Alan Jackson to receive CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Singer-songwriter Alan Jackson will receive one of the Country Music Association’s top honors next month during its annual telecast.
The CMA announced on Thursday that Jackson, 64, will receive the 2022 CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award for attaining “the highest degree of recognition in Country Music.”
According to the Associated Press, Jackson joins a select group of artists who’ve been given the award, including Nelson, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton and Charley Pride.
“We are thrilled to honor Alan Jackson this year with the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award,” said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer, in a news release. “A three-time CMA Entertainer of the Year, he is responsible for so many iconic moments in CMA Awards history. Just as Alan has been influenced by many Country legends throughout his career, he too has inspired a generation of artists to stay true to the authenticity of Country Music.”
The Georgia-born artist is known for his hits “Chattahoochee,” “Don’t Rock the Jukebox,” “Gone Country” and “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere.”
Jackson revealed a degenerative nerve condition in 2021 that he has been battling for over a decade.
The degenerative nerve condition, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, has been systematically compromising smaller, weaker muscles in the two-time Grammy Award winner’s arms and legs, creating balance issues that have become more noticeable in recent years, Jackson told “Today” in an exclusive 2021 interview.
NASHVILLE, TN – JUNE 07: Alan Jackson performs live at Acme Feed & Seed on June 7, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for Acme Feed & Seed)
Alan Jackson during 20th Annual American Music Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Atlanta – FEBRUARY 19: Singer/Songwriter Alan Jackson performs at The OMNI Coliseum in Atlanta Georgia February 19, 1991 (Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD – APRIL 16: Country superstar Alan Jackson attends the Hollywood Walk Of Fame star ceremony honoring him held on April 16, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
American Country musician Alan Jackson plays acoustic guitar as he performs onstage at Irving Plaza, New York, New York, January 19, 2000. (Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson during Academy of Country Music Awards Nomination at California Universal Amptheatre in Universal City, CA, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 22: Alan Jackson invites Nancy Jones on stage during Playin’ Possum! The Final No Show Tribute To George Jones at Bridgestone Arena on November 22, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/WireImage)
NASHVILLE, TN – 2000: Country music singer Alan Jackson performs at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2000, during the Opry’s 75th anniversary. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson and wife Denise Jackson during 26th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at Universal Ampitheater in Universal City, California, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson during 27th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – JUNE 10: Alan Jackson performs at LP Field during the 2012 CMA Music Festival on June 10, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson and wife Denise during 2005 CMT Music Awards – Backstage at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage for CMT: Country Music Television)
Alan Jackson performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on September 12, 1992 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
Singer/actress Reba McEntire, musician Alan Jackson and Denise Jackson in the audience during the 2008 CMT Awards at Curb Event Center at Belmont University on April 14, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. *EXCLUSIVE* ***Exclusive*** (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
ANAHEIM, CA – APRIL 16: Alan Jackson performs at Honda Center on April 16, 2016 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson during Alan Jacksons performs in Kansas City – June 3, 2007 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, Kansas, United States. (Photo by Jason Squires/WireImage)
Marie Osmond, Alan Jackson, and Dick Clark during Academy of Country Music Awards Nomination at California Universal Amptheatre in Universal City, CA, United States. (Photo by Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
THE 51ST ANNUAL CMA AWARDS – "The 51st Annual CMA Awards," hosted for the 10th year by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, airs live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on The Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Television Network. (Image Group LA/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
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Alan Jackson performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on September 12, 1992 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 25: Lee Ann Womack and Alan Jackson perform onstage at the 14th Annual Academy Of Country Music Honors at Ryman Auditorium on August 25, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Mickey Bernal/FilmMagic)
Alan Jackson Presents George Strait with the Gene Weed Special Achievement Award at the 38th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (Photo by M. Caulfield/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NY – July 2 MANDATORY CREDIT Bill Tompkins/Getty Images Alan Jackson performing on a televsion program on July 2, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bill Tompkins/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE – OCTOBER 10: Country singer and songwriter Clint Black, Dolly Parton, and Alan Jackson backstage before the CMA Award Show Backstage October 10, 1988 in Nashville, Tennessee. (photo by Beth Gwinn/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – MAY 19: Singer-songwriter Alan Jackson performs during the "HONKY TONK HIGHWAY" tour at Ascend Amphitheater on May 19, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – APRIL 05: 2017 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees Songwriter Don Schlitz and Recording Artist Alan Jackson pose along with existing Hall of Fame members during the 2017 Hall of Fame Inductees Announcement where Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed and Don Schlitz were announced to become 2017 inductees at The Country Music Hall of Fame on April 5, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – JUNE 09: Alan Jackson attends the 2010 CMT Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 9, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
ENTERPRISE, AL – JUNE 05: Alan Jackson performs during the 2009 BamaJam Music & Arts Festival at Corner of Hwy 167 and County Road 156 on June 5, 2009 in Enterprise, Alabama. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
