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Alan Eugene Jackson (born 17 October 1958 in Newnan, Georgia|Newnan, Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia) is an American country music|country artist who has sold over 50 million records. He was influenced by the neotraditional country|new traditional country of the 1980s, and he was one of the most popular country singers of the 1990s, blending both honky tonk music|honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. In his career, he has recorded twelve studio albums and several compilations, all on the Arista Nashville label. More than fifty of his singles have reached Top 40 on the ''Billboard (magazine)|Billboard'' country charts, including twenty-four Number Ones. He is the recipient and nominee of multiple awards. He was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2001.
Early life
Jackson was born to Eugene Jackson and Ruth Musick in Newnan, Georgia|Newnan, Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia and has four older sisters.<ref name=RW>Author unknown (Fall 94 Special Issue), "Livin' in the real world". ''People''. 42 (9):20</ref> As a youth, Jackson primarily listened to gospel music, and otherwise was not a major music fan. However, a friend of his introduced him to the music of Gene Watson, John Anderson (musician)|John Anderson and Hank Williams Jr. Jackson started a band after high school. After a time, he and his wife of six years, Denise,... read all
