Born 0ctober 17, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH: Newnan, Georgia
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: Nashville, Tennessee
HOBBIES: Collecting cars, boats, fishing, water-skiing and motorcycles.
FAMILY: Wife Denise and three daughters, Mattie Denise (born June 19, 1990), Alexandra Jane (born August 23, 1993) and Dani Grace (born August 28, 1997); mother Ruth (maiden name Musick), father Gene (Eugene) (passed away 01/31/00), sisters Diane, twins Cathy and Carol and Connie.
MARRIED: December 15, 1979
EDUCATION: Graduated from Newnan High School and attended one year at West Georgia College.
HAIR: Blonde
EYES: Blue
HEIGHT: 6'4"
IDOLS: George Jones, Hank Williams Sr. and Merle Haggard.
ALAN'S FAVORITES
BOOTS: A pair of red cowboy boots that he wore in the Chattahoochee video
CLOTHES: T-shirts and jeans.
CHILDHOOD MEMORY: A red go-cart that he received for Christmas, his father built it for him.
COLOR: Blue.
FOODS: He enjoys Brunswick stew and Pineapple and mayonnaise sandwiches.
MOVIE: The Outlaw Jose Wales
ACTOR: Clint Eastwood.
ACTRESS: Jodie Foster.
TV SHOW: The Andy Griffith Show.
SONG: He Stopped Loving Her Today, by George Jones.
PLACE TO RIDE HIS HARLEY: Around Crater Lake in Oregon.
GUITAR: Jim Triggs
HAT: Stetson Rancher - Silver Belly
SPORTS: Fishing & Tennessee Titans
TIME-OFF ACTIVITY: Teaching his daughters to fish and water-ski
SELF-PENNED SONG: 'Home' (from Here in the Real World & Greatest Hits Collection)
CHILDHOOD PET: A spider monkey named Peanuts
PLACE TO RELAX: Gulf of Mexico
HOBBIES: Collects classic cars, antique boats and Harley-Davidson motorcycles
CHARITY: Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee
OTHER ALAN FACTS
HOW ALAN MET DENISE: They met at the Dairy Queen in Newnan, Georgia.
FIRST JOB: At age 12, he took a job in a shoe repair shop.
OTHER JOBS: Car and Furniture Salesman, Carpenter, Home-builder, Garage Worker, Fork-lift Driver at K-Mart and Mailroom worker at TNN
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: George Jones, Hank Williams, Sr., Hank William, Jr., Merle Haggard, George Strait, John Conlee, John Anderson and Gene Watson
FIRST INSTRUMENT: A guitar he still owns that his parents bought for $50 when he was 16.
FIRST PERFORMANCE: At 17, the role of Barnaby in a school production of 'Oklahoma.'
FIRST BAND: Dixie Steel (The name brand of a box of nails.)
BIG BREAK: In 1985, Denise met Glen Campbell in an airport when she was working as a flight attendant. She told him about Alan and gave him a tape. Glen gave her his business card and suggested that Alan call Glen's publishing company. A few months later, Alan and Denise moved to Nashville to start his road to the 'Real World'.
SIGNED TO ARISTA NASHVILLE: June 26, 1989
GRAND OLE OPRY INDUCTION: 1991
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