Carl Eugene Jackson (born September 18, 1953) is an American

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and bluegrass musician. Jackson's first Grammy was awarded in 1992 for his duet album with John Starling titled "Spring Training." In 2003 Jackson produced the Grammy Award-winning CD titled '' Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers'' – a tribute to

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and Charlie Louvin. He also recorded one of the songs on the CD, a collection of duets featuring such artists as

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, and others.

Biography

Jackson's musical career began in childhood. At the age of 14 he was invited to play banjo for Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys, one of the most respected bluegrass bands at that time. After five years with Jim and Jesse, Jackson tested the musical waters elsewhere before landing a job with Glen Campbell. Jackson remained in Campbell's band for 12 years. Jackson continued to work in Nashville as a songwriter and musician. Between 1984 and 1985, he charted three singles on the ''

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'' country music charts, including the No. 44 hit "She's Gone, Gone, Gone". Jackson was also named Bluegrass music's MVP in 2006. He also earned the

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's Song of the Year award in 1990 for "Little Mountain Church House", which was recorded by Ricky Skaggs and the

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. Jackson has written songs performed by Glen Campbell ("Letter To Home"),

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("Against the Grain", "Fit for a King"),

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("Breaking New Ground"),

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("Hold Your Horses"), and Rhonda Vincent ("I'm Not Over You"), among others. Jackson's "Lonesome Dove" was recorded by co-writer

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and Lonesome Standard Time, Ricky Skaggs, Trisha Yearwood, and Tim Hensley, in addition to his own rendition on the album with John Starling, "Spring Training", which featured

and her Nash Ramblers band. The CD was released in 1991. Jackson received a Grammy award that year for "Spring Training". In 2003, he was awarded another Grammy for producing the album '' Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers''. In 2010–11 Jackson produced Mark Twain: Words & Music as a benefit for the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in

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, Missouri. The

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was a collaboration with his childhood friend, Cindy Lovell, and tells Twain's life in spoken-word and song. It features

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as Huckleberry Finn,

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as narrator,

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as Twain, and

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as Susie Clemens. Singers include Brad Paisley, Emmylou Harris,

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, Rhonda Vincent, Ricky Skaggs,

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, and more. Also in 2011, Jackson was honored by the

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for his musical legacy. 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. On May 12, 2015

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released '' Orthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited'', which Jackson produced as a benefit for the

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in Bristol, Tennessee. Rusty Morrell was the executive producer. Like ''Mark Twain: Words & Music'' the project is a double-CD using spoken-word and song to tell a larger story. ''Orthophonic Joy'' combines updated versions of songs recorded at the original 1927 Bristol Sessions, also known as the "big bang" of country music, with story tracks that provide context. As well as Jackson, the artists include

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and Quicksilver, Emmylou Harris,

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, Dolly Parton, Ashley Monroe, The Shotgun Rubies, Steve Martin and the

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, Vince Gill,

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, Brad Paisley, Ashley Campbell,

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and the

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, the Chuck Wagon Gang and the Orthophonic Choir, which consists of the collective voices of everyone involved in the project. WSM disc jockey and radio legend

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narrates the spoken word tracks, which were written by Cindy Lovell Carl performed a duet of "Gentle On My Mind" with Ashley Campbell, daughter of Glen Campbell and Kimberly Woolen June 26, 2017. The two collaborated on Glen Campbell's last album, Adios.

Discography

Albums

*Gospel Special ''with Page Family'' *Bluegrass Festival (1971, Prize) *Carl Jackson:Banjo Player (1973,Capitol) *Old Friends (1978,Capitol) *Banjo Man:A Tribute To

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(1981,Sugarhill) *Mississippi Homecoming (1981) *Song of the South (1982,Sugarhill) *Banjo Hits (1983,Sugarhill) ''with Jim & Jesse'' *Spring Training (1991,Sugarhill) ''with John Starling & The Nash Ramblers'' *'Neath The Oaks in the Grove (1993) *Songs of the South (2001,Sugarhill) ''"compilation"'' *''

Orthophonic Joy ''Orthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited'' is a double-CD produced by Grammy Award-winner Carl Jackson, a Bluegrass and country music artist, as a benefit for the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, Tennessee. The projec ...

: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited'' (2015, Sony Legacy Recordings)

Singles

Awards

Grammy Awards

* 1991 Best Bluegrass Album for ''

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'', Carl Jackson & John Starling (with the Nash Ramblers) * 2003 Best Country Album for '' Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers'', Carl Jackson, producer, Luke Wooten, engineer.

IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Awards

*1990 Song of the Year: for ''Little Mountain Church'', Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artists), Jim Rushing & Carl Jackson (songwriters) *2004 Album Of The Year: for ''Celebration of Life: Musicians Against Childhood Cancer'', various artists incl. Carl Jackson *2004 Event Of The Year: for ''Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers'', produced by Carl Jackson

References

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