What is Alan Jackson?
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist |Name = Alan Jackson |Img = Alan jackson at pentagon.jpg |Img_capt = Alan Jackson singing at the Pentagon. |birth_date = {{birth date|1958|10|17|mf=y}} |birth_place = [[Newnan, Georgia]] |Background = solo_singer |Birth_name = Alan Eugene Jackson |Origin = [[Newnan, Georgia|Newnan]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States|USA]] |Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]] |Genre = [[Country music|Country]] |Years_active = 1989–present |Label = [[Arista Nashville]], [[EMI Nashville]], [[Alan's Country Records]] |Associated_acts = [[Keith Stegall]], [[Brooks & Dunn]], [[The Wrights (country duo)|The Wrights]], [[Randy Travis]], [[Jimmy Buffett]] |URL = [http://www.alanjackson.com/ www.alanjackson.com] }} '''Alan Eugene Jackson''' (born October 17, 1958 in [[Newnan, Georgia]]) is an American [[country music]] [[singer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alan-jackson/196011/ |title=Alan Jackson |publisher=TV Guide |access-date=February 21, 2016}}</ref> Jackson is a member of the [[Grand Ole Opry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opry.com/artist/alan-jackson |title=Alan Jackson |publisher=Grand ole opry |access-date=February 21, 2016 |archive-date=March 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326152938/http://opry.com/artist/alan-jackson |url-status=dead }}</ref> He received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in April 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theboot.com/alan-jackson-star-hollywood-walk-of-fame/ |title=Alan Jackson Is Now a Hollywood 'Star' |author=Melinda Newman |date=April 17, 2010 |publisher=Taste of Country Network |access-date=February 21, 2016}}</ref> Jackson was also inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countryweekly.com/news/alan-jackson-inducted-georgia-music-hall-fame |title=Alan Jackson Inducted Georgia Music Hall of Fame |date=October 22, 2001