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GALLERY: Alan Jackson A Country Gentleman

Alan Jackson celebrates his 61st birthday today (10/17). So, we celebrate this country music megastar in pictures.

GALLERY: Alan Jackson A Country Gentleman

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Alan Jackson celebrates his 61st birthday today (10/17). So, we celebrate this country music megastar in pictures.

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Alan Jackson performs onstage during the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards at AT&T Stadium on April 19, 2015 in Arlington, Texas.


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Alan Jackson performs during Broadway Smash: Preds Party with a Purpose on June 3, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Alan Jackson and Kristen Bell attend the 2014 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 4, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Alan Jackson performs onstage during the American Country Awards 2010 held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 6, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Kris Kristofferson and Alan Jackson attend the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Medallion Ceremony to celebrate 2017 hall of fame inductees Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed And Don Schlitz at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 22, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Alan Jackson performs onstage at the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Alan Jackson and Chris Stapleton attend the 11th Annual ACM Honors at the Ryman Auditorium on August 23, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Alan Jackson (L) and Jon Pardi perform during the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 15, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Alan Jackson performs on Day 4 of the 2012 Arizona Country Thunder Music Festival on April 15, 2012 in Florence, Arizona.


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Alan Jackson performs onstage during the 2015 CMA Festival on June 11, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.