{"id":7701,"date":"2018-02-06T15:06:15","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T15:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umgnashville.com\/alan-jackson-inducted-songwriters-hall-fame\/"},"modified":"2023-03-08T16:13:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T16:13:49","slug":"alan-jackson-inducted-songwriters-hall-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umgnashville.com\/alan-jackson-inducted-songwriters-hall-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"ALAN JACKSON TO BE INDUCTED TO THE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Acclaimed Country Music Superstar to Receive Songwriting\u2019s Highest Honor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umgnashville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ALAN.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umgnashville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ALAN-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alan Jackson takes his place among music\u2019s most-notable composers and lyricists as it was announced today that he is among the 2018 inductees to the <em>Songwriters Hall of Fame<\/em>. He\u2019ll formally become a member during this year\u2019s <strong>Induction &amp; Awards Gala June 14 in New York City<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Songwriters Hall of Fame<\/em> is dedicated to recognizing the work and lives of composers and lyricists who create music. To qualify for induction, a songwriter must be a published writer for a minimum of 20 years with a notable catalog of hit songs. Jackson will become one of just over 400 songwriters so honored.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jackson\u2019s induction to the <em>Songwriters Hall of Fame<\/em> comes just months after he was enshrined as a member of the <em>Country Music Hall of Fame<\/em>, the latest in a long line of accolades that include three <em>CMA Entertainer of the Year<\/em>\u00a0honors, more than 25 years of membership in the\u00a0<em>Grand Ole Opry<\/em>, a 2016\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>\u00a0ranking as one of the\u00a0<em>Top 10 Country Artists of All-Time<\/em>, induction to the <em>Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame<\/em>, and the\u00a0<em>Heritage Award<\/em>\u00a0as the most-performed country songwriter-artist of ASCAP\u2019s first 100 years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started writing because somebody told me I needed some original material. I\u2019d never even thought about writing or studied songwriting,\u201d Jackson recalls. \u201cThere are different aspects of your career, and they all bring different rewards and feelings\u2026but the songwriting is very fulfilling,\u201d the humble Georgian has said. \u201cSongwriting is definitely the most creative part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jackson is one of the most successful and respected singer-songwriters in music.\u00a0He is in the elite company of Paul McCartney and John Lennon among songwriters who\u2019ve written more than 20 songs that they\u2019ve recorded and taken to the top of the charts. Beginning with his first hit, \u201cHere in the Real World,\u201d Jackson\u2019s pen has given us some of <a href=\"http:\/\/strm.to\/AJHallofFamePR\">country music\u2019s most-memorable songs of the past 30 years<\/a> \u2013 the immediately-recognized \u201cChattahoochee,\u201d the haunting \u201cMidnight in Montgomery,\u201d the touching \u201cRemember When,\u201d the autobiographical \u201cLivin\u2019 On Love,\u201d \u201cDrive,\u201d and \u201cChasin\u2019 That Neon Rainbow\u201d and the inspired \u201cWhere Were You (When the World Stopped Turning).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The man from rural Newnan, GA has sold nearly 60-million albums worldwide and ranks as one of the 10 best-selling male vocalists of all-time in all genres and one of the best-selling artists since the inception of SoundScan. He has released more than 60 singles \u2013 registering 50 Top Ten hits and 35 #1s (including 26\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>\u00a0chart-toppers). He has earned more than 150 music industry awards \u2013 including 18 Academy of Country Music Awards, 16 Country Music Association Awards, a pair of GRAMMYs and ASCAP\u2019s Founders and Golden Note Awards.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jackson\u2019s membership in the <em>Songwriters Hall of Fame <\/em>is a career-defining moment. The <em>Songwriters Hall of Fame <\/em>celebrates and honors the contributions of our great popular music songwriters, while developing new writing talent through workshops, showcases, scholarships, and digital initiatives. Established in 1969, the <em>Songwriters Hall of Fame<\/em> honors those whose work represents a spectrum of the most beloved songs from the world\u2019s popular music songbook. Out of the tens of thousands of songwriters of our era, there are just over 400 inductees who make up the impressive roster enshrined. The list includes Kenneth Gamble &amp; Leon Huff, Jerry Leiber &amp; Mike Stoller, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier &amp; Brian Holland, Hal David &amp; Burt Bacharach, Bob Dylan, Carole King, Merle Haggard, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Elton John &amp; Bernie Taupin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton, Stevie Wonder, Neil Diamond and Loretta Lynn. Jackson\u2019s fellow 2018 inductees are John Mellencamp, Kool &amp; the Gang members Robert \u201cKool\u201d Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown &amp; James \u201cJT\u201d Taylor, Jermaine Dupri, Allee Willis, Steve Dorff and Jackson\u2019s fellow Opry member Bill Anderson.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jackson recently released new music for his fans. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kElHR66Y3es\">\u201cThe Older I Get\u201d<\/a> \u2013 a first taste of what\u2019s to come on Jackson\u2019s next album \u2013 is his first new studio recording since 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acclaimed Country Music Superstar to Receive Songwriting\u2019s Highest Honor Alan Jackson takes his place among music\u2019s most-notable composers and lyricists as it was announced today that he is among the 2018 inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. 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