- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Alan Jackson (b. 1958)
- Creator:
- Crenshaw, Holly
- Date of Original:
- 2003-05-09
- Subject:
- Jackson, Alan, 1958-
Musicians--Tennessee--Nashville
Men--Tennessee--Nashville
Composers--Tennessee--Nashville
Country musicians--Tennessee--Nashville - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, 36.16589, -86.78444 - Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about country musician Alan Jackson. Jackson, a Georgia native, has sold more than 43 million albums worldwide, charted 31 number one songs, and by 2005 had earned 72 Country Music Association Award nominations, making him one of country music's most acclaimed performers and songwriters. After a slow start in the 1980s he achieved huge critical and commercial success in the 1990s by blending a traditional, honky-tonk style with more contemporary influences. He was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2001.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/alan-jackson-b-1958/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Alan Jackson (b. 1958)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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