Chronology & Awards

October 17 - Alan Eugene born to Eugene and Ruth Jackson in Newnan, Georgia, becoming baby brother to sisters, Diane, Cathy & Carol (twins) and Connie

Takes first job at age 12 in a shoe repair shop; Before stardom, he would have many jobs including car and furniture salesman, carpenter, home builder, mechanic, fork-lift driver at K-Mart and mailroom worker at The Nashville Network

At age 15, bought his “First Love,” a 1955 T-Bird convertible; by the next year, Alan and his daddy had spent countless hours fixing her up for the day Alan would receive his driver’s license

Meets Denise at the Dairy Queen in Newnan, GA

December 15 - Alan marries the love of his life, Denise

Begins writing songs and forms first band Dixie Steel

While working as a flight attendant, Denise meets Glen Campbell and makes an important Nashville contact for Alan; after meeting with Campbell, Alan and Denise decide to move to Nashville, to “chase that neon rainbow”

Signs as a songwriter with Glen Campbell’s publishing company

Signs as Arista Nashville’s first country artist

• “Blue Blooded Woman “ released as debut single

First daughter was born - Mattie Denise

• Here In The Real World issued as debut album
• “Here In The Real World” becomes first #1 single
• Makes debut appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, singing “Here In The Real World”
• Embarks on the first major concert tour of his career, opening for Clint Black in Belton, Texas
• Makes first European appearances to over 40,000 fans in Germany and Great Britain
• NSAI Songwriter’s Achievement Award – “Here In the Real World” and “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow”

Becomes member of Grand Ole Opry (inducted by Roy Acuff and Randy Travis)

• Don’t Rock The Jukebox issued as second album
• ACM Top New Male Vocalist
• “I’d Love You All Over Again” becomes first Billboard Country Singles #1
• “Don’t Rock The Jukebox” tops singles chart for 3 consecutive weeks
• Performs “Don’t Rock The Jukebox” for President George H. W. Bush at A Celebration of Country at Ford’s Theater televised on ABC
• Receives first Gold and Platinum Records for Here In The Real World
• First concert TV special, Alan Jackson: One Night In Austin airs on TNN
• Gives Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum the first radio he ever listened to, won by Daddy Gene, inspiring “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow”
• NSAI Songwriter/Artist of the Year & Songwriter’s Achievement Award – “Don’t Rock The Jukebox”
• TNN/Music City News Star of Tomorrow & Album of the Year – Here In The Real World

A Lot About Livin’ (And A Little ‘Bout Love) issued as third album

• CMA Video of the Year – “Midnight In Montgomery”
• ASCAP Country Song of the Year – “Don’t Rock The Jukebox”
• Records “I Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair” with George Jones on Walls Can Fall with George Jones and special guests
• Makes special vocal appearance on Chipmunks In Low Places, single “Don’t Rock The Jukebox” with Alvin and the Chipmunks
• Featured on Home Alone 2 Soundtrack with “A Holly Jolly Christmas
• “She’s Got The Rhythm, (& I’ve Got The Blues)” becomes tenth #1 Single
• Guest stars on TV series Matlock, featuring Andy Griffith
• Named in People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People in the World”
• ACM Single & Album of the Year – “Don’t Rock The Jukebox” & Don’t Rock The Jukebox
• NSAI Songwriter/Artist of the Year & Songwriter’s Achievement Award – “Midnight In Montgomery”

Second daughter born – Alexandra “Ali” Jane

• Honky Tonk Christmas issued as first holiday album
• ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year
• Records “Tequila Sunrise” on Common Thread: Songs Of The Eagles
• “Chattahoochee” tops the singles charts for 4 consecutive weeks
• Presented with a multi-platinum awards plaque by record label to commemorate the total combined sales of 5 million units on his first three releases
• Embarks on his first headlining tour sponsored by Miller Lite
• Denise surprises Alan with one of the best Christmas presents ever – the original 1955 Thunderbird Convertible he sold in 1979 to get a down payment for their first home
• CMA Single & Video of the Year – “Chattahoochee” & Vocal Event of the Year – “I Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair”
• NSAI Songwriter’s Achievement Award – “Chattahoochee
• TNN/Music City News Entertainer, Male Artist & Video of the Year – “Midnight In Montgomery”

Who I Am issued as fifth album

• Records “A Good Year For The Roses” with George Jones on George Jones: The Bradley Barn Sessions
• Records “Don’t Close Your Eyes” with Keith Whitley (posthumously) on Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album
• Records “Trying Not To Love You” on Mama’s Hungry Eyes: A Merle Haggard Tribute Album
• “Livin’ On Love” becomes fifteenth #1 single
• Co-hosts the 29th annual Academy of Country Music Awards with Reba McEntire
• Throws surprise Center Hillbilly Lake show in Smithville, TN
• Celebrates with Arista Nashville with “Ten Million and Counting” Party for sales of 10 million records sold in only five years
• Releases Who Says You Can’t Cook It All, a collection of family favorite recipes
• AMA Favorite Country Single - “Chattahoochee” & Favorite Country Album – A Lot About Livin’ (And A Little ‘Bout Love)
• ACM Single of the Year – “Chattahoochee” & Album of the Year – A Lot About Livin’ (And A Little ‘Bout Love)
• CMA Song of the Year – “Chattahoochee” & Album of the Year – Common Thread: Songs Of The Eagles
• ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year & Country Song of the Year – “Chattahoochee”
• NSAI Songwriter’s Achievement Award – “Livin’ On Love”
• TNN/Music City News Entertainer & Male Artist of the Year. Single & Video of the Year – “Chattahoochee” and Album of the Year – A Lot About Livin’ (And A Little ‘Bout Love)

Receives first CMA Entertainer of the Year Award

• The Greatest Hits Collection issued as sixth album
• CMA Entertainer of the Year
• ACM Male Vocalist of the Year
• Teams up with Fruit of the Loom for The Country Comfort Tour, traveling to over 100 cities in the U.S. and Canada
• Visits Hank Williams’ grave at midnight, joining several fans to sing “I Saw The Light” and “Your Cheatin’ Heart”
• TNN/Music City News Entertainer & Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year – “Livin’ On Love,” Album of the Year – Who I Am and Vocal Event – “A Good Year For The Roses”

Everything I Love issued as seventh album

• ACM Male Vocalist of the Year
• Records “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer” on Star Of Wonder: A Country Christmas Collection
• Records “Redneck Games” with Jeff Foxworthy on Crank It Up: The Music Album
• “Home” becomes twentieth #1 single, originally released on Here in Real World and written for Mama Ruth as a Mother’s Day present
• Eugene and Ruth Jackson celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in Newnan, GA, with nearly 250 family and friends
• Makes guest appearance on TV Sitcom, Home Improvement, singing “Mercury Blues” on the fictitious handyman show “Tool Time”
• Reaches major career milestone by selling over 20 million albums worldwide
• Back by popular demand, Alan throws second Center Hillbilly Lake Show with special guest Shania Twain; Accessible only by water, the show attracts an estimated 40,000 boaters
• Headlines Fruit of the Loom Country Fest at Atlanta Motor Speedway attracting an estimated 275,000 concert goers, making it one of the largest one-day ticketed events ever
• TNN/Music City News Entertainer & Male Artist of the Year

Third daughter born – Dani Grace

• Becomes national spokesman for Ford Trucks and proclaims he’s “Crazy ‘Bout Ford Trucks,” debuts new commercial during the Super Bowl
• Records “We’re All God’s Children” on Peace In The Valley
• Logged on - the official Alan Jackson website is born - www.alanjackson.com
• TNN/Music City News Entertainer & Male Artist of the Year

High Mileage issued as eighth album

• ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year
• Announces High Mileage Road Show tour, modeled after the Grand Ole Opry road shows in the 1950s when a multi-artist bill would take to the road anchored by a big name; Artists featured on the tour included Sara Evans, Chad Brock, Clint Daniels and Andy Griggs
• Third Center Hillbilly Lake Show cancelled due to storm damage to the stage and boats
• “Right On The Money” becomes twenty-fifth #1 single

Under The Influence issued as ninth album

• Takes stand for George Jones at the CMA Award show by cutting off his own song to sing “Choices”
• Performs “Little Man” for President Bill Clinton on ABC’s, An American Celebration at Ford’s Theater
• Celebrates 10 year anniversary with Arista Nashville
• Performs in Sao Paulo, Brazil at the world’s largest rodeo, “Fest a do Peao de Boiaderiro”, attracting over 40,000 fans from Brazil and around the world
• Records “Murder On Music Row” with George Strait on Latest, Greatest, Straitest Hits

When Somebody Loves You issued as tenth album

• A&E Biography chronicles the life and career of Alan
• CMA Vocal Event of the Year – “Murder On Music Row” with George Strait
• Nashville Music Awards – Male Vocalist Of The Year
• USA Today Top 10 Country Album – When Somebody Loves You
• Chicago Tribune Top 10 Country Album – When Somebody Loves You
• Country Music Magazine Top 10 Single of the Year – “Murder On Music Row” with George Strait and “It Must Be Love”
• Country Music Magazine Male Vocalist Of The Year
• Country Weekly Top 10 Country Album – Under The Influence

Inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame

• Performs “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) at the CMA Award show, a divinely written song that helped heal our nation after the 9/11
• The city of Nashville declares July 12, 2001 as Alan Jackson Day; Arista Nashville throws a huge block party attracting over 3,500 people to celebrate sales of over 35 million records t
• Inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame
• “Where I Come From” used by NASA to wake up the crew of the Space Shuttle
• Raises over $200,000 with a concert in Newnan, GA to benefit “Angel’s House”, the local children’s shelter
• Lyrics of “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” were read into the United States of America Congressional Record by Georgia Congressman Mac Collins
• “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” spends 5 consecutive weeks at #1 on the country singles charts
• TNN/CMT/Country Weekly Awards Song, Single & Vocal Event of the Year–“Murder On Music Row” with George Strait
• TNN/CMT/Country Weekly Awards Video of the Year – “www.memory”, Album of the Year – When Somebody Loves You and Male Artist of the Year
• Billboard Magazine #1 Hot Country Songwriter
• Billboard Magazine and Country Airplay Monitor #7 Most Played Artist Of The Year – All Formats

Drive issued as eleventh album - debuted at #1 on SoundScan’s Top Current Albums Chart (4 weeks) and Top Current Country Albums Chart (5 weeks)

• Sets CMA record by having the most nominations (10) in a single year, becoming the most nominated artist in CMA history
• ASCAP Golden Note Award & Country Songwriter/Artist of the Year
• Let It Be Christmas issued as twelfth album and second holiday album
• Records “Sure Got Cold After The Rain Fell” on Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top
• “Drive (For Daddy Gene)” spends 4 weeks at the top of the country singles charts
• Becomes first country artist to grace the cover of Entertainment Weekly
• Let It Be Christmas TV special premieres exclusively on CMT
• Performs “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” at Concert for America at the Kennedy Center in honor of the one year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with President George W. Bush in attendance
• Named Tennessean of the Year by the Nashville daily paper The Tennessean, for capturing the mood of the nation with “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)”
• ACM Male Vocalist, Song & Single of the Year – “Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)”
• CMA Entertainer & Male Vocalist of the Year, Song & Single of the Year – “Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)” and Album of the Year – Drive
• CCMA (Christian Country Music Association) Song & Video of the Year – “Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)”
• CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards – Love Your Country Video of the Year - “Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)”
• NSAI Songwriter/Artist of the Year & Songwriter’s Achievement Award – “Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)”
• Music Row Awards Song of The Year – “Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)”

Greatest Hits Volume II And Some Other Stuff issued as thirteenth album, debuted at #1 on Billboard Country Album Chart, remaining at the top spot for 11 of the next 12 weeks

• Wins first Grammy Award for Best Country Song of the Year – “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)”
• Records “Timeless And True Love” with Jeannie Kendall on Jeannie Kendall
• Records “Just Put a Ribbon in Your Hair” on A Very Special Acoustic Christmas benefiting the Special Olympics
• “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” becomes thirtieth #1 single and stays at the top of the charts for 8 consecutive weeks
• ACM Album of the Year – Drive & Video of the Year – “Drive (For Daddy Gene)”
• Country Weekly Fan Favorite Entertainer, Fan Favorite Collaborative Song – “Designated Drinker” with George Strait, Fan Favorite Song – “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” and Fan Favorite Album – Drive
• CMA Entertainer & Male Vocalist of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year – “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” – with Jimmy Buffett
• ASCAP Country Songwriter/Artist of the Year
• Billboard Magazine Country Airplay Monitor #1 Core Artist in Country Musicum
• R&R Reader’s Poll – Male Vocalist
• New Music Weekly Award Single of the Year – “Drive”

Celebrates 25th wedding anniversary with Denise

• What I Do issued as fourteenth album release
• Records “Boats To Build” and “Hey Good Looking” with Jimmy Buffett on License to Chill
• Teams with up NAPA Auto Parts for one of the biggest country concerts of the year with label-mate Martina McBride
• A 6-mile stretch of Interstate 85 running through hometown, Newnan, GA dedicated as Alan Jackson Highway
• Performs impromptu free concert at Castaways Marina in Jupiter, FL
• Joins friends George Strait and Jimmy Buffett for concert at Texas Stadium in Dallas, attracting nearly 65,000 fans
• ACM Single Record & Vocal Event of the Year – “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” with Jimmy Buffett
• CCMA (Canadian Country Music Association) Award Top Selling Album – Greatest Hits Vol. 2

Records “Out In The Parking Lot” with Brad Paisley on Time Well Wasted

• Two decades after moving to Nashville, celebrates sales in excess of 40 million worldwide, since 1989 debut
• Becomes first country artist ever to earn RIAA Gold certification for two Digital Singles (signifying 100,000 purchased downloads) with the success of “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” and “Remember When”
• Performs at the Grand Ole Opry at Carnegie Hall in New York City
• In response to Hurricane Katrina, participates in multiple benefit concerts, including the televised Country Reaches Out: An Opry Benefit for the American Red Cross and the multi-genre ReAct Now: Music and Relief MTV concert event.
• Teams up with the American Red Cross for a national PSA, in addition to becoming the face and voice of the regional “Thanks, Nashville” campaign
• Named one of Nashville’s “Most Beautiful People” by Nashville Lifestyles magazine
• Performs beautiful rendition of Eric Clapton’s “Wonderful Tonight” on the CMA Awards dedicating it to Denise.

Precious Memories issued as fifteenth album release

• Like Red On A Rose issued as sixteenth album release
• Precious Memories – Live At The Ryman released on DVD
• ACM 40th Anniversary Milestone Award
• Records “Barefootin’” with Jimmy Buffett on the Hoot movie soundtrack
• Precious Memories becomes first gospel album to debut at #1 on the Country Album Charts
• “A Woman’s Love” becomes forty-fifth Top 5 Single
• Performs songs from Precious Memories live at the Ryman exclusively for GAC special
• Arista Nashville celebrates Precious Memories platinum status by presenting Alan & Denise’s mothers with checks of $100,000 for each to donate to their favorite charities
• Performs benefit concert for the “Hawkins Family” episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Live At Texas Stadium issued as compilation album with George Strait and Jimmy Buffett

• Denise releases It’s All About Him: Finding The Love Of My Life, an in-depth, inspirational look into her relationship with Alan, becoming a New York Times Bestseller
• DOVE Country Album of the Year – Precious Memories
• Records “Its All About Him” and “That’s The Way” exclusively for Denise’s book
• “Let It Be Christmas” included on compilation album Hear Something Country Christmas
• Records “Blessed Assurance” for How Great Thou Art: Gospel Favorites Live From The Grand Ole Opry
• Performs “The Blues Man” in honor of Hank Williams, Jr for CMT Giants special
• Embarks on a 30-date co-headlining tour with label-mates Brooks & Dunn
• Earns his 75th career CMA nomination
• Performs “Let It Be Christmas” for President George W. Bush at Christmas in Washington
• NSAI Songwriter/Artist of the Year
• ICM (Inspirational Country Music) Inspirational Country Album of the Year – Precious Memories

Good Time issued as seventeenth album release

• Denise releases an inspirational gift book, The Road Home
• Honored at celebration commemorating 50 million albums sold
• Records “Look At Me” for Billy: The Early Years soundtrack
• Inspired by a poem Ruth wrote to God before she met her husband Billy Graham, writes “Ruth’s Prayer” for Billy: The Early Years soundtrack
• “Small Town Southern Man” logs multiple weeks atop the country airplay charts becoming thirty-second #1 single
• “Good Time” becomes second #1 from the Good Time album
• Good Time marks the first time he’s been the sole writer on an entire album and becomes the fourth release to debut at #1 on both Billboard’s pop and country album charts
• “Chattahoochee” included in the movie soundtrack for Lion’s Gate release W
• Invites fans to be a part of the “Country Boy” music video, by submitting “country boy” video clip through YouTube
• Earning four CMA nominations, extends his lead as the all-time most nominated artist in CMA history, with 79 career nominations
• Honored by hometown, Alan & Denise receive the Richard Brooks Visionary Award for Artistic Achievement
• Celebrated by a host of country’s finest artists as his music and career become focus of an edition of CMT Giants
• Pays tribute to George Jones as a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, performing “He Stopped Loving Her Today”
• ASCAP Country Songwriter/Artist of the Year
• NSAI Songwriter/Artist of the Year

Cracker Barrel releases compilation Songs Of Love & Heartache

• Good Time becomes fourteenth certified RIAA Platinum album
• CMT Music Award – Performance of the Year, “Country Boy” with George Strait, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley from CMT Giants
• “Country Boy” becomes third #1 single in a row from Good Time album
• “Sissy’s Song” the beautiful tribute to a family friend who passed away, becomes the fourth single and Alan’s fiftieth Top 10 single
• Performs “The Fireman” honoring friend George Strait as the ACM Artist of the Decade
• Celebrated 20-year career anniversary in downtown Nashville, playing a free, open to the public concert event
• Named a 2010 recipient of a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
• Who Says You Can’t Cook It All, Second Edition released with new recipes and never before seen photos
• Headlines AquaPalooza in Lake Martin, AL; a show only accessible by water attracting over 35,000 boaters and taped for CMT special
• Embarks on first Scandinavian tour, performing three sold out shows in Sweden and Norway
• ASCAP Country Songwriter/Artist of the Year

Freight Train issued as eighteenth album release

• 34 Number Ones issued as nineteenth album release
• Receives the 2,405th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd.
• ASCAP Founder’s Award
• Honors Loretta Lynn’s 50th career anniversary, recording the Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty’s 1973 No. 1 hit, “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man” with Martina McBride, for Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn
• Records duet with Zac Brown Band, “As She’s Walking Away,” appears in video
• Mattie Jackson writes the video treatment for first single, “It’s Just That Way,” directed by Roman White
• Recipient of ASCAP’s highest honor, Founder’s Award, past recipients include Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Smokey Robinson, Emmylou Harris and James Taylor
• Good Time is Certified Platinum by the RIAA becoming 15th career platinum album
• Performs benefit concert for families who lost loved ones in the Upper Big Branch Mining Disaster in Montcoal, WV at the Charleston Civic Center
• Performs at Keith Urban and Vince Gill’s benefit, helping raise nearly $450,000 for the Country Music Hall of Fame
• Performs free concert at The Wharf in Orange Beach, AL to help Gulf Coast promote tourism
• “Country Boy” briefly heard in Denzel Washington movie Unstoppable
• “Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) ranks #1 as CMT debuts “40 Greatest Songs of the Decade”
• Surprises Zac Brown with a 1966 Cadillac El Dorado as thank you for being included on “As She’s Walking Away”
• American Country Awards – Greatest Hits Award

Featured on Bob Dylan’s project, The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams, finishing one of Hank’s uncompleted songs, “You’ve Been Lonesome, Too

• Opens new career chapter by entering into a joint venture with Capitol/EMI Records Nashville
• Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
• Receives a star on Nashville’s Music City Walk of Fame
• Grammy Award Country Song of the Year - “As She’s Walking Away” with Zac Brown Band
• Becomes 5th entertainer to be inducted into the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Star Trail of Fame, reaching 1 million in show attendance since first performance in 1992
• Embarks on first-ever Australian Tour, the “fastest selling country music tour in Australian music history
• “Good Time” tapped for GE advertisement for ecomagination technology initiative
• Joins CMT disaster relief benefit concert for American Red Cross
• Helps kick off Country Music Hall of Fame expansion, “Working on a Building: Country Music Lives Here” campaign
• Plays to over 30,000 fans on a 3-show Scandinavian tour in Sweden & Norway
• Tops CMT’s fan voted 20 Greatest Men in Country Music list
• Headlines free concert for new record label, Capitol Street Party 4, drawing biggest crowd to date with nearly 20,000 fans
• Earns 80th CMA Award Nomination with the Zac Brown Band for “As She’s Walking Away”
• Performs “Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)” in remembrance of the 10th anniversary of September 11 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, with President Obama in the audience
• Gave fans the opportunity to vote for their city to host a free concert in celebration of his new single “Long Way To Go,” the small town of Mineral, VA – population 490 – amassed over 31,000 votes to win the contest
• Performs “Better Class Of Losers/She’s Got The Rhythm (And I Got The Blues) medley with Randy Travis for Anniversary Celebration album
• Headlines benefit concert in Rogersville, TN for the American Red Cross
• ACM Vocal Event of the Year “As She’s Walking Away” with Zac Brown Band

Thirty Miles West issued as twentieth album release, debuting #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Album Sales chart

• ACM – Jim Reeves International Award
• Breaks all-time attendance record for San Antonio Rodeo, drawing nearly 17,000 fans, most it its 62 year history
• Receives ACM’s Jim Reeves International Award, presented to an individual for outstanding contributions to the acceptance of country music throughout the world
• Draws 6,000 fans for Music for Mineral, a benefit concert raising over $150,000 for the city of Mineral, VA, small town at the epicenter of a rare east coast earthquake.
• Honored with corn maze in form of his likeness at Gull Meadow Farms in Richland, MI, allowing fans to walk through the his mustache
• Surprises fans at the Zac Brown Band’s Southern Ground Music and Food Festival joining the band for “As She’s Walking Away” and “Dixie Highway”

Precious Memories Volume II issued as twenty-first album release

• The Bluegrass Album issued as 22nd album release, enlists the bluegrass industry top musicians, Scott Coney (acoustic guitar), Sammy Shelor (banjo), Adam Steffey (mandolin), Tim Crouch (fiddle), Tim Dishman (bass), Rob Ickes (Dobro) and Ronnie Bowman and Don Rigsby (vocals)
• Records “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” with John Fogerty for his duets album Wrote A Song For Everyone
• Headlines fifth annual Stars Go Blue concert benefitting the Colon Cancer Alliance at historic Ryman Auditorium.
• Tearfully performs “He Stopped Loving Her Today” to close George Jones’ memorial at Grand Ole Opry House
• Daughter, Ali Jackson stars in video for “Blue Ridge Mountain Song”, with a sweet young love storyline filmed east of Nashville and in the hills of North Carolina.
• Embarks on his second Australia tour
• Performs “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” at the George Jones tribute concert, originally intended as his final concert, at Bridgestone Arena
• Brings Bluegrass to NYC, performing at the world renowned Carnegie Hall

Celebrates 35th wedding anniversary with Denise

• Let It Be Christmas re-released in digital format
• Awarded ASCAP’s prestigious Heritage Award, being most performed country music songwriter-artist of ASCAP’s first 100 years
• Becomes the first simultaneous artist-in-residence and major museum exhibit subject at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
• Records the theme song for Seth MacFarlane’s A Million Ways To Die In The West movie
• Appears on George Strait album/DVD The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium, performing “Murder On Music Row” and “All My Ex’s Live in Texas”
• Announces 25th Anniversary celebration including a 25-city tour in 2015 and Country Music Hall of Fame exhibit
• Performs impromptu late night free show during CMA Music Fest in Nashville’s famed honky-tonk, The Stage to celebrate 25th anniversary kick-off
• Joins George Strait for his final concert at AT&T Stadium, attracting over 104,000 fans
• Celebrates Grand Opening of new restaurant Acme Feed and Seed in downtown Nashville with impromptu performance
• Performs “Let It Be Christmas” and “Winter Wonderland” on fifth annual CMA Country Christmas
• Billboard Music Awards Top Christian Album – Precious Memories Vol. 2
• ASCAP – Heritage Award
• CMT Music Awards – Impact Award
• ICM Awards - Mainstream Country Male Artist

Angels and Alcohol issued as 23rd album release, debuting #1 on the Billboard’s Top Country Album Sales Chart

• Sony Legacy releases first ever box set, Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story, a compilation celebrating Alan’s years on Arista Nashville.
• Embarks on a 25-city 25th Anniversary Keepin’ It Country Tour sponsored by Kubota Tractor Corp. with special guests Jon Pardi and Brandy Clark
• Performs “Where Were You (When the World Stop Turning)” at the 50th Anniversary of the ACMs in Dallas, TX at AT&T Stadium
• Performs “Chattahoochee” with Cole Swindell for ACM Presents: Superstars Duet Show at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, TX
• Celebrates 25th anniversary of being a Grand Ole Opry member with 2 performances during their 90th anniversary
• By popular demand the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum extends Alan’s 25 Years of Keepin’ It Country exhibit thru June
• Wins two fan voted 2015 Golden Boot Awards for Live Act of the Year and Living Legend of the Year
• Kicks off CMA Music Fest with his 20th appearance at the festival
• Celebrates the debut of Angels and Alcohol on the Today Show Summer Concert Series and Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
• Featured on CBS Sunday Morning with Alan Jackson: Country Storyteller segment
• Shares 25 surprising facts in US Weekly’s “25 Things You Don’t Know About Me”
• Becomes Ambassador for Ply Gem’s “Home For Good Project” to build more than 300 homes across the U.S. in 2016 for Habitat for Humanity

Precious Memories Collection released as 2 disc compilation, including both previous albums with two new songs, “It’s All About Him” and “That’s The Way”

• Opens AJ’s Good Time Bar, located at 421 Broadway in the heart of downtown Nashville, serving up Real Country Music
• Eagle Rock Entertainment commemorates the 25th Anniversary tour with first ever live DVD, Keepin’ It Country – Live at Red Rocks
• Extends hugely successful Keepin’ Country Tour with special guest American Idol Alum, Lauren Alaina
• Records “There’s a New Kid in Town” with Chris Young for It Must Be Christmas album
• 800-seat Alan Jackson Theatre opens at the Louis County High School in Mineral, VA
• AXS TV airs portion of Denver, CO show for LIVE From Red Rocks concert series
• CMC (Country Music Channel – Australia) - ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) highest selling international album - Angels And Alcohol
• Wins fan voted 2016 Golden Boot Awards for Living Legend of the Year
• Treats fans to an “almost unplugged” concert at Acme Feed & Seed titled “Acme Unplugged” broadcasted worldwide over the Wrangler Radio Network
• Dedicates a Habitat for Humanity home in LaVergne, built in partnership with Ply Gem’s “Home For Good Project”
• Collaborates with 30 other Country Music artists for CMA’s special song “Forever Country” celebrating CMA’s 50th anniversary
• Included in the “Louder Than Words: Rock, Power and Politics” exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are the Jim Triggs guitar used to perform “Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) on the CMA Awards show, as well as the handwritten lyrics of the song
• Shares the stage with George Strait for the 50th CMA Awards show, performing a mash-up of “Remember When” and “Troubadour”

Inducted as the 133rd member of the Country Music Hall of Fame

• Precious Memories: Live At The Ryman DVD re-released by Gaither Music Group
• Embarks on a year-long Honky Tonk Highway Tour with special guest Lee Ann Womack
• Performs free celebration concert on Lower Broadway before the Nashville Predators first ever Stanley Cup Finals home game, attracting more than 50,000 Country Music & Hockey Fans
• Honors George Strait with renditions of “Marina Del Ray” and “The Fireman for the 11th Annual ACM Honors ceremony
• Closes the 51st CMA Awards show with special performance to celebrate induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, with “Don’t Rock The Jukebox” and “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow”
• Performs “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “There’s a New Kid in Town” with Chris Young for the eighth annual CMA Country Christmas
• Releases “The Older I Get,” first single for forthcoming 2018 album
• ACM Video of the Year – “Forever Country”

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, music’s most notable composers and lyricists, with other inductees Bill Anderson, Steve Dorff, John Mellancamp, Allee Willis and members of Kool and the Gang

• Honored with 20x40 foot mural in hometown of Newnan, GA, located at 11 N. Court Square
• Announces extension of the Honky Tonk Highway Tour with special guests Randy Houser, Lee Ann Womack, Lauren Alaina and Runaway June sharing the opening slot throughout the year
• Featured in GQ Magazine honoring the style of 15 Living Legends in Country Music
• Performs on the 53rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, NV
• Receives the ACM Honors – Cliffie Stone Award for advancing the popularity of the genre through contributions in multiple facets of the industry such as songwriting, recording, production, touring, film, television, literary works, philanthropic contributions and other goodwill efforts
• Performs benefit concert with current & former Arista Nashville artists – Music For Mike – former radio promotions executive who played huge role in the careers of Alan, Brooks and Dunn, Brad Paisley and more
• Releases “The Older I Get,” first single for forthcoming 2018 album
• ACM – Cliffie Stone Award
• Billboard Music Award – Top Christian Album – Precious Memories Collection

Announces a year-long tour with opening acts, Randy Houser and William Michael Morgan

• Gives once-in-a-lifetime chances for AJ’s Good Time Bar acts to go out on the 2019 tour, inviting fans to vote for their favorites
• Performs for Loretta Lynn at her All Star 80th Birthday Celebration Concert at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN