Editing Alan Jackson (section)

==Early life==
Jackson was born to Joseph Eugene "Daddy Gene" Jackson (1927–2000) and Ruth Musick "Mama Ruth" Jackson (1930–2017) in [[Newnan, Georgia]], and has four older sisters. He and his immediate family lived in a small home built around his grandfather's old toolshed. The family is primarily of [[English American|English descent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.articlesnatch.com/blog/Alan-Jackson-Tickets---Otherwise-He-Was-Not-A-Major-Music-Fan/2395093#gsc.tab=0 |title=Alan Jackson Tickets : Otherwise He Was Not A Major Music Fan |publisher=Articlesnatch.com |access-date=April 5, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301112557/http://www.articlesnatch.com/blog/Alan-Jackson-Tickets---Otherwise-He-Was-Not-A-Major-Music-Fan/2395093 |archive-date=March 1, 2016 }}</ref> His mother lived in the home until her death on January 7, 2017. He began writing music in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alanjackson.com/chronology-awards |title=Chronology |website=Alanjackson.com |date=2001-07-12 |access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref><ref name="AXS">{{cite news |last1=Albarian |first1=John |title=Alan Jackson: Small town Southern man |publisher=AXS TV |date=October 2018}}</ref>

Growing up, Jackson listened primarily to gospel music, until a friend introduced him to [[Gene Watson]], [[John Anderson (musician)|John Anderson]], and [[Hank Williams Jr.]] Jackson attended the local Elm Street Elementary and Newnan High School, and joined the band Dixie Steel after graduation.<ref name=AXS /><ref name=things>{{cite web|author=Billy Dukes |url=http://tasteofcountry.com/alan-jackson-documentary-things-we-learned |title=7 Things We Learned From the New Alan Jackson Documentary |website=Tasteofcountry.com |date=July 2, 2019 |access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> Jackson worked as a construction worker and forklift operator while playing in small clubs across Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thanki |first=Juli |title=Alan Jackson still lives that honky-tonk dream |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/07/16/alan-jackson-still-lives-honky-tonk-dream/30267559/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame: Alan Jackson |url=https://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/Site/inductee?entry_id=789 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame}}</ref> When he was 27, Jackson and his wife of six years, Denise, moved from Newnan to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], where he hoped to pursue music full-time.<ref name=seat>{{cite news |last=Ali |first=Lorraine |url=https://www.newsweek.com/jackson-drivers-seat-148075 |title=Jackson In The Driver's Seat |volume=139 |issue=7 |page=68 |date=February 17, 2002 |work=Newsweek |access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref> In 1987, Jackson cut a pre-debut demo album titled ''New Traditional'' at Doc's Place in [[Hendersonville, Tennessee]], but it is extremely rare and was released only in [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldcourier.com/lifestyles/rare-early-alan-jackson-cds-turn-up-in-reader-s/article_9c13b07d-40a8-52f9-85ad-93bfaef3588a.html|title=Rare early Alan Jackson CDs turn up in reader's collection|author=Brady, Bradford
|date=February 21, 2019|newspaper=Bristol Herald Courier|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref>