Alan Jackson makes us cry even when he's trying to be a nice guy. "I'll be the S.O.B. / If that's what you need from me / So you don't have to love me anymore," he sang in 2011, and good golly, that's ...

Since releasing Here in the Real World in 1990, Jackson has built a reputation as a traditional country singer. He was one of a handful of artists who brought neotraditional country music into the ...

Thirty-five years ago today, Alan Jackson released a heartfelt love song that became his first No. 1 on the country chart.

The track was released as the last single on his debut album, Here in the Real World, which was originally released on Feb.