Sep
15
Alan Jackson photo courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.
Twenty years after he first made waves in country music, Alan Jackson added an unexpected trophy Wednesday to what’s become a significant haul of riches. He was recognized with the ASCAP Founders Award, given by a major songwriting agency to reward a lifetime of creative work.
It’s a rare honor. Only a smattering of people have received it, and the previous winners are definitely major talents — Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, James Taylor, Smokey Robinson and Emmylou Harris, among them. Alan found out only recently that he’d be added to the Founders history.
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Apr
14
Alan Jackson photo courtesy of SonyBMG Nashville.
Exactly 20 years ago, Alan Jackson was enjoying his very first Top 10 hit with “Here In The Real World,” a song that compared the sad truth about love and life to the glossy version that’s presented on the movie screen. So it’s appropriate that on Friday — the day each week when films typically debut in theaters — Alan will earn a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a form of recognition that’s associated more often with actors than with country singers.
“I’ve been honored with all the music stuff, you know, and won everything I could, I guess,” Alan says. “But I’m a big movie fan, and to think about all the great actors and other music people that are out there, that’s just unreal to me. I guess more than anything, just think about, years to come, my kids — or if I have grandchildren or something — [can] go out there and they can just walk right up there and step right on it.”
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Mar
8
Alan Jackson photo courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.
This week is a significant milestone for Alan Jackson: It marks 20 years since “Here In The Real World” climbed into the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Since then he’s landed more than 50 titles in the Top 10, literally taking him from rags to riches.
Alan was one of the first artists to break through after Arista Records opened its country division, and he’s been with the label ever since, although it appears those days are numbered. What the future holds for him remains to be seen.
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