Alan Jackson
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10/16/1958
Newnan, GA |
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| His 2006 album Precious Memories---originally recorded as a Christmas gift for his mother---was the first gospel recording to debut at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. |
| Released his debut album, the platinum-selling Here in the Real World, in 1989. |
| Started his first job, working in a shoe-repair shop, at the age of 12; later worked as a forklift driver at Kmart and in the mail room of cable network TNN. |
| Big break came in 1985, when his wife, then a flight attendant, gave his demo tape to country singer Glen Campbell at an Atlanta airport. |
| Got his first guitar at the age of 16. |
