Alan Eugene Jackson born 17 October 1958 in Newnan Georgia is an American country singersongwriter who has sold over 50 million records. He was influenced by the new traditional country of the 1980s and he was one of the most popular country singers of the 1990s blending both honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. His success continued into the 2000s and his music became increasingly counterposed with that of more mainstream country acts that were moving toward a more pop music sound.