American Songwriter

On This Day in 2002, Alan Jackson Released a Heartfelt Tribute to His Late Father That Became a Multi-Week No. 1

Twenty-four years ago today, Alan Jackson released a heartfelt tribute to his late father that became a crossover hit.
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 ...
Yahoo

This No. 1 Alan Jackson Classic Was Actually Written By 2 Other Country Icons

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alan Jackson topped the charts with his 1995 hit "Tall, Tall Trees." The wildly successful song—which dropped on October 9, 1995, ...
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 ...

Jim McBride Dies at 78; Brought Honky-Tonk Back to Country Music

He was best known for his long-running collaboration with Alan Jackson and their signature hit, “Chattahoochee.” ...