Country Pop Bites: Alan Jackson – November 6

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 2002 Alan Jackson won a record-tying five times in the 36th Country Music Association awards on CBS?

It's true! He won Entertainer and Male Vocalist of the Year; Album, for "Drive"; and Single and Song, for "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"!

Check out this Alan Jackson video!

Here are 5 interesting facts about Alan Jackson.

• He got his first guitar at the age of 16.
• His big break came in 1985, when his wife, then a flight attendant, gave his demo tape to country singer Glen Campbell at an Atlanta airport.
• He released his debut album, the platinum-selling Here in the Real World, in 1989.
• His 2006 album Precious Memories was the first gospel recording to debut at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart.
• His wife, Denise, wrote a best-selling book in 2007 titled It's All About Him, detailing the couple's separation and reconciliation.