Alan Jackson
Career
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==Career== |
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In Tennessee, Jackson got his first job in [[Spike TV|The Nashville Network]]'s [[mailroom]] and would sit in the audience during tapings of TNN's ''You Can Be a Star,'' a television singing competition featuring celebrity judges. On an episode in 1986, then 27-year-old Jackson was plucked from the audience and asked to sing a song as an outro to a commercial break. Jackson sang [[He Stopped Loving Her Today]] by [[George Jones]], earning a round of applause from the audience, and the attention of guest judge and singer-songwriter [[Keith Stegall]]. Stegall would eventually produce 19 of Jackson's studio albums.{{cite web |title=FLASHBACK: ALAN JACKSON COVERS GEORGE JONES ON TV TALENT SHOW |last=Lorge |first=Melinda|website=Rollingstone.com |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-alan-jackson-covers-george-jones-on-tv-talent-show-157981/}} |
In Tennessee, Jackson got his first job in [[Spike TV|The Nashville Network]]'s [[mailroom]] and would sit in the audience during tapings of TNN's ''You Can Be a Star,'' a television singing competition featuring celebrity judges. On an episode in 1986, then 27-year-old Jackson was plucked from the audience and asked to sing a song as an outro to a commercial break. Jackson sang "[[He Stopped Loving Her Today]]" by [[George Jones]], earning a round of applause from the audience, and the attention of guest judge and singer-songwriter [[Keith Stegall]]. Stegall would eventually produce 19 of Jackson's studio albums.{{cite web |title=FLASHBACK: ALAN JACKSON COVERS GEORGE JONES ON TV TALENT SHOW |last=Lorge |first=Melinda|website=Rollingstone.com |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-alan-jackson-covers-george-jones-on-tv-talent-show-157981/}} |
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Around this time, Jackson's wife Denise, a flight attendant, encountered [[Glen Campbell]] on a flight, and requested advice for her husband. Campbell handed her the business card of his manager and told her to call, which further helped jumpstart his career.Sanz, C.; J. Sanderson (September 2, 1991), "Honky-tonk hero". ''People''. '''36''' (8):76. Jackson eventually signed with Arista, and in 1989, he became the first artist signed to the newly formed [[Arista Nashville]] branch of [[Arista Records]].{{cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/artist/alan-jackson-p89651/biography |title=Alan Jackson biography |last=Huey |first=Steve |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=March 23, 2011}} Arista released Jackson's debut single, "Blue Blooded Woman", in late 1989. Although the song failed to reach top 40 on [[Hot Country Songs]], he reached number three by early 1990 with "[[Here in the Real World (song)|Here in the Real World]]".{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 |publisher=Record Research, Inc |year=2008 |pages=201–202 |isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}} This song served as the title track to his debut studio album, ''[[Here in the Real World]]'', which also included two more top five hits ("[[Wanted (Alan Jackson song)|Wanted]]" and "[[Chasin' That Neon Rainbow]]") and his first number one, "[[I'd Love You All Over Again]]". ''[[Don't Rock the Jukebox]]'' was the title of Jackson's second album. Released in 1991, it included four number-one singles: [[Don't Rock the Jukebox (song)|the title track]], "[[Someday (Alan Jackson song)|Someday]]", "[[Dallas (Alan Jackson song)|Dallas]]" and "[[Love's Got a Hold on You]]", and the number three "[[Midnight in Montgomery]]". Jackson also co-wrote several songs on [[Randy Travis]]' 1991 album ''[[High Lonesome (Randy Travis album)|High Lonesome]]''. |
Around this time, Jackson's wife Denise, a flight attendant, encountered [[Glen Campbell]] on a flight, and requested advice for her husband. Campbell handed her the business card of his manager and told her to call, which further helped jumpstart his career.Sanz, C.; J. Sanderson (September 2, 1991), "Honky-tonk hero". ''People''. '''36''' (8):76. Jackson eventually signed with Arista, and in 1989, he became the first artist signed to the newly formed [[Arista Nashville]] branch of [[Arista Records]].{{cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/artist/alan-jackson-p89651/biography |title=Alan Jackson biography |last=Huey |first=Steve |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=March 23, 2011}} Arista released Jackson's debut single, "Blue Blooded Woman", in late 1989. Although the song failed to reach top 40 on [[Hot Country Songs]], he reached number three by early 1990 with "[[Here in the Real World (song)|Here in the Real World]]".{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 |publisher=Record Research, Inc |year=2008 |pages=201–202 |isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}} This song served as the title track to his debut studio album, ''[[Here in the Real World]]'', which also included two more top five hits ("[[Wanted (Alan Jackson song)|Wanted]]" and "[[Chasin' That Neon Rainbow]]") and his first number one, "[[I'd Love You All Over Again]]". ''[[Don't Rock the Jukebox]]'' was the title of Jackson's second album. Released in 1991, it included four number-one singles: [[Don't Rock the Jukebox (song)|the title track]], "[[Someday (Alan Jackson song)|Someday]]", "[[Dallas (Alan Jackson song)|Dallas]]" and "[[Love's Got a Hold on You]]", and the number three "[[Midnight in Montgomery]]". Jackson also co-wrote several songs on [[Randy Travis]]' 1991 album ''[[High Lonesome (Randy Travis album)|High Lonesome]]''. |
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