,” his latest album, is rolling his tour dates out for 2009. The country singer will kick things off [...]

Jackson Recruits Trace Adkins for Fall Tour : July 16, 2008

This fall the newest set of Alan Jackson “Good Time” shows will be featuring help from Trace Adkins, “Celebrity Apprentice” finalist and fellow country singer. J [...]

Alan Jackson Rolls Out ‘Good Time’ Tour : January 17, 2008

Next month when Alan Jackson heads out on a string of dates across North America he will be previewing material from “Good Time,” his upcoming album. Jackson is sc [...]

Alan Jackson Teams Up with Brooks & Dunn : February 28, 2007

This year country music superstars Brooks & Dunn and Alan Jackson will be teaming up to do a co-headlining tour. The North American trek, comprising of almost 30 dates c [...]

Alan Jackson Readies 2006 Tour : September 26, 2006

The latest set from Alan Jackson, “Like Red on a Rose”, will be released in stores on September 26. Jackson will back the album with a fall tour round of dates. J [...]

alan jackson Biography

The country music singer Alan Jackson was born in Newnan, Georgia on October 17, 1958. He is known for blending mainstream country music and honky tonk and for writing many of his hit songs. Jackson has recorded and released 14 albums along with several compilations. They have all been with the Arista Nashville label. Over 50 of Jackson's singles have made Billboard's “Top 30 Country Songs” list, with 25 of them being number one hits. Jackson is a Grand Ole Opry member and has won multiple awards.

Alan Jackson released “Here in the Real World,” his debut album, in 1990 and “Don't Rock the Jukebox” in 1991. They were both major hits. He also released “A Lot About Livin (And a Little 'bout Love)” in 1992. The set was highly successful, spawned five major hit singles and hit the number one spot on Billboard's country chart. In 1992 Randy Travis also charted three hit singles that Jackson co-wrote. In 1994 Jackson released “Who I Am,” his fourth album. It reached number one and spawned five hit singles that all made it into the top ten of Billboard's U.S. country chart. During this time Jackson also co-wrote songs for Clay Walker, Chely Wright and Faith Hill.

Alan Jackson released “The Greatest Hits Collection” in October 1995 and “Under the Influence,” a set of country classic covers, in 1999. In 2006 he released “Precious Memories,” a gospel music album and also “Like Red on a Rose,” a country album with a more pop mainstream sound. In March 2008 Jackson released “Good Time,” a more traditional country set. “Freight Train,” Jackson's latest studio album, was released in March 2010.