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Alan Jackson Reveals He ‘Didn't Grow Up With Much Music'

Alan Jackson is a country music legend.

While millions of country music fans know Jackson for his dozens of No. 1 songs, the “Litty Bitty” singer told Cody Alan that being in the country music spotlight happened purely by coincidence.

“We weren’t really a family that played instruments,” reveals the “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow” singer. “We did sing at church. My sister sang in a choir in a school thing, I think? But my daddy only listened to Gospel kind of stuff on Sunday morning. There wasn’t a lot of music around me.”

“When I was about 16, I got a guitar,” says Alan. “I was dating this girl. She had a little sister a few years younger than us who played 12 string guitar and sang. So, I started singing with her. She would sing some harmony, and I would sing the lead, and we started doing a little duo thing around town.”

“I then met a guy a little older than me who played electric guitar and sang country stuff. He got me hooked on all the country, and the next thing you know, we had a band, and it just kind of grew.”

Alan would score 26 Billboard No. 1 singles and win a plethora of industry accolades, including 16 CMA Awards, with three of those coming for Entertainer of the Year, 2 Grammy awards, and 17 ACM Awards. That kind of success led Alan to join the Country Music Hall of Fame in in 2017.

After nearly six years out of the spotlight, Alan has made a grand return. On May 14th, AJ released a whopping 21 new song-filled album, ‘Where Have You Gone?’ Listen now everywhere music is heard.

What is your favorite Alan Jackson song? Let Cody Alan know on Twitter at @CodyAlan.

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