Jackson - who cites George Jones, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, George Strait, and other traditional male artists as his musical influences - evokes down-home values and displays a sentimental attachment to his roots. His songs communicate simple truths with sincerity, humor, and a lack of affectation.

Denise JacksonAlan Jackson / Spouse (m. 1979) Personal life. Jackson married his high school sweetheart, Denise Jackson, on December 15, 1979.

As a songwriter, recording artist, and performer, Alan Eugene Jackson brought tradition-rich country music into the twenty-first century. He built a multi-platinum-selling, award-winning career while holding fast to country traditions while many of his contemporaries embraced pop and rock influences.

He was inspired by EDM producers K-391 and Ahrix, and by film composers like Hans Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky. He started producing his music on his laptop using FL Studio.

Norma StraitGeorge Strait / Wife (m. 1971) Strait eloped in Mexico with his high school sweetheart Norma in December 1971. Their first child, Jenifer, was born on October 6, 1972. Their son, George Harvey Strait Jr., known as "Bubba", was born in 1981. Jenifer was killed in an automobile accident in San Marcos on June 25, 1986, at age 13.

A Georgia native, Jackson moved to Nashville in the mid-1980s. He worked in the mailroom of the Nashville Network and as a demo singer while he honed his songwriting skills. Jackson was the first artist signed to the Arista Nashville record label.

The top artists who influenced country music

• Jimmie Rodgers. Known by his moniker 'The Singing Brakeman' and dubbed the Father of Country Music, Jimmie Rodgers was the first singer inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
• Roy Acuff.
• Hank Williams.
• Johnny Cash.
• Patsy Cline.
• Tammy Wynette.
• Loretta Lynn.
• Dolly Parton.

Ultimately, country music's roots lie in the ballads, folk songs, and popular songs of the English, Scots, and Irish settlers of the Appalachians and other parts of the South.

Alan Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a Norwegian music producer. He is best known for his song "Faded." The song got good ratings worldwide and became a platinum single in 14 countries.

Alan Walker arrived on the music scene in late 2015 with his debut hit single Faded, garnering over a 1,3 billion Spotify streams and a massive 2,9 billion YouTube video views.

George Strait, in full George Harvey Strait, (born May 18, 1952, Poteet, Texas, U.S.), American country music singer, guitarist, and “new traditionalist,” known for reviving interest in the western swing and honky-tonk music of the 1930s and '40s through his straightforward musical style and his unassuming right-off- ...

Personal life. Strait eloped in Mexico with his high school sweetheart Norma in December 1971. Their first child, Jenifer, was born on October 6, 1972.