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{{Short description|Seminary of the Episcopal Church in New York}}
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| motto = ''Sermo Tuus Veritas Est''
| mottoeng = "Your Word Is Truth"
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| type = [[Private university|Private]] [[seminary]]
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| president = Ian S. Markham
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The '''General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church''' ('''GTS''') is an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] [[seminary]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://gts.edu|title= Homepage|publisher= General Theological Seminary |access-date=November 3, 2011}}</ref> Founded in 1817, GTS is the oldest seminary of the Episcopal Church and the longest continuously operating seminary in the [[Anglican Communion]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecusa.anglican.org/3577_77331_ENG_HTM.htm |title=Episcopal seminaries prepare for new academic year |publisher=Episcopal News Service |access-date=November 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724205631/http://www.ecusa.anglican.org/3577_77331_ENG_HTM.htm |archive-date=2008-07-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The seminary was chartered by an act of the Episcopal Church's [[General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America|General Convention]] and its name was chosen to reflect its founders' vision that it be a seminary to serve the whole Church.<ref name="Heritage">{{cite web |title=Our Heritage |url=http://gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=725&Itemid=52 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024005116/http://www.gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=725&Itemid=52 |archive-date=2011-10-24 |access-date=November 3, 2011 |publisher=General Theological Seminary}}</ref> In 2022, the General Theological Seminary entered into a formal affiliation with [[Virginia Theological Seminary]] whereby the two separate institutions share a common leadership structure.

==History==
[[File:General Theological Seminary 1890 crop.jpg|thumb|left|The 9th Avenue entrance to the seminary in 1890]]
===Founding===
In May 1817 [[General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America|General Convention]], the governing body of the Episcopal Church, met in New York City and passed two resolutions: first, to found a general Episcopal seminary to be supported by the whole church; second, that it be located in New York City.<ref name=gts/> This was emended in 1820 to remove the school to [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Connecticut]],<ref>{{harvp|Dawley|1969|pp=[https://books.google.com/books?id=O4BKAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA57 57–8]}}.</ref> but in 1821 the will of [[Trinity Church (Manhattan)|Trinity Church]] [[vestry]] member Jacob Sherred unexpectedly heeded the words of his friend [[John Pintard]]<ref>{{harvp|Dawley|1969|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=O4BKAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA72 72]}}.</ref> and directed that his entire fortune of around [[US dollar|$]]60,000 should be paid when:

<blockquote>... there shall be established within the state of New-York, under the direction or by the authority of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or of the Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of New-York, a College, Academy, School, or Seminary, for the education of young men designed for holy orders in the Protestant Episcopal Church.<ref name=dst>{{harvp|Dawley|1969|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=O4BKAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA73 73]}}.</ref></blockquote>

The newly established diocesan school in New York expected to be the beneficiary and [[John Henry Hobart|Bishop Hobart]] published his thanks for the gift in the April 4 ''New York Evening Post'',<ref name=dst/> since the General Seminary had already begun its 1820 term in Connecticut.<ref>{{harvp|Dawley|1969|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=O4BKAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA64 64]}}.</ref> A special convocation of the bishops was hastily arranged, however,<ref>{{harvp|Dawley|1969|pp=[https://books.google.com/books?id=O4BKAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA74 74–5]}}.</ref> and it was agreed to return the school to New York City in order to claim Sherred's grant,<ref>{{harvp|Dawley|1969|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=O4BKAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA76 76]}}.</ref> although the Virginia deputies continued to bemoan that the seminary should be "placed under more favorable auspices for the promotion of what we [believe] to be sound views of the Gospel and the Church than it would be in New York".<ref>{{harvp|Dawley|1969|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=O4BKAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA77 77]}}.</ref> Duncan Cameron mollified them and convinced one to note that "the evil of the undue influence of New York in the General Seminary ... would be chiefly at the beginning, and would be decreasing every year".<ref>{{harvp|Dawley|1969|pp=[https://books.google.com/books?id=O4BKAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA77 77–8]}}.</ref> With some stipulations concerning its governance, Bishop Hobart consented to the union of the diocesan school with the General Seminary rather than contesting the inheritance.<ref>{{harvp|Dawley|1969|pp=[https://books.google.com/books?id=O4BKAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA76 76–7]}}.</ref> The unified school opened for the spring term of 1822.<ref>{{harvp|Dawley|1969|pp=[https://books.google.com/books?id=O4BKAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA80 80]}}.</ref>

Other parishioners of [[Trinity Church (Manhattan)|Trinity Church]] went on to support the once more local institution. [[Clement Clarke Moore]], famous for penning ''[[A Visit from St. Nicholas]]'', owned the estate "Chelsea", which included most of what would become the Manhattan neighborhood by that name. Also a member of Trinity Church, he donated 66 tracts of land—which was his apple orchard—to become the site of the new seminary. It was not, however, until 1827 that the seminary occupied that land.<ref name=gts>[http://gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1030%3Agts-detailed-history&catid=35&Itemid=52 "A Detailed History of General Seminary"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216042655/http://gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1030%3Agts-detailed-history&catid=35&Itemid=52 |date=2010-12-16 }} General Theological Seminary. Retrieved July 23, 2011.</ref>

Other figures influential in the founding of the seminary include [[Theodore Dehon]], [[William White (Bishop of Pennsylvania)|William White]], and [[John Henry Hobart]]. Bishop Hobart served as the seminary's first dean, after which the [[Episcopal Diocese of New York|Bishop of New York]] served in this capacity until the 1850s.{{clear left}}

[[File:GTS Vintage Postcard.jpg|thumb|Eastern quad of Hoffman's Grand Design at The General Theological Seminary]]

=== 19th century ===
In 1878, [[Eugene Augustus Hoffman]] – said to be the richest clergyman in the world due to his extensive real estate holdings<ref>Burrows, p. 1087.</ref> – was appointed dean. Under his tenure, the seminary saw tremendous growth, both in student body and facilities. Dean Hoffman's "grand design" was for the seminary's Chelsea campus to be built on an [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] model, with [[Gothic Revival architecture|neo-Gothic]] buildings facing onto a central quadrangle or Close. Likely Dean Hoffman's most influential addition to the seminary's campus was the Chapel of the Good Shepherd which was begun in 1886, completed two years later, and became known as the "Jewel of Chelsea Square." Its set of 15 tubular bells is the oldest extant in this country, with tubes by John Harrington of Coventry, England; original installation (1888) by Walter Durfee of Providence, Rhode Island; and a modern baton clavier (1983) by Royal Eijsbouts of Asten, Netherlands.<ref>Carl Scott Zimmerman, http://www.towerballs.org/data/NYNYGENS.HTM{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The tower chime is played daily by members of the seminary's Guild of Chimers to call the community to worship. Architect [[Charles C. Haight]] designed and supervised construction of most of the buildings on Chelsea Square while Haight's father, Benjamin I. Haight, was the first priest at nearby [[St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Manhattan)|St. Peter's Episcopal Church]].

=== 20th century ===
Due to growing housing needs for married students, GTS acquired 422 West 20th Street, a residential building opposite the seminary's 20th Street gate in March 1957.<ref>GTS Community Update of June 6, 2011, sent by Interim President Lang Lowrey to all students, staff, and faculty members by email</ref>

=== 21st century ===
[[File:Chelsea Enclave from south crop.jpg|thumb|left|Chelsea Enclave, a residential condominium which replaced Sherrill Hall]]

A renovation and expansion of the seminary's buildings facing 10th Avenue was completed in 2007, when the Desmond Tutu Center opened. Named for [[Desmond Tutu]], former visiting professor at GTS and retired archbishop of the [[Anglican Church of Southern Africa|Church of the Province of Southern Africa]], the Tutu Center operates primarily as a hotel and conference center.

In 2007 the seminary engaged in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, along with general operating costs, by converting many of its buildings to [[Geothermal heating|geothermal heating and cooling]].<ref>[http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=44802 "General Seminary begins major environmental initiative, converts to energy-efficient geothermal system"] Web Wire. Retrieved July 23, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/nyregion/19about.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion "Contemplating Heaven, but Drilling Deep Down"] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 23, 2011.</ref>

Also in 2007, the seminary, in need of funds, sold Sherrill Hall, a 1960s building along 9th Ave to the Brodsky Organization for the construction of a residential [[Condominium (living space)|condominium]] building. The Chelsea Enclave was completed in 2010 and contains 53 residential units as well as retail space, an underground parking garage, and the seminary's new Keller Library. The seminary's main entrance is now located on 21st Street between 9th and 10th Avenues.<ref>[http://ny.curbed.com/tags/chelsea-enclave "Chelsea Enclave"] Curbed. Retrieved December 5, 2010.</ref>

Still facing financial difficulties, General Theological Seminary engaged in its ''Plan to Choose Life'', a strategic initiative which necessitates the sale of several properties: 422 West 20th Street, the Chelsea 2,3,4 building, and the West Building. Assets from the sales were expected to eliminate the seminary's debt, rebuild its depleted endowment, and restore it to financial solvency.<ref>[http://gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1116:gts-trustees-enact-plan-for-restructuring&catid=68:frontpage-news "GTS Trustees Enact Plan for Restructuring"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324140338/http://gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1116:gts-trustees-enact-plan-for-restructuring&catid=68:frontpage-news |date=2012-03-24 }} General Theological Seminary. Retrieved July 23, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1078:gts-next&catid=1:featured "GTS Next: Plan to Choose Life Updates"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926234219/http://www.gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1078:gts-next&catid=1:featured |date=2011-09-26 }} General Theological Seminary. Retrieved July 23, 2011.</ref>

==== 2014 unionization ====
In September 2014, eight of the seminary's ten full-time faculty announced their intention to unionize<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/seminaries/a_gts_trustee_reflects_on_the.html |title=A GTS Trustee reflects on the crisis at the Seminary |last1=Gerns |first1=Andrew |date=September 29, 2014 |website=EpiscopalCafe.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005220001/http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/seminaries/a_gts_trustee_reflects_on_the.html |archive-date=2014-10-05 |access-date=2005-10-05 }}</ref> and their intention to absent themselves from teaching and worship, alleging harassment and bullying behavior from Dean Kurt Dunkle.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/nyregion/labor-dispute-leaves-professors-jobless.html |title=Seeking Dean's Firing, Seminary Professors End Up Jobless |last1=Otterman |first1=Sharon |date=October 1, 2014 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2005-10-05 }}</ref> In a letter to the Board of Trustees on September 17, the eight faculty alleged that Dunkle had repeatedly made racist, sexist, and homophobic remarks; made unprofessional comments about faculty members: compromised the confidentiality of student records; and responded to staff who complained of his behavior by threatening their jobs.

The protesting faculty warned that unless the Board agreed to meet to discuss the allegations, the eight would be obliged to absent themselves from teaching, meetings, and worship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/seminaries/gts_faculty_respond_with_websi.html |title=Striking GTS faculty launch website concerning their actions |last1=Fontaine |first1=Ann |date=October 5, 2014 |website=EpiscopalCafe.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005221523/http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/seminaries/gts_faculty_respond_with_websi.html |archive-date=2014-10-05 |access-date=2005-10-05 }}</ref> In response, the Board of Trustees of the seminary treated the letter as a mass resignation, which it accepted on September 29.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/seminaries/general_seminary_trustees_rele.html |title=General Seminary trustees release first statement on conflict |last1=Fontaine |first1=Ann |date=September 30, 2014 |website=EpiscopalCafe.com |access-date=2005-10-05 }}</ref> The faculty contested this characterization, noting that no resignations were tendered, and published the details of their grievances online, including the original September 17 letter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.religionnews.com/2014/09/30/tensions-flare-between-the-episcopal-churchs-oldest-seminary-leadership-and-faculty/ |title=Tensions at Episcopal Church's oldest seminary reflect larger crisis in future of theology schools |last1=Bailey |first1=Sarah |date= September 30, 2014 |website=EpiscopalCafe.com |publisher=Religion News Service |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005223349/http://www.religionnews.com/2014/09/30/tensions-flare-between-the-episcopal-churchs-oldest-seminary-leadership-and-faculty/ |archive-date=2014-10-05 |access-date=2005-10-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.safeseminary.org/how-we-got-here.html |title=How We Got Here |author=Professors Davis, DeChamplain, Good, Hurd, Irving, Kadel, Lamborn, and Malloy |website=SafeSeminary.org |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141005224046/http://www.safeseminary.org/how-we-got-here.html |archive-date=2014-10-05 |access-date=2005-10-05}}</ref>

Citing the controversy roiling the seminary, a previously arranged series of lectures by [[Stanley Hauerwas]] were canceled when he declined to attend. Around the same time an online petition was established supporting the faculty, with hundreds of co-signers including theologians from all over the country who pledged not to speak at GTS until the terminated faculty were reinstated.<ref name=Hauerwas-declines>{{cite web |url=http://www.religionnews.com/2014/10/08/stanley-hauerwas-drops-general-theological-seminary-lecture-series-controversy/ |title=Stanley Hauerwas drops out of General Theological Seminary lecture series after controversy |last1=Bailey |first1=Pulliam |date=October 8, 2014 |website=Religion News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011094543/http://www.religionnews.com/2014/10/08/stanley-hauerwas-drops-general-theological-seminary-lecture-series-controversy/ |archive-date=2014-10-11 |access-date=2014-10-11 |quote=Theologian Stanley Hauerwas has declined a series of lectures he was scheduled to give at New York's General Theological Seminary in November in the wake of the crisis roiling the school. ... Some 900 scholars from across the country have signed a letter of support for the eight faculty, saying they will not lecture or speak at the seminary. Noteworthy scholars who signed the letter include James H. Cone of Union Theological Seminary, Gary Dorrien of Union Theological Seminary and Francis Schüssler Fiorenza of Harvard Divinity School.}}</ref>

==== 2020s ====
During the COVID-19 pandemic, like most other institutions of higher learning, GTS pivoted to virtual learning for the first time in its history. In 2021, the Board of Trustees authorized the seminary to launch a fully hybrid MDiv program, which welcomed its first cohort of students in 2022, and in 2023 replaced the residential program entirely.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General to begin hybrid programs Fall 2022 |url=https://www.gts.edu/seminary-news/hybridprograms |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=General Theological Seminary |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Walton |first=Jeffrey |date=2023-03-01 |title=Episcopal Church General Seminary on the Ropes |url=https://juicyecumenism.com/2023/03/01/general-seminary/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Juicy Ecumenism |language=en-US}}</ref>

At the same time, under the leadership of Acting Dean and President Michael W. DeLashmutt, the Seminary Board entered into a formal process, aimed at assessing the Seminary's long-term financial and operational model. In 2022, a formal affiliation agreement was made between General Theological Seminary and Virginia Theological Seminary. While remaining separate institutions, the two seminaries now share a common leadership structure and support services.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=The General Theological Seminary Sets Out its Plans for the Future {{!}} Virginia Theological Seminary |url=https://vts.edu/press-release/the-general-theological-seminary-sets-out-its-plans-for-the-future/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |language=en-US}}</ref> Although the affiliation was not characterized as a merger, 32 out of 40 members of the joint GTS/VTS board were from VTS, and the VTS president became the GTS president.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petersen |first=Kirk |date=2022-12-07 |title=Partnership Ensures Survival of a Smaller GTS |url=https://livingchurch.org/news/partnership-ensures-survival-of-a-smaller-gts/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=The Living Church |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:The Close of The General Theological Seminary.jpg|thumb|left|The interior "Close" of The General Theological Seminary in the summer]]

On September 6, 2024, [[Vanderbilt University]] entered into a lease agreement to occupy the seminary campus pending approval from the government authorities. Vanderbilt made it clear that General Theological Seminary would continue to occupy some space on the Chelsea campus, but would remain a separate entity.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hitson |first=Hadley |date=September 26, 2024 |title=Vanderbilt takes over New York seminary for nationwide expansion |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2024/09/26/tennessee-vanderbilt-new-york-seminary-nationwide-expansion/75397323007/ |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=The Tennessean}}</ref> GTS had previously sought to lease the campus to a Catholic-affiliated music school, but dropped the plan following opposition from local bishops, who expressed concern about "the lack of full acceptance of the LGBTQ stance of [the school's] founders."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paulsen |first=David |date=2024-04-11 |title=Bishops oppose General Seminary’s long-term lease with choral music school over LGBTQ+ inclusion concerns |url=https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2024/04/11/bishops-oppose-general-seminarys-long-term-lease-with-choral-music-school-over-lgbtq-inclusion-concerns/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Episcopal News Service |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Academics==
The seminary has been [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada]] since 1938.<ref name="ATS">{{cite web |title=Membership List |url=http://www.ats.edu/Resources/PublicationsPresentations/Documents/Bulletin/Part2MembershipList.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405094623/http://www.ats.edu/Resources/PublicationsPresentations/Documents/Bulletin/Part2MembershipList.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2012 |access-date=October 26, 2011 |publisher=Association of Theological Schools}}</ref> As of 2024, GTS offered a hybrid [[Master of Divinity]] program, which prepares persons for [[ordination]], primarily in the Episcopal Church.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.gts.edu/overview-1 |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=General Theological Seminary |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:General Theological Seminary adj.jpg|thumb|right|The chapel tower viewed from the Clement Clarke Moore Building]]

Since 1880, the General Theological Seminary has hosted the annual Paddock Lectures which were founded by benefactor [[George A. Jarvis]] and named in honor of [[Benjamin Henry Paddock]] who was a member of the Class of 1852 and later [[Bishop of Massachusetts]]. The lectures have featured leading theologians including [[Francis Joseph Hall]], [[Diogenes Allen]], [[William Temple (bishop)|William Temple]], and [[Rowan Williams]].<ref>[http://gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=917&catid=2:press-releases&Itemid=188 "Larry Hurtado is 2004 Paddock Lecturer at General Seminary"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330120624/http://gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=917&catid=2:press-releases&Itemid=188 |date=2012-03-30 }}, General Theological Seminary. Retrieved October 26, 2011.</ref>

==Library==
The library of the General Theological Seminary has been known as the St. Mark's Library since the 1960s. In 2011, the library moved into a new facility on the east side of the Close, on the site of the former Sherrill Hall. In October 2011, the building was dedicated as the [[Christoph Keller, Jr.]] Library, to honor the tenth [[Bishop of Arkansas]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Seminary Library - General Theological Seminary - Acalog ACMS™ |url=http://catalog.gts.edu/content.php?catoid=4&navoid=75 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107125243/http://catalog.gts.edu/content.php?catoid=4&navoid=75 |archive-date=2014-01-07 |access-date=2012-07-31}}</ref>

According to [[Niels Henry Sonne]], "The Library of The General Theological Seminary is a magnificent treasury of books, manuscripts, records and source materials for the study of the life and thought of Christianity."<ref>Sonne, p.3.</ref> The library's first donation was by [[John Pintard]] in 1820 and, within a year, the library had grown to over 2,500 volumes. J. H. Feltus was the first librarian and, in 1834, the [[Friends of the Library]] association was formed and their [[Financial endowment|endowment]] is still productive today. Under the direction of [[Eugene Augustus Hoffman]], who became dean in 1879, the library was classified and catalogued using modern systems and [[Hobart Hall]] was built to house the collection. Hoffman also bought the Walter A. Copinger collection of [[Latin Bible]]s and made other significant purchases.<ref>Sonne, p.6</ref>

The library has a collection of ancient Bibles and [[English Bible]]s. The Ancient Bible Collection includes a [[Hebrew Bible]] from 1264, in which the comment was so written as to form decorative pictures. It also includes three tenth-century Gospels, one decorated with colored miniatures, and a complete Latin Bible from about 1250. In 2024, GTS announced that it would move 6,500 rare books and 13 archival collections from the GTS Keller Library (which is closed for most of the year) to the VTS campus library (which is more convenient for scholars).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burridge |first=Nicky |date=2024-04-05 |title=General Theological Seminary library to move rare book collection to VTS |url=https://anglican.ink/2024/04/05/general-theological-seminary-library-to-move-rare-book-collection-to-vts/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Anglican Ink © 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>

GTS owned a [[Gutenberg Bible]] from 1898 to 1978, when it sold the book for $2.2 million to the [[Württembergische Landesbibliothek]] in [[Stuttgart, Germany]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Reif |first=Rita |date=1978-04-08 |title=Gutenberg Bought at Auction for $2 Million for Stuttgart Library |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/04/08/archives/new-jersey-pages-gutenberg-bought-at-auction-for-2-million-for.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> One of the pages of this copy was found to have been forged and was replaced with another page from another incomplete Gutenberg Bible, making this the first incomplete Gutenberg Bible to be made whole again.<ref name=":0">St. Mark's Library (General Theological Seminary). The Gutenberg Bible of the General Theological Seminary. New York: St. Mark's Library, the General Theological Seminary, 1963. Pages 4–5.</ref>

==Campus==
Located on the west side of [[Manhattan]] in [[New York City]], the General Theological Seminary sits in the heart of [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]], a largely [[residential area]] with a large [[gay]] population that is known as a center of the New York [[art world]], with over 200 [[Art museum|galleries]] in the neighborhood.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://manhattan.about.com/od/neighborhoodguide/p/chelseaprofile.htm |title=Chelsea Neighborhood Profile |publisher=About.com |access-date=November 3, 2011 |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403081921/http://manhattan.about.com/od/neighborhoodguide/p/chelseaprofile.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyc.com/visitor_guide/chelsea.75816/editorial_review.aspx |title=Chelsea |publisher=NYC.com |access-date=November 3, 2011}}</ref> Chelsea Square, the block between 9th and 10th Avenues and 20th and 21st Streets on which the seminary sits, is at the center of the Chelsea Historic District,<ref>[http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/chelsea.pdf "Chelsea Historic District"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629165409/http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/chelsea.pdf |date=2011-06-29 }} City of New York. Retrieved July 23, 2011.</ref> which is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets|National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp "Chelsea Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places"] National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 23, 2011.</ref> The seminary is frequently noted for the beauty of the gardens on its campus, called the Close,<ref>[http://gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=761&Itemid=137 "Chelsea Square Conservancy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624173836/http://www.gts.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=761&Itemid=137 |date=2011-06-24 }} General Theological Seminary. Retrieved July 23, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.letsgo.com/10855-usa-travel-guides-new_york_city-sights_and_activities-manhattan-chelsea-c "Chelsea, NYC Travel Guide"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314153220/http://www.letsgo.com/10855-usa-travel-guides-new_york_city-sights_and_activities-manhattan-chelsea-c |date=2010-03-14 }} Let's Go. Retrieved July 23, 2011.</ref> an English term used to refer to a private piece of enclosed property and often associated with [[Cathedral close|cathedrals]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/close |title= Close |publisher= Dictionary.com |access-date=November 3, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/history.php |title=Map of the Close |publisher=Salisbury Cathedral |access-date=November 3, 2011}}</ref> The seminary's Close is characterized by a row of [[Gothic Revival architecture|neo-Gothic]] buildings along 21st Street and tree-shaded lawns uncharacteristic of its urban setting.<ref>Berner, p. 141–143.</ref>

[[File:GTS Chapel Interior.jpg|thumb|right|The interior of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd]]

==Worship==

Worship is at the center of seminary life and the community gathers several times throughout the day for worship in the centrally located Chapel of the Good Shepherd.

==People==
{{Main|List of General Theological Seminary people}}
{{hatnote|See also: [[:Category:General Theological Seminary alumni]].}}

Because it has formed many of the church's clergy, GTS has maintained a considerable influence on the life of the church.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/09/30/100222620.pdf "Fosbroke to head General Seminary: One of the most influential offices in the Protestant Episcopal Church in America"] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 5, 2011.</ref>

Notable former professors include [[J. Robert Wright]] the St. Mark's in the Bowery Professor of Ecclesiastical History and [[David Hurd]] the Professor of Church Music and Organist of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd.<ref name="GTS Faculty">{{cite web |url=http://gts.edu/index.php?option=com_workforce&view=department&id=9&Itemid=108 |title=GTS Faculty |publisher=General Theological Seminary |access-date=November 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118133605/http://gts.edu/index.php?option=com_workforce&view=department&id=9&Itemid=108 |archive-date=2011-11-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Notable alumni include:
*[[James Lloyd Breck]], a co-founder of [[Nashotah House]] and the founder of [[Seabury-Western Theological Seminary|Seabury Divinity School]]<ref>[http://anglicanhistory.org/usa/jlbreck/letters/01.html "Project Canterbury: The Life of The Rev. James Lloyd Breck"] Anglican History. Retrieved August 5, 2011.</ref>
*[[Jeannette Piccard]], one of the "[[Philadelphia Eleven]]" who were the first women to be ordained in the Episcopal Church<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/19/obituaries/rev-jeannette-piccard-dies-at-86-scientist-entered-seminary-in-70.html "Rev. Jeannette Piccard dies at 86; Scientist Entered Seminary in '70"] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 5, 2011.</ref>
*[[Gene Robinson]], ninth [[Bishop of New Hampshire]] and first openly [[gay]] bishop in the Episcopal Church<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121029150828/http://www.nhepiscopal.org/images/stories/Biography___updated1.pdf "Diocese of New Hampshire Official Biography of Bishop Robinson"] Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire. Retrieved August 5, 2011.</ref>
*[[Frank Griswold|Frank T. Griswold]], 25th [[Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church]] from 1998 to 2006.<ref>[http://archive.episcopalchurch.org/pb25_1271_ENG_HTM.htm "Bishop Frank T. Griswold"] The Episcopal Church. Retrieved March 10, 2014.</ref>

*Ferguson Glen, a fictitious priest and main character in the novel ''Thin Blue Smoke'', by [[Doug Worgul]].

Many [[List of General Theological Seminary people|other notable figures]], including a number of bishops, have graduated from the seminary.

==In popular culture==

Because of its proximity to [[Movie studio|film studios]] in New York City and its collection of neo-Gothic buildings, GTS has appeared in multiple television shows to portray a number of schools and universities. Only a block from the [[Chelsea Piers]], where ''[[Law & Order]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' were filmed and where ''[[Law & Order: SVU]]'' and ''[[The Blacklist (TV series)|The Blacklist]]'' are currently filmed, the seminary's Close has frequently appeared in those shows as a stand-in for several schools whose campuses are not as accessible and most frequently as the fictitious [[Hudson University]].<ref>[http://www.nyc.gov/html/film/html/locations/sets_law_and_order.shtml "Law & Order: Sets in the City"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061215090113/http://www.nyc.gov/html/film/html/locations/sets_law_and_order.shtml |date=2006-12-15 }} City of New York. Retrieved August 7, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.screentours.com/law-and-order-new-york-city "Exploring Law & Order's famous NYC TV locations"] Screen Tours. Retrieved August 7, 2011.</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:Chapel Tower at GTS.jpg|Chapel tower
File:Good Shepherd at GTS.jpg|Statue of Christ the Good Shepherd in the chapel
File:Chapel Doors.jpg|Doors of The Chapel of the Good Shepherd
File:CoE Gen Theol Cem 20st jeh.JPG|The Chapel of the Good Shepherd from 20th Street
File:General Theological Seminary Chapel of the Good Shepherd.jpg|General Theological Seminary Chapel of the Good Shepherd
File:Refectory East Side.jpg|Interior of the Hoffman Refectory
File:General Theological Seminary Desmond Tutu Center.jpg|The Desmond Tutu Center on 10th Avenue
File:General Theological Seminary quad.jpg|The east end of the Close viewed from 20th Street
File:General Theological Seminary buildings on West 20th St.jpg|Chelsea 2,3,4 Building sold for development
File:Enclave from Close.jpg|The Keller Library is on the ground floor of the Enclave building
</gallery>

==See also==
*{{Portal-inline|Christianity}}

==References==
'''Notes'''
{{Reflist}}

'''Bibliography'''
* Berner, Nancy and Lowry, Susan. ''Garden Guide: New York City''. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2002. {{ISBN|1-892145-20-0}}
* Boggs, Timothy A, Bruce Parker, and Sam Waterson. ''Through the Gates into the City: a Metropolis, a Seminary, and a Chapel''. New York: The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, 2007.
* Burrows, Edwin G, and Mike Wallace. ''Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. {{ISBN|0-19-511634-8}}
* {{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O4BKAwAAQBAJ |title=The Story of the General Theological Seminary: A Sesquicentennial History, 1817–1967 |last=Dawley |first=Powel Mills |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |date=1969 |isbn=9781579103064 }}.
* Sonne, Niels H. America's Oldest Episcopal Seminary Library and the Needs It Serves. New York?: General Theological Seminary, 1953.
* St. Mark's Library (General Theological Seminary). The Gutenberg Bible of the General Theological Seminary. New York: St. Mark's Library, the General Theological Seminary, 1963.

==External links==
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* [http://www.gts.edu Official website]
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{{Short description|American country singer and songwriter (born 1958)}}
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{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}
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| birth_name = Alan Eugene Jackson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1958|10|17}}
| birth_place = [[Newnan, Georgia]], U.S.
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'''Alan Eugene Jackson''' (born October 17, 1958) is an American [[country music]] singer-songwriter. He is known for performing a style widely regarded as "[[neotraditional country]]", as well as writing many of his own songs. Jackson has recorded 21 studio albums, including two Christmas albums, and two gospel albums, as well as three greatest-hits albums.

Jackson is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists of all time]], having sold over 75 million records worldwide, with 44 million sold in the United States alone.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/best-selling-music-artists-of-all-time-2016-9 |title=The 50 best-selling music artists of all time |last=Clark |first=Travis |date=May 2, 2019 |work=Business Insider |access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> He has had 66 songs appear on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart; of the 66 titles, and six featured singles, 38 have reached the top five and 35 have claimed the number one spot. Out of 15 titles to reach the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart, nine have been certified multi-platinum. He is the recipient of two Grammy Awards, 16 CMA Awards, 17 ACM Awards and nominee of multiple other awards. He is a member of the [[Grand Ole Opry]], and was inducted into the [[Georgia Music Hall of Fame]] in 2001. He was inducted into the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] in 2017 by [[Loretta Lynn]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Watts |first=Cindy |title=Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed, Don Schlitz tapped for Country Music Hall of Fame |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2017/04/05/watch-live-2017-country-music-hall-fame-announcement/100065648/}}</ref> and into the [[Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.songhall.org/news/view/songwriters_hall_of_fame_announces_2018_inductees|title=Songwriters Hall Of Fame Announces 2018 Inductees |publisher=Songwriters Hall of Fame}}</ref>

==Early life==
Jackson was born to Joseph Eugene "Daddy Gene" Jackson (1927–2000) and Ruth Musick "Mama Ruth" Jackson (1930–2017) in [[Newnan, Georgia]], and has four older sisters. He and his immediate family lived in a small home built around his grandfather's old toolshed. The family is primarily of [[English American|English descent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.articlesnatch.com/blog/Alan-Jackson-Tickets---Otherwise-He-Was-Not-A-Major-Music-Fan/2395093#gsc.tab=0 |title=Alan Jackson Tickets : Otherwise He Was Not A Major Music Fan |publisher=Articlesnatch.com |access-date=April 5, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301112557/http://www.articlesnatch.com/blog/Alan-Jackson-Tickets---Otherwise-He-Was-Not-A-Major-Music-Fan/2395093 |archive-date=March 1, 2016 }}</ref> His mother lived in the home until her death on January 7, 2017. He began writing music in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alanjackson.com/chronology-awards |title=Chronology |website=Alanjackson.com |date=2001-07-12 |access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref><ref name="AXS">{{cite news |last1=Albarian |first1=John |title=Alan Jackson: Small town Southern man |publisher=AXS TV |date=October 2018}}</ref>

Growing up, Jackson listened primarily to gospel music, until a friend introduced him to [[Gene Watson]], [[John Anderson (musician)|John Anderson]], and [[Hank Williams Jr.]] Jackson attended the local Elm Street Elementary and Newnan High School, and joined the band Dixie Steel after graduation.<ref name=AXS /><ref name=things>{{cite web|author=Billy Dukes |url=http://tasteofcountry.com/alan-jackson-documentary-things-we-learned |title=7 Things We Learned From the New Alan Jackson Documentary |website=Tasteofcountry.com |date=July 2, 2019 |access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> Jackson worked as a construction worker and forklift operator while playing in small clubs across Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thanki |first=Juli |title=Alan Jackson still lives that honky-tonk dream |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/07/16/alan-jackson-still-lives-honky-tonk-dream/30267559/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame: Alan Jackson |url=https://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/Site/inductee?entry_id=789 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame}}</ref> When he was 27, Jackson and his wife of six years, Denise, moved from Newnan to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], where he hoped to pursue music full-time.<ref name=seat>{{cite news |last=Ali |first=Lorraine |url=https://www.newsweek.com/jackson-drivers-seat-148075 |title=Jackson In The Driver's Seat |volume=139 |issue=7 |page=68 |date=February 17, 2002 |work=Newsweek |access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref> In 1987, Jackson cut a pre-debut demo album titled ''New Traditional'' at Doc's Place in [[Hendersonville, Tennessee]], but it is extremely rare and was released only in [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldcourier.com/lifestyles/rare-early-alan-jackson-cds-turn-up-in-reader-s/article_9c13b07d-40a8-52f9-85ad-93bfaef3588a.html|title=Rare early Alan Jackson CDs turn up in reader's collection|author=Brady, Bradford
|date=February 21, 2019|newspaper=Bristol Herald Courier|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref>

==Career==

In Tennessee, Jackson got his first job in [[Spike TV|The Nashville Network]]'s mailroom and would sit in the audience during tapings of TNN’s ''You Can Be a Star,'' a television singing competition featuring celebrity judges. On an episode in 1986, then 27-year-old Jackson was plucked from the audience and asked to sing a song as an outro to a commercial break. Jackson sang [[He Stopped Loving Her Today]] by [[George Jones]], earning a round of applause from the audience, and the attention of guest judge and singer-songwriter [[Keith Stegall]]. Stegall would eventually produce 19 of Jackson’s studio albums.<ref>{{cite web |title=FLASHBACK: ALAN JACKSON COVERS GEORGE JONES ON TV TALENT SHOW |last=Lorge |first=Melinda |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-alan-jackson-covers-george-jones-on-tv-talent-show-157981/}}</ref><ref name=seat />

Around this time, Jackson’s wife Denise, a flight attendant, encountered [[Glen Campbell]] on a flight, and requested advice for her husband. Campbell handed her the business card of his manager and told her to call,<ref name=AXS /> which further helped jumpstart his career.<ref name=sanz>Sanz, C.; J. Sanderson (September 2, 1991), "Honky-tonk hero". ''People''. '''36''' (8):76.</ref> Jackson eventually signed with Arista,<ref name=seat /> and in 1989, he became the first artist signed to the newly formed [[Arista Nashville]] branch of [[Arista Records]].<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/artist/alan-jackson-p89651/biography |title=Alan Jackson biography |last=Huey |first=Steve |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=March 23, 2011}}</ref> Arista released Jackson's debut single, "Blue Blooded Woman", in late 1989. Although the song failed to reach top 40 on [[Hot Country Songs]], he reached number three by early 1990 with "[[Here in the Real World (song)|Here in the Real World]]".<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 |publisher=Record Research, Inc |year=2008 |pages=201–202 |isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref> This song served as the title track to his debut studio album, ''[[Here in the Real World]]'', which also included two more top five hits ("[[Wanted (Alan Jackson song)|Wanted]]" and "[[Chasin' That Neon Rainbow]]") and his first number one, "[[I'd Love You All Over Again]]".<ref name="whitburn" /> ''[[Don't Rock the Jukebox]]'' was the title of Jackson's second album. Released in 1991, it included four number-one singles: [[Don't Rock the Jukebox (song)|the title track]], "[[Someday (Alan Jackson song)|Someday]]", "[[Dallas (Alan Jackson song)|Dallas]]" and "[[Love's Got a Hold on You]]", and the number three "[[Midnight in Montgomery]]".<ref name="whitburn" /> Jackson also co-wrote several songs on [[Randy Travis]]' 1991 album ''[[High Lonesome (Randy Travis album)|High Lonesome]]''.<ref name="allmusic" />

''[[A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)]]'', his third album, accounted for the number one hits "[[She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)]]" (which Randy Travis co-wrote) and "[[Chattahoochee (song)|Chattahoochee]]", plus the top five hits "[[Tonight I Climbed the Wall]]", "[[Mercury Blues]]" and "[[(Who Says) You Can't Have It All]]". "Chattahoochee" also won him the 1994 [[Country Music Association]] (CMA) awards for Single and Song of the Year. In 1994, Jackson left his management company, Ten Ten Management, which had overseen his career up to that point, and switched to Gary Overton.<ref>Lichtman, Irv (March 5, 1994), "Alan Jackson switches managers". ''Billboard''. '''106''' (10):90</ref> His fourth album was titled ''[[Who I Am (Alan Jackson album)|Who I Am]]'', and it contained four number one hits: a cover of the [[Eddie Cochran]] [[rockabilly]] standard "[[Summertime Blues]]", followed by "[[Livin' on Love]]", "[[Gone Country (song)|Gone Country]]" and "[[I Don't Even Know Your Name]]". An additional track from the album, a cover of [[Rodney Crowell]]'s "[[Song for the Life]]", made number six. In late 1994, [[Clay Walker]] reached number one with "[[If I Could Make a Living (song)|If I Could Make a Living]]", which Jackson co-wrote.<ref>Cronin, Peter (November 19, 1994), "Spotlight shines on Jackson's songwriting". ''Billboard''. '''106''' (47):37.</ref> Jackson also appeared in the 1996 "When Harry Kept Delores" episode of [[Home Improvement (TV series)|''Home Improvement'']], performing "Mercury Blues".<ref name="Lakeland Ledger 1996-02-20">{{cite news |date=February 20, 1996 |title=Home Improvement |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cl1OAAAAIBAJ&pg=4140%2C6802788 |newspaper=[[The Ledger|Lakeland Ledger]] | access-date=April 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="The Spokesman-Review 1995-12-19">{{cite news |last=Capozzoli |first=Michael A. Jr. |date=December 19, 1995 |title=Homebody: Country star Alan Jackson works hard to fit in as much family time as possible |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q2NWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6638%2C6425273 |newspaper=[[The Spokesman-Review]] | access-date=April 25, 2015}}</ref>

===Mid-to-late 1990s===
''[[The Greatest Hits Collection (Alan Jackson album)|The Greatest Hits Collection]]'' was released on October 24, 1995. The disc contained 17 hits, two newly recorded songs ("[[I'll Try]]" and "[[Tall, Tall Trees]]"), and the song "[[Home (Alan Jackson song)|Home]]" from ''Here in the Real World'' that had never been released as a single.<ref>Price, Deborah Evans (September 16, 1995), [http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=afh&AN=9509295833&loginpage=Login.asp&site=ehost-live "20, count `em, 20 Jackson hits"]. ''Billboard''. '''107''' (37):32.</ref> These first two songs both made number one. ''[[Everything I Love (Alan Jackson album)|Everything I Love]]'' followed in 1996. Its first single, the [[Tom T. Hall]]-penned "[[Little Bitty]]", took Jackson to the top of the charts in late 1996. The album also included the number one hit "[[There Goes]]" and a number two cover of [[Charly McClain]]'s 1980 single "[[Who's Cheatin' Who]]". The album's fifth single was "[[A House with No Curtains]]", which became his first release since 1989 to miss the top 10.<ref name="whitburn" />

1998's ''[[High Mileage]]'' was led off by the number four "[[I'll Go On Loving You]]". After it came the album's only number one hit, "[[Right on the Money]]", co-written by [[Phil Vassar]] and [[Charlie Black]]. With Jackson's release of ''[[Under the Influence (Alan Jackson album)|Under the Influence]]'' in 1999, he took the double risk on an album of covers of country classics while retaining a traditional sound when a [[rock music|rock]]- and [[pop music|pop]]-tinged sound dominated country radio.<ref>Flippo, Chet (September 25, 1999), "Jackson returns to roots with traditional set; Arista/Nashville seeks sound's revival". ''Billboard''. '''111''' (39):38</ref> When the Country Music Association (CMA) asked [[George Jones]] to trim his act to 90 seconds for the 1999 CMA awards, Jones decided to boycott the event. In solidarity, Jackson interrupted his own song and launched into Jones's song "Choices" and then walked offstage.<ref>Peyser, Mark; Alisha Davis; William Underhill (October 4, 1999), [http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=afh&AN=2308921&loginpage=login.asp&site=ehost-live "Newsmakers"]. ''Newsweek''. '''134''' (14):78.</ref>

===2000s===
[[File:Alan jackson at pentagon.jpg|thumb|left|Jackson performing in 2002]]

Due to a shift in the sound of country music towards a more [[pop music|pop]] sound in the 1990s and 2000s, he and [[George Strait]] criticized the state of country music in the song "[[Murder on Music Row]]". The song sparked debate in the country music community about whether "traditional" country music was actually dead or not.<ref>Price, Deborah Evans (May 6, 2000), "Is There `Murder On Music Row'? Debate Continues". ''Billboard''. '''112''' (19):36.</ref> Despite the fact that the song was not officially released as a single, it became the highest-charting nonseasonal album cut (not available in any retail single configuration or released as a promotional single to radio during a chart run) to appear on Hot Country Singles & Tracks in the Broadcast Data Systems era, beating the record previously held by Garth Brooks' "Belleau Wood." The duo were invited to open the 2000 Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMAs) with a performance of the tune.<ref>Jessen, Wade (April 29, 2000), "COUNTRY CORNER". ''Billboard''. '''112''' (18):60</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' commented on Jackson's style remarking, "If [[Garth Brooks|Garth]] and [[Shania Twain|Shania]] have raised the bar for country concerts with [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]-style production and endless costume changes, then Alan Jackson is doing his best to return the bar to a more human level."<ref>Boenlert, Eric (March 2, 2000), "Performance". [[Rolling Stone]]. (835):44</ref> After the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], Jackson released "[[Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)]]" as a tribute to those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The country/soft rock song became a hit single and briefly propelled him into the mainstream spotlight; Jackson had debuted the song at the 2001 CMA Awards and his performance was generally considered the highlight of the show. Jackson's website crashed the next day from server requests.<ref>Bessman, Jim (November 24, 2001), "Words & Music". ''Billboard''. '''113''' (47):36.</ref> The song came to Jackson suddenly, and had not been scheduled for any official release, but the live performance began receiving radio airplay and was soon released as a single. It was included on his 2002 album [[Drive (Alan Jackson album)|''Drive'']], both the live version from his CMA performance, and a radio version.

Jackson released his second Christmas album (after ''[[Honky Tonk Christmas]]'' in 1993), titled ''Let It Be Christmas'' on October 22, 2002.<ref>Stark, Phyllis (September 7, 2002), "Nashville Scene". ''Billboard''. '''114''' (36):29</ref> Jeannie Kendall contacted Jackson to do a duet, and he suggested the song "Timeless and True Love"; the song appeared on her first solo album, released in 2003.<ref>Price, Deborah Evans (March 1, 2003), "Jeannie Kendall Makes Her Solo Debut On Rounder". ''Billboard''. '''115''' (9):33.</ref> In early 2006, Jackson released his first [[gospel music]] album entitled ''[[Precious Memories (Alan Jackson album)|Precious Memories]]''. He put together the album at the request of his mother, who enjoyed religious music. Jackson considered this album a "side project" and nothing too official, but it was ultimately treated as such. More than 1.8 million units were eventually sold.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

[[File:Alan Jackson (3023581503).jpg|thumb|right|Jackson performing in 2005]]

Just a few months later, Jackson released his next album, ''[[Like Red on a Rose]]''. Originally intended to be a [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] album, ''Like Red on a Rose'' had a different producer and sound. [[Keith Stegall]] was notably absent from this album and, instead, [[Alison Krauss]] took over the producing reins. Unlike Jackson's previous albums, the album abandoned Jackson's typical neotraditional country style and instead, went for a [[soft rock]]/[[adult contemporary]] sound. This move proved controversial for his fans, who accused him of abandoning his signature style in order to go for a more commercial pop route. Although critically acclaimed, the album was considered a commercial disappointment for the singer. For his next album, he went back to his country roots. ''[[Good Time (Alan Jackson album)|Good Time]]'' was released on March 4, 2008. The album's first single, "[[Small Town Southern Man]]", was released to radio on November 19, 2007. "[[Country Boy (Alan Jackson song)|Country Boy]]", "[[Good Time (Alan Jackson song)|Good Time]]", "[[Sissy's Song]]" and "[[I Still Like Bologna]]", were also released as singles. "Sissy's Song" is dedicated to a longtime friend of the Jackson family (Leslie "Sissy" Fitzgerald) who worked in their house every day. Fitzgerald was killed in a motorcycle accident in mid-2007.

===2010s and 2020s===
[[File:Alan Jackson -DSC 0077-8.24.12 (7855083622).jpg|thumb|left|Jackson performing in 2012]]

His sixteenth studio album, ''[[Freight Train (album)|Freight Train]]'', was released on March 30, 2010. The first single was "[[It's Just That Way]]", which debuted at No. 50 in January 2010. "[[Hard Hat and a Hammer]]" is the album's second single, released in May 2010. On November 23, 2010, Jackson released another greatest-hits package, entitled ''[[34 Number Ones]]'', which features a cover of the [[Johnny Cash]] hit "[[Ring of Fire (song)|Ring of Fire]]", as well as the duet with [[Zac Brown Band]], "[[As She's Walking Away]]". On January 20, 2011, [[Sony Music Nashville]] announced that Jackson and his Sony-owned record label, [[Arista Nashville]], had parted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-country-superstar-alan-jackson-sony-to-split-2011jan20-story.html|title=Country superstar Alan Jackson, Sony to split - The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206191546/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-country-superstar-alan-jackson-sony-to-split-2011jan20-story.html|access-date=May 15, 2021|archive-date=December 6, 2019}}</ref> In March of that year, Jackson announced his new deal with Capitol's [[Capitol Records Nashville|EMI Records Nashville]]. It was a joint venture between ACR (Alan's Country Records) and Capitol. All records were to be released and marketed through Capitol's EMI Records Nashville label.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alanjackson.com/news.html?n_id=2920 |title=News |publisher=Alan Jackson |date=March 23, 2011 |access-date=March 31, 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, Jackson released the album ''[[Thirty Miles West]]''. Three singles were released from the album: "[[Long Way to Go (Alan Jackson song)|Long Way to Go]]", "[[So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore]]" and "[[You Go Your Way (Alan Jackson song)|You Go Your Way]]". None of the singles reached the top 20. A tour in 2013 supported the album. Jackson released his second gospel album, ''[[Precious Memories Volume II]]'', on March 26, 2013. Later that same year, Jackson released his first (and so far, only) bluegrass album, simply titled ''[[The Bluegrass Album (Alan Jackson album)|The Bluegrass Album]]''. Two singles were released from the album: "Blue Ridge Mountain Song" and "Blacktop". The album eventually peaked at no. 1 on the ''Billboard'' [[Top Bluegrass Albums]] chart and no. 3 on the country chart. In 2014, Jackson recorded the opening credits song, "A Million Ways to Die", for the film ''[[A Million Ways to Die in the West]]'', co-writing the song with [[Seth MacFarlane]] and [[Joel McNeely]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Listen-Title-Track-Seth-MacFarlane-Million-Ways-Die-West-42776.html |title=Listen To The Title Track For Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways To Die In The West |publisher=Cinema Blend |access-date=April 30, 2014|date=2014-04-29 }}</ref>

In August 2014, the Country Music Hall of Fame opened an exhibit celebrating Jackson's 25 years in the music industry. It was also announced that he was an artist in residency as well, performing shows on October 8 and 22.<ref>Joseph Hudak, [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alan-jackson-honored-with-country-music-hall-of-fame-exhibit-20140723 "Alan Jackson Honored With Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit"],''Rolling Stone'', July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.</ref> The exhibit highlights the different milestones in his career with memorabilia collected over the years. His twenty-fifth anniversary "Keeping It Country" tour, began on January 8, 2015, in Estero, Florida.<ref name="alanjackson.com">[http://www.alanjackson.com/tour.html Alan Jackson 25th Anniversary Tour]. 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.</ref> In January 2015, Jackson began his 25th anniversary "Keepin' It Country" tour, followed in April with the announcement of his twentieth studio album, ''[[Angels and Alcohol]]'', which was released on July 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alan-jackson-turns-to-angels-and-alcohol-for-new-album-20150409 |title=Alan Jackson Turns to 'Angels and Alcohol' for New Album |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=April 9, 2015 |access-date=April 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413003351/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alan-jackson-turns-to-angels-and-alcohol-for-new-album-20150409 |archive-date=April 13, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, Jackson was selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "''Forever Country''", a mash-up track of "[[Take Me Home, Country Roads]]", "[[On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)|On the Road Again]]" and "[[I Will Always Love You]]" which celebrates 50 years of the [[CMA Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/scenes-cmas-historic-music-video-featuring-30-country/story?id=42129062|title=30 Country Music Stars Join Forces for Historic CMA Music Video|date=September 22, 2016|website=ABC News|access-date=December 2, 2016}}</ref> In 2016 and 2017, Jackson extended his "Keepin' It Country" tour with American Idol alumna Lauren Alaina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alanjackson.com/about.html|title=Alan Jackson :: About {{!}} Alan Jackson|website=Alanjackson.com|access-date=December 2, 2016}}</ref> In August 2016, [[Legacy Recordings]] released the collection ''[[Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story]]'' digitally and on three CDs with 59 tracks including eight previously unreleased tracks which was dedicated to [[Merle Haggard]]'s memory.<ref>[https://www.sony.com/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-music-entertainment/2016/alan-jacksons-genuine-the-alan-jackson-story-a-def.html "Alan Jackson's Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story, A Definitive Three CD Career-Defining Collection"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202171812/https://www.sony.com/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-music-entertainment/2016/alan-jacksons-genuine-the-alan-jackson-story-a-def.html |date=December 2, 2016 }}, ''Sony Music Entertainment'', date</ref><ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alan-jacksons-genuine-the-alan-jackson-story-a-definitive-three-cd-career-defining-collection-300284181.html "Alan Jackson's Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story, A Definitive Three CD Career-Defining Collection "], ''prnewswire.com'', date</ref> The collection was initially released as a [[Walmart]] exclusive in November 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/alan-jackson-genuine-the-alan-jackson-story/|title=‘Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story’ Includes Unreleased Songs|author=Reuter, Annie|date=October 10, 2015|publisher=Taste of Country|accessdate=December 23, 2024}}</ref> with a worldwide release in August 2016. In October 2017, Alan Jackson released a new song titled "The Older I Get" for a planned future studio album.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sexton |first=Paul |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/alan-jackson-the-older-i-get-song/ |title='The Older I Get': Alan Jackson Returns Revitalised | uDiscover |website=Udiscovermusic.com |date=October 27, 2017 |access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> The album ''[[Where Have You Gone]]'' would be released four years later; the record features an even harder, more traditional country sound than Jackson's usual repertoire, with Jackson noting in interviews that he feared that "country music is gone, and it's not coming back."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/alan-jackson-country-music-is-gone/501-155a9ada-b384-49d1-a09c-0c6af3acec34|title = ALAN JACKSON: 'Country music is gone and it's not coming back'| date=May 18, 2021 }}</ref>

==Awards, nominations, and Georgia Music Hall of Fame==
Jackson was nominated for six [[Country Music Association Awards|CMAs]] in 1989 and four more in 1994, including one for Entertainer of the Year.<ref name=RW>Author unknown (Fall 94 Special Issue), "Livin' in the real world". ''People''. '''42''' (9):20.</ref> He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1991 and was inducted by Roy Acuff and [[Randy Travis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Alan Jackson – Chronology |url=http://www.alanjackson.com/about.html#chronology |publisher=Official Alan Jackson Website |access-date=April 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alan Jackson |url=http://www.opry.com/artists/j/Jackson_Alan.html |publisher=Grand Ole Opry |access-date=July 2, 2012 |archive-date=July 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705104114/http://www.opry.com/artists/j/Jackson_Alan.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Opry Member List PDF |url=http://www.opry.com/img/Opry%20Members%20List.pdf |date=April 23, 2012 |access-date=July 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607030858/http://www.opry.com/img/Opry%20Members%20List.pdf |archive-date=June 7, 2012 }}</ref> Jackson was the most nominated artist at the 29th annual TNN/Music City News Country Awards (at the Grand Ole Opry House) that was broadcast June 5, 1995. His six nominations included best entertainer, male artist, vocal collaboration, album, single, and video (two nominations in this category).<ref>Morris, Edward (March 4, 1995), "Alan Jackson gets 7 noms in TNN/Music City awards". ''Billboard''. '''107''' (9):35</ref>
At the 2002 CMAs, Jackson set a record for having the most nominations in a single year – ten – many rising from the song "Where Were You". It also brought his career total up to the second number of most nominations ever, after George Strait.<ref>Stark, Phyllis (September 7, 2002), "Jackson Nominated For 10 CMAs". ''Billboard''. '''114''' (36):6.</ref> "Where Were You" also was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year. At the 2003 Academy of Country Music Awards, Jackson won Album of the Year for ''Drive'' and Video of the Year for the video to "Drive (For Daddy Gene)."<ref>Editor unknown (2004), "2003 Academy of Country Music Awards". ''World Almanac & Book of Facts''. Volume unknown:287. {{ISSN|0084-1382}}</ref>

In 2004, a five-mile (8 km) stretch of [[Interstate 85 in Georgia|Interstate 85]] through Jackson's hometown of Newnan was renamed the "Alan Jackson Highway" in the singer's honor. After learning of the honor, he stated "[Newnan] was a great place to grow up. I'm not sure I'm quite qualified for the main highway. Maybe they should've picked a dirt road or something."<ref>{{cite web|title=Jackson Honoured With Highway Stretch|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/alan-jackson/news/jackson-honoured-with-highway-stretch|website=Contact Music|access-date=November 11, 2015|date=2004-07-13}}</ref> Jackson was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame on October 22, 2001, in Atlanta.<ref>No byline (November 10, 2001), "In The News". ''Billboard''. '''113''' (45):36.</ref> Alan Jackson was selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010. In 2017, Alan Jackson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

==Touring==
Jackson headlined the 1995 Fruit of the Loom Comfort Tour, a deal worth $40 million. It began January 20 in New Orleans and ran for a hundred dates.<ref>Lichtman, Irv (January 21, 1995), "Jackson Fruit of Loom tour". ''Billboard''. '''107''' (3):86.</ref> Alan Jackson's 2004 concert tour launched January 23 in Fort Myers, Florida, and was sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts in a deal that included Jackson's endorsement in TV spots. The tour included more than 50 U.S. dates. Martina McBride was the opening for some of the shows.<ref>Martens, Todd; Stark, Phyllis; Kipnis, Jill; Walsh, Christopher (January 17, 2004), "NEWSLINE...". ''Billboard''. '''116''' (3):8</ref> In March 2011, he visited Australia to perform for the CMC Rocks The Hunter music festival where he was the headline act for Saturday night.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicchannels.com.au/RocksTheHunter2011/ |title=CMC Rocks the Hunter |access-date=March 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222105224/http://www.musicchannels.com.au/RocksTheHunter2011/ |archive-date=February 22, 2011 }}</ref> In 2015, Jackson kicked off his 25th Anniversary Keepin' It Country tour.<ref name="alanjackson.com" /> The tour began with a concert in Estero, Florida, on January 8 at the Germane Arena. Jon Pardi & Brandy Clark are special guests for most concerts of the tour. The tour wrapped with a solo concert in Highland Park, Illinois, at the Ravinia Pavilion on August 31.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alan-jackson.concerttournewshub.com/ |title=Alan Jackson 2015 25th Anniversary Keepin' It Country Tour Schedule |publisher=ConcertTourNewsHub.com |date=March 5, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183525/http://alan-jackson.concerttournewshub.com/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In March 2022, Jackson announced his farewell tour "One More For The Road Tour."<ref>{{Cite web |title=ALAN JACKSON ANNOUNCES 2022 TOUR |url=https://www.alanjackson.com/news/alan-jackson-announces-2022-tour |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=www.alanjackson.com |date=March 11, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Band members==
Jackson records his studio albums, in most part, with the backing of some of the members of his live band, the Strayhorns. As of 2022, the band consists of:
* Mark McClurg – acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
* Scott Coney – acoustic and baritone guitars, banjo, occasional fiddle
* Rusty Danmyer – steel guitar
* Danny Groah – lead guitar
* Ryan Joseph – fiddle, mandolin, harmony vocals
* Bruce Rutherford – drums
* Joey Schmidt – keyboards
* Roger Wills – bass guitar

==Personal life==
[[File:AlanJacksonFamilyApr10.jpg|thumb|right|Jackson with his family at a ceremony to receive a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in April 2010]]

Jackson married his high school sweetheart, Denise Jackson, on December 15, 1979. They have three daughters,: Mattie Denise Selecman (born June 19, 1990), Alexandra Jane "Ali" (born August 23, 1993), and Dani Grace (born August 28, 1997). The couple became grandparents in December 2022 when their daughter Ali and her husband Sam Bradshaw welcomed their first child, a son.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/parents/celebrity/alan-jackson-becomes-grandpa-daughter-welcomes-first-child-rcna62207|title=Alan Jackson becomes a grandpa after his daughter welcomes first child|last=Calvario|first=Liz|date=December 16, 2022|access-date=January 5, 2023|work=Today}}</ref> Although the couple separated for several months in 1998 due to the strains of Jackson's career,<ref>Schindehette, Susan; Keel, Beverly; Sanderson, Jane; Stewart, Bob; Calkins, Laurel (March 9, 1998), "Achy-breaky hearts". ''People''. '''49''' (9):48.</ref> they have since reconciled.

Denise Jackson wrote a book that topped ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list about her life with Jackson, their relationship, their brief separation and recommitment to each other, and her commitment to Christianity. The book, ''It's All About Him: Finding the Love of My Life,'' was published in 2007. In May 2008, she released a gift book titled ''The Road Home''. Jackson's nephew, Adam Wright, is also a country music singer-songwriter. Adam and his wife, Shannon, perform together as a duo called [[The Wrights (country duo)|The Wrights]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/music/content/music/cds/0505/17thewrights.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025004845/http://www.accessatlanta.com/music/content/music/cds/0505/17thewrights.html|url-status=dead|title=The Wrights: 'Down This Road'|archive-date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> The Wrights co-wrote two songs and sang harmony vocals on Jackson's ''What I Do'' album. Jackson is a cousin of former [[Major League Baseball]] player [[Brandon Moss]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view/2008_07_15_Rocking_With_The_Sox:_Brandon_Moss/srvc=sports&position=recent |title=Rocking with the Sox: Brandon Moss |access-date=October 29, 2008 |author=Tom Kielty |author-link=Boston Herald |date=July 16, 2008 |work=BostonHerald.com}}</ref> In June 2009, Jackson listed his {{convert|135|acre|km2|adj=on}} estate just outside [[Franklin, Tennessee]], for sale, asking $38 million. The property sold in late May 2010 for $28 million, one of the highest prices ever for a home sale in the Nashville area.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=E. Thomas |author-link=E. Thomas Wood |url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2010/6/1/country_stars_palace_sells_for_28m |title=Country star's palace sells for $28M |publisher=[[NashvillePost.com]] Retrieved on June 1, 2010 |date=June 1, 2010}}</ref> In 2010, the singer then moved into a home in the same Nashville suburb. The singer and his wife paid $3.675 million for the estate in June 2010, but less than a year later they listed the home for $3.995 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity Homes {{!}} Nashville Real Estate|url=http://www.nashvilleonthemove.com/?p=5570|work=Nashville on the Move|publisher=Nashvilleonthemove.com|access-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

Jackson maintained a close friendship with fellow country singer [[George Jones]]. Jones has been mentioned in songs such as "[[Don't Rock the Jukebox (song)|Don't Rock the Jukebox]]" (Jones also appeared in the video which accompanied it) and "Murder on Music Row." The song "Just Playin' Possum" is dedicated to Jones and talks of how Alan only wants to lie low and play possum (with "possum" referring to George Jones). Jones can also be seen in the video for "Good Time." In 2008, Jones was a surprise guest at Jackson's "CMT Giants" ceremony, where he thanked Jackson for his friendship. He's also close friends with [[George Strait]], who sang "Murder on Music Row" with him. Besides his associations with big stars, Jackson maintains his connections to his roots and old friends.<ref name="Tyler Moreland 2008">Tyler Moreland, March 8, 2008, ''Times-Herald", Community Edition, "Highway Renamed"</ref>

At [[George Jones]]' funeral service, on May 2, 2013, Jackson performed one of Jones' classics, "[[He Stopped Loving Her Today]]", at the close of the service at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.

An avid classic car collector, Jackson's collection includes an [[Amphicar]], a 1968 [[Shelby Mustang|Shelby GT 500 KR]] Convertible and a 1970 [[Chevrolet Chevelle|Chevelle]] SS 396, among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legendarycollectorcars.com/car-museums/car-museums-specific-makes/alan-jackson-car-collection/|title=Alan Jackson Car Collection|website=Legendarycollectorcars.com|date=August 17, 2009 |access-date=October 9, 2019}}</ref>

In a 2021 appearance on ''The Today Show'', Jackson announced he had [[Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease]] (CMT), stating "...it's been affecting me for years. And it's getting more and more obvious. And I know I'm stumbling around on stage. And now I'm having a little trouble balancing, even in front of the microphone, and so I just feel very uncomfortable."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Breen|first=Kerry|date=September 28, 2021|title=Country star Alan Jackson reveals balance issues are related to health condition|url=https://www.today.com/health/country-star-alan-jackson-announces-cmt-diagnosis-today-t232178|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-17|website=TODAY.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928123446/https://www.today.com/health/country-star-alan-jackson-announces-cmt-diagnosis-today-t232178 |archive-date=September 28, 2021 }}</ref>

==Selected discography{{anchor|Discography}}==
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* ''New Traditional'' (1987)
* ''[[Here in the Real World]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Don't Rock the Jukebox]]'' (1991)
* ''[[A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love)]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Honky Tonk Christmas]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Who I Am (Alan Jackson album)|Who I Am]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Everything I Love (Alan Jackson album)|Everything I Love]]'' (1996)
* ''[[High Mileage]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Under the Influence (Alan Jackson album)|Under the Influence]]'' (1999)
* ''[[When Somebody Loves You (album)|When Somebody Loves You]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Drive (Alan Jackson album)|Drive]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Let It Be Christmas]]'' (2002)
* ''[[What I Do]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Precious Memories (Alan Jackson album)|Precious Memories]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Like Red on a Rose]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Good Time (Alan Jackson album)|Good Time]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Freight Train (album)|Freight Train]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Thirty Miles West]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Precious Memories Volume II]]'' (2013)
* ''[[The Bluegrass Album (Alan Jackson album)|The Bluegrass Album]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Angels and Alcohol]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Where Have You Gone]]'' (2021){{div col end}}

==Awards==
'''[[American Music Awards]]'''
* American Music Award for Favorite Country Single 1993; "[[Chattahoochee (song)|Chattahoochee]]"
* [[American Music Award for Favorite Country Album|1993 Favorite Country Album]] – "[[A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)]]"

'''[[Academy of Country Music Awards]]'''
* 1990 - [[Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Artist of the Year|Top New Male Vocalist]]
* 1991 - [[Academy of Country Music Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] ("[[Don't Rock the Jukebox]]")
* 1991 - Single of the Year ("[[Don't Rock the Jukebox (song)|Don't Rock the Jukebox]]")
* 1993 - Album of the Year ("[[A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)]]")
* 1993 - Single of the Year ("[[Chattahoochee (song)|Chattahoochee]]")
* 1994 - [[Academy of Country Music Award for Male Artist of the Year|Top Male Vocalist]]
* 1995 - Top Male Vocalist
* 2001 - Top Male Vocalist
* 2001 - Single of the Year ("[[Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)]]")
* 2001 - Song of the Year ("[[Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)]]")
* 2002 - Album of the Year ("[[Drive (Alan Jackson album)|Drive]]")
* 2002 - Video of the Year ("[[Drive (For Daddy Gene)]]")
* 2003 - Single of the Year ("[[It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (song)|It's Five O'Clock Somewhere]]")
* 2003 - Vocal Event of the Year ("[[It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (song)|It's Five O'Clock Somewhere]]")
* 2018 - Cliffie Stone Icon Award
* 2025 - Alan Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award

'''[[Billboard Music Awards]]'''
* [[2014 Billboard Music Awards|2014 Top Christian Album]] - "[[Precious Memories Volume II]]"

'''[[CMT Music Awards]]'''
* 2022 Artist of a Lifetime

'''[[Country Music Association]]'''
* [[Country Music Association Awards|1992 Music Video of the Year]] – "[[Midnight in Montgomery]]"
* [[Country Music Association Awards|1993 Music Video of the Year]] – "Chattahoochee"
* [[Country Music Association Awards|1993 Single of the Year]] – "[[Chattahoochee (song)|Chattahoochee]]"
* [[Country Music Association Awards|1993 Vocal Event of the Year]] – "[[I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair]]"
* [[Country Music Association Awards|1994 Song of the Year]] <small>with Jim McBride</small> – "[[Chattahoochee (song)|Chattahoochee]]"
* [[Country Music Association Awards|1995 Entertainer of the Year]]
* [[Country Music Association Awards|2000 Vocal Event of the Year – "Murder on Music Row"]]
* [[Country Music Association Awards|2002 Album of the Year]] – "[[Drive (Alan Jackson album)|Drive]]"
* [[Country Music Association Awards|2002 Male Vocalist of the Year]]
* [[Country Music Association Awards|2002 Entertainer of the Year]]
* [[Country Music Association Awards|2002 Single of the Year]] – "[[Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)]]"
* [[Country Music Association Awards|2002 Song of the Year]] – "[[Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)]]"
* [[Country Music Association Awards|2003 Entertainer of the Year]]
* [[Country Music Association Awards|2003 Male Vocalist of the Year]]
* [[Country Music Association Awards|2003 Vocal Event of the Year]] <small>with [[Jimmy Buffett]]</small> – "[[It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (song)|It's Five O'Clock Somewhere]]"
* [[56th Annual Country Music Association Awards|2022]] [[Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award]]<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/music/country/alan-jackson-cma-awards-willie-nelson-lifetime-achievement-award-1235161978/ Alan Jackson receives Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award], billboard.com. Accessed November 19, 2022.</ref>

'''[[Grammy Awards]]'''
* [[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|2002 Best Country Song]] – "[[Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)]]"<ref name="GRAMMY.com 2020">{{cite web | title=Alan Jackson | website=GRAMMY.com | date=23 November 2020 | url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/alan-jackson/4394 | access-date=27 May 2021}}</ref>
* 2011 [[Best Country Collaboration with Vocals]]- "[[As She's Walking Away]]", with [[Zac Brown Band]]<ref name="GRAMMY.com 2020" />

'''[[ASCAP Awards]]'''
* 2014 Country Music Award for Heritage Award

'''[[Golden Boot Awards]]'''
* 2014 [[Golden Boot Awards|Album of the Year]] – "[[The Bluegrass Album (Alan Jackson album)|The Bluegrass Album]]"

TNN Music City News Country Awards
* 1990 Song of the Year "Here in the Real World"
* 1991 Star of Tomorrow
* 1991 Album of the Year "Here in the Real World"
* 1992 Single of the Year "Don't Rock the Jukebox"
* 1992 Album of the Year "Don't Rock the Jukebox"
* 1992 Male Artist of the Year
* 1993 Video of the Year "Midnight in Montgomery"
* 1993 Song of the Year "Chattahoochee"
* 1993 Male Artist of the Year
* 1993 Entertainer of the Year
* 1994 Video of the Year "Chattahoochee"
* 1994 Single of the Year "Chattahoochee"
* 1994 Album of the Year "A Lot About Livin"
* 1994 Male Artist of the Year
* 1994 Entertainer of the Year
* 1995 Vocal Collaboration of the Year " A Good Year For the Roses" with George Jones
* 1995 Single of the Year "Livin' on Love"
* 1995 Album of the Year "Who I Am"
* 1995 Male Artist of the Year
* 1995 Entertainer of the Year
* 1996 Male Artist of the Year
* 1996 Entertainer of the Year
* 1997 Male Artist of the Year
* 1997 Entertainer of the Year
* 2001 Video of the Year "WWW.Memory"
* 2001 Song of the Year "Murder on Music Row" with George Strait
* 2001 Single of the Year "Murder on Music Row" with George Strait
* 2001 Album of the Year " When Somebody Loves You"
* 2001 Collaborative Event of the Year "Murder on Music Row" with George Strait
* 2001 Male Artist of the Year
<ref>The Encyclopedia of Country Music-Compiled by the staff of the Country Music Hall of Fame</ref>

CMT Flameworthy Awards
* 2002 Love Your Country Video of the Year- "Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning"

'''Other Honors'''
*2017: Inducted into the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/hall-of-fame/alan-jackson|title=Alan Jackson }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.alanjackson.com}}
* {{IMDb name|413251}}

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