alan jackson

Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista Nashville label.

Alan Jackson recently ran an online contest offering to play a free concert in the city with the most votes. Even though Mineral, VA is a tiny community (population 490) and suffered heavy losses from the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that hit the East Coast in August, it managed to garner 31,000 votes and win the prize.

Superstar Alan Jackson’s amazing chart success has been chronicled in the release of 34 Number Ones, a career-spanning, double-disc collection featuring all of Jackson’s #1 hits to date. Even before its release, the album title has already been eclipsed by Number One #35, with the chart-topping success of the current single, “As She’s Walking Away,” with Zac Brown Band featuring Alan.  With 37 son

For 20 years, KWKH fans have admired Alan Jackson for his warm baritone, exceptional songwriting and laidback personality. His popularity has earned him the top spot on the new special, What's Your 20? 20 Greatest Men, 20 Years, on CMT.

Trying to name the greatest man in country music seems like a pretty impossible task, but if you’re going to assemble the list, asking the folks at CMT to compile it seems like a pretty good place to start. And with more than 25 chart-topping country hits (and more than 30 million albums sold in the US alone), it’s pretty hard to argue with Alan Jackson at number one.

Every summer I catch myself thinking back to when I was just a kid and how much I loved being out of school for summer vacation. Each one of those summers has a very special place in my memory and heart. While remembering all the good times over the years, some of those great "Summertime Songs" come to mind, like "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris,  "Margaritaville" by Jimmy