Personal Facts

Given name	Alan Eugene Jackson
Birthdate	October 17, 1958
Birthplace	Newnan, Georgia
Hometown	Newnan, Georgia
Current Residence	Nashville, Tennessee
Instruments	Guitar
Hobbies	Collecting classic cars, boats and Harley- Davidson motorcycles.
Leisure Activities	Tinkering with cars, motorcycles and anything with amotor. Fishing, boating and teaching two daughters to fish and water-ski.
Spouse:	Denise (Wedding Anniversary - December 15, 1979)
Daughters:	Mattie Denise (birthdate - 6/19/90) Alexandra Jane (birthdate - 8/23/93) Baby girl, Dani Grace Jackson, was born on August 28, 1997 at 6:11pm. She weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 21 inches.
Family	Mama Ruth - whose maiden name is "Musick" Daddy Gene - Eugene, retired Ford mechanic, Four older sisters - Diane, twins Cathy & Carol, and Connie
Education	High School Graduate-Newnan High School, Newnan, Georgia. 1 year at West Georgia College.
Physical	(Hair - Eyes - Height) Blond - Blue - 6'4"
First Performance	Fourth grade talent show. Alan sang "Lil' Red Riding Hood" by Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs.
Musical Beginning	Alan moved to Nashville to pursue a career as a songwriter. After a stint in the TNN mailroom, he signed as a staff writer with Seventh Son Music (Glen Campbell's Publishing Company).
Previous jobs	Forklift driver at K-Mart, construction worker, car salesman, and shoe salesman as a teenager.
Favorite Performers	George Jones, Merle Haggard and Hank Williams
Pets Dog named Buddy, a cat named Jasper, 3 horses, and a donkey

There is an easy going confidence about Alan Jackson. It is the humble demeanor of a blue-collar gentleman raised in the rural South that

reveals itself in his mannerisms as well as in his baritone drawl. In an age when people buy flashy cars to impress total strangers on the

highways of life, Jackson bears the sensibilities of his Newnan, Georgia hometown that say the only opinions that matter are those of the

folks who know you best. There is no trace of the swagger one would expect from a recording artist who has sold over 21-million albums, won

So how did Alan Jackson make traditional country music and values translate to a decidedly 90s audience? The answer is in the songs. Since

"Here In The Real World" shot to the top of the charts in April of 1990, all but three of Jackson's singles have reached No. 1. That's 20 No. I

hits in six years and he wrote or co-wrote all but four of them. More than the incredible concentration of hits, Alan Jackson's singles are

significant for their content and composition. Country to the core, Jackson's songs reflect the plain-spoken wisdom of his small-town

upbringing. More than any other one factor it is the honesty of simple truths and time-worn tradition that draws listeners to Alan's music.

Everything I Love, Alan Jackson's seventh album, is a perfect illustration of the singer/songwriter's success. Put the album on

and the first song, "Little Bitty," strikes you as an instant hit. In fact, Jackson's infectious take on the Tom T. Hall cut is the

album's first single. The title track has the sweeping power of many of Jackson's ballads. "Buicks To The Moon," the third cut,

is built on a small-town colloquialism that is bound to ring true with country music fans and "Between The Devil And Me" is the

album's emotional pinnacle. "There Goes" has the easy-going, upbeat swing of many of Jackson's previous self-penned hits.

The next five songs ("A House With No Curtains," "Who's Cheatin' Who," "Walk On The Rocks," "Must've Had A Ball" and

"It's Time You Learned About Good-Bye") also serve to make his first all-new album in nearly three years a fitting follow-up to

1995's The Greatest Hits Collection, which sold over 3 million units and spawned three No. I singles. In fact, all of Jackson's

five previous non-holiday albums are multi-platinum and even the Christmas collection, Honky Tonk Christmas is approaching

platinum. That kind of success is heady stuff, but it is important not to read too much into his super-stardom. After all, Alan