Carl Jackson

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Carl Jackson
Born	September 18, 1953 (1953-09-18) (age 54)
Origin	Louisville, Mississippi, USA
Genre(s)	Bluegrass Country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar Banjo Mandolin Vocals
Years active	197x-present
Label(s)	Capitol Sugar Hill Columbia
Associated acts	Jerry Salley, Larry Cordle

Carl Jackson (born September 18, 1953 in Louisville, Mississippi^[1]) is a Grammy Award-winning American country and bluegrass musician. Jackson's first Grammy was awarded in 1992 for his duet album with John Starling titled "Spring Training." In 2003 Jackson produced the Grammy Award-winning CD titled "Livin', Lovin' Losin' - Songs of the Louvin Brothers" - a tribute to Ira and Charlie Louvin. He also recorded one of the songs on the CD, a collection of duets featuring such artists as James Taylor, Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, and others.

[edit] Biography

Carl Jackson's musical career began in childhood. At the age of 14 he was invited to play banjo for Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys, one of the most respected bluegrass bands at that time. After five years with Jim and Jesse, Jackson tested the musical waters elsewhere before landing a job with Glen Campbell. Jackson remained in Campbell's band for 12 years.^[2]

Jackson continued to work in Nashville as a songwriter and musician. Between 1984 and 1985, he charted three singles on the Billboard country music charts, including the #44 hit "She's Gone, Gone, Gone".^[1] Jackson was also named Bluegrass music's MVP in 2006. He also earned the International Bluegrass Music Association's Song of the Year award in 1990 for "Little Mountain Church House", which was recorded by Ricky Skaggs and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Jackson's work as a songwriter continued to pay off, with cuts from artists like Glen Campbell ("Letter To Home"), Garth Brooks ("Against the Grain", "Fit to Be a King"), Alecia Nugent ("Breaking New Ground"), Terri Clark ("Hold Your Horses"), and Rhonda Vincent ("I'm Not Over You"). Jackson's "Lonesome Dove" was recorded by co-writer Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time, Ricky Skaggs, Trisha Yearwoood, and Tim Hensley, in addition to his own rendition on the album, "Carl Jackson, John Starling & Spring Training", which featured Emmylou Harris and her Nash Ramblers band. The CD was released in 1991 and received a Grammy award.