American Songwriter

Celebrating Alan Jackson’s 66th Birthday with 4 Timeless Country Hits

Alan Jackson entered the country music world in 1989 and helped to reshape the genre for the next decade. At a time when pop production and the Urban Cowboy sound were all the rage, Jackson’s sound ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1992, Alan Jackson Released One of the Most Performed Songs Ever—a No. 1 Hit He Wrote With Randy Travis

Blending traditional country with “the blues,” Jackson and Travis initially planned to pitch the song to blues legend B.B. King. Instead, Jackson opted to record it as the lead single off his third ...
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The Opry's 100 greatest country songs list reaches its '90s era with these hits by Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire and Alan Jackson

The Grand Ole Opry, country music's beloved radio institution and an American pop cultural staple, turns 100 in 2025. To celebrate, the Opry is revealing a fan-compiled list of the greatest country ...
Tennessean

Country reached a new millennium with hits by Carrie Underwood, Lady A. See which made the Opry's list of 100 greatest songs

The Grand Ole Opry, country music's beloved cultural institution and an American staple, turns 100 this year. To celebrate, the Opry is revealing a list its fans compiled of the 100 greatest country ...