American Songwriter

4 Alan Jackson Hits That Sound Like He Wrote Them, but Were Actually Written by Someone Else

Alan Jackson has written or co-written plenty of his own songs. It’s Jackson who is the writer on songs like “Here in the Real World”, “Chattahoochee“, “Drive (For Daddy Gene)”, and more. “Gone ...
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Alan Jackson Turns 67: The Stories Behind His Biggest Hits

Country legend Alan Jackson is celebrating his 67th birthday, and The Bobby Bones Show took a moment to honor the man behind some of the most iconic songs in country music. From “Chattahoochee” to ...

Alan Jackson reflects on 40-year journey to country fame

Country music legend Alan Jackson will retire on June 27, 2026, after a farewell Nashville show celebrating his 40-year ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1993, Alan Jackson Was at No. 1 on the Country Chart With an Album That Produced an Era-Defining Single

On this day in 1993, Alan Jackson was at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart with A Lost About Livin’ (and a Little ‘bout Love). The album spent five weeks at the top of the chart. It also ...
Texarkana Gazette

Jim McBride dies at 78; he brought honky-tonk back to country music with Alan Jackson hits

Jim McBride, a former postal worker from Alabama whose ability to write catchy country songs inflected with honky-tonk flair resulted in a long string of hits for artists such as Alan Jackson, Waylon ...