Country Pop Bites: Alan Jackson – October 13

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 2001 Alan Jackson's "Where I Come From" topped the Billboard country chart?

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Here are 5 little known facts about Alan Jackson.

• He started his first job, working in a shoe-repair shop, at the age of 12. He also worked as a forklift driver at Kmart and in the mail room of cable network TNN.
• 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.
• His 2006 album Precious Memories was originally recorded as a Christmas gift for his mother.
• His wife, Denise, wrote a best-selling book in 2007 titled It's All About Him, detailing the couple's separation and reconciliation.