Alan Jackson Tickets

Alan Jackson Tickets

It's very rare for an artist to have a hit with their first single. If the artist does have a hit with their first single, they typically end up as a "one hit wonder." Thankfully for Alan Jackson and his fans, his first single "Blue Blooded Woman" never made it past No. 45 on the country charts way back when in 1989.

Jackson was born Oct. 17, 1958, in Newnan, Ga., to a hard working family. His dad was merely a mechanic. His household was made up of a total of seven and his mother had her work cut out for her. However, she made sure to instill a sense of integrity and small town values. When Alan Jackson started high school he had no idea he would meet his future wife. His marriage with Denise has been a lasting one and they have three daughters.

Before hitting it big, Alan Jackson worked as a mechanic, used car salesman and forklift operator which all helped pay the bills while he pursued his music career. In 1985 Alan and his wife moved to Nashville, TN. Lucky for Alan was that his wife worked as a flight attendant and one day she met Glen Campbell in an airport. She brought up her husband and Campbell pulled some strings. Alan Jackson now was a staff songwriter at Campbell's music publishing company.

Jackson hit No. 1 three times in 1991, with "I'd Love You All Over Again," "Don't Rock the Jukebox" and "Someday." In 1992, he released the spooky video for "Midnight in Montgomery," which won a CMA Award. That same year, he returned to No. 1 with "Love's Got a Hold on You" and "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)." In 1993, he spent four weeks at the top with "Chattahoochee," which propelled the corresponding album A Lot About Livin' (And a Little ‘Bout Love) to sales of more than 6 million copies. "Chattahoochee" won a CMA award for single of the year in 1993 and song of the year in 1994. Jackson took his first CMA entertainer trophy in 1995, coinciding almost exactly with The Greatest Hits Collection.