Carl Eugene Jackson was born on September 18,1953 and is an American country and bluegrass musician.
10 Facts About Carl Jackson
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Carl Jackson 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.
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Carl Jackson continued to work in Nashville as a songwriter and musician.
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Carl Jackson 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.
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Carl Jackson has written songs performed by Glen Campbell, Garth Brooks, Alecia Nugent, Terri Clark, and Rhonda Vincent, among others.
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Carl Jackson received a Grammy award that year for "Spring Training".
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Also in 2011, Carl Jackson was honored by the Mississippi Humanities Council for his musical legacy.
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Carl Jackson was furthered honored by his home state of Mississippi with the installation of a Country Music Trail Marker located at 143 South Church in his hometown of Louisville.
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On May 12,2015 Sony's Legacy Recordings released Orthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited, which Carl Jackson produced as a benefit for the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, Tennessee.
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Carl Jackson performed a duet of "Gentle On My Mind" with Ashley Campbell, daughter of Glen Campbell and Kimberly Woolen June 26,2017.