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Carl Jackson

Musician · Louisville, Mississippi · carljackson.net
Best known for Guitar

Carl Jackson is a Mississippi-born banjoist, guitarist, singer, and producer whose career runs from a teenage seat with Jim & Jesse to twelve years on the road with Glen Campbell to a Grammy-winning second life as a Nashville producer and songwriter.

  • Born September 18, 1953 in Louisville, Mississippi; raised near Reform, Mississippi in a musical family.
  • By age 9 was playing banjo in his father and uncles' band, The Country Partners; took up guitar, mandolin, dobro, and fiddle as a child.
  • Joined Jim & Jesse McReynolds' Virginia Boys at age 14, touring and frequently appearing on the Grand Ole Opry for four years.
  • Featured banjo player and harmony vocalist in Glen Campbell's touring band 1972–1984; produced Campbell's final studio album "Adiós" (2017).
  • Recorded a string of solo banjo albums for Sugar Hill including "Banjo Man: A Tribute to Earl Scruggs," "Song of the South," and "Banjo Hits."
  • Won the 1991 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album for "Spring Training" (with John Starling).
  • Produced the 2003 Grammy-winning Country Album of the Year, "Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers"; the James Taylor / Alison Krauss duet from that record won Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.
  • Honored on the Mississippi Country Music Trail; a successful Nashville songwriter with cuts by Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, and Dolly Parton.

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