Today in Country Music History October 17th. 1. Alan Jackson born,1958 ALAN EUGENE JACKSON Born 0ctober 17, 1958 PLACE OF BIRTH: Newnan, Georgia PLACE OF RESIDENCE: Nashville, Tennessee HOBBIES: Collecting cars, boats, fishing, water-skiing and motorcycles. FAMILY: Wife Denise and three daughters, Mattie Denise (born June 19, 1990), Alexandra Jane (born August 23, 1993) and Dani Grace (born August 28, 1997); mother Ruth (maiden name Musick), father Gene (Eugene) (passed away 01/31/00), sisters Diane, twins Cathy and Carol and Connie. MARRIED: December 15, 1979 EDUCATION: Graduated from Newnan High School and attended one year at West Georgia College. HAIR: Blonde EYES: Blue HEIGHT: 64 IDOLS: George Jones, Hank Williams Sr. and Merle Haggard. ALANS FAVORITES BOOTS: A pair of red cowboy boots that he wore in the Chattahoochee video CLOTHES: T-shirts and jeans. CHILDHOOD MEMORY: A red go-cart that he received for Christmas, his father built it for him. COLOR: Blue. FOODS: He enjoys Brunswick stew and Pineapple and mayonnaise sandwiches. MOVIE: The Outlaw Jose Wales ACTOR: Clint Eastwood. ACTRESS: Jodie Foster. TV SHOW: The Andy Griffith Show. SONG: He Stopped Loving Her Today, by George Jones. PLACE TO RIDE HIS HARLEY: Around Crater Lake in Oregon. GUITAR: Jim Triggs HAT: Stetson Rancher - Silver Belly SPORTS: Fishing & Tennessee Titans TIME-OFF ACTIVITY: Teaching his daughters to fish and water-ski SELF-PENNED SONG: Home (from Here in the Real World & Greatest Hits Collection) CHILDHOOD PET: A spider monkey named Peanuts PLACE TO RELAX: Gulf of Mexico HOBBIES: Collects classic cars, antique boats and Harley-Davidson motorcycles CHARITY: Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee OTHER ALAN FACTS HOW ALAN MET DENISE: They met at the Dairy Queen in Newnan, Georgia. FIRST JOB: At age 12, he took a job in a shoe repair shop. OTHER JOBS: Car and Furniture Salesman, Carpenter, Home-builder, Garage Worker, Fork-lift Driver at K-Mart and Mailroom worker at TNN MUSICAL INFLUENCES: George Jones, Hank Williams, Sr., Hank William, Jr., Merle Haggard, George Strait, John Conlee, John Anderson and Gene Watson FIRST INSTRUMENT: A guitar he still owns that his parents bought for $50 when he was 16. FIRST PERFORMANCE: At 17, the role of Barnaby in a school production of Oklahoma. FIRST BAND: Dixie Steel (The name brand of a box of nails.) BIG BREAK: In 1985, Denise met Glen Campbell in an airport when she was working as a flight attendant. She told him about Alan and gave him a tape. Glen gave her his business card and suggested that Alan call Glens publishing company. A few months later, Alan and Denise moved to Nashville to start his road to the Real World. SIGNED TO ARISTA NASHVILLE: June 26, 1989 GRAND OLE OPRY INDUCTION: 1991
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 18:09:44 +0000
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