Carl jackson biography

Two-time GRAMMY Award winning producer. Hit country songwriter. Celebrated musician and vocalist. Trusted mentor and friend. Carl Jackson has been all these over his 50-year career. In Mississippi Public Broadcasting's new documentary, you’ll see why his peers consider him one of the greats. Featuring Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Tom T. Hall, and more.

GRAMMY Museum Mississippi is thrilled to screen Mississippi Public Broadcasting's new documentary, Meet Carl Jackson. After the screening, Bill Ellison will moderate a conversation with the legend himself Carl Jackson!

Not Rated | Run Time: 55 minutes

One of Mississippi’s most talented and accomplished musicians, Carl Jackson began his musical career at the age of 14 when 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 landed a job with Glen Campbell, and remained in Campbell's band for 12 years.

As a songwriter and musician, Jackson has had multiple songs on the country and bluegrass charts. He was named Bluegrass music's MVP in 2006 and was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame that same year. Jackson is a two-time GRAMMY Award winner for producing the albums Spring Training and Livin’, Lovin’, Losin’: Songs of the Louvin Brothers.  In 2011, Jackson was honored by the state of Mississippi with the installation of a Country Music Trail Marker in his hometown of Louisville.

In 2015, Jackson produced the historic and star-studded Orthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited project, and in 2017 he performed a duet of "Gentle On My Mind" with Ashley Campbell, daughter of Glen Campbell, as the two collaborated on Glen Campbell's final album, Adios.

Throughout his

Multiple Grammy award winner, Carl Jackson, was born in the small town of Louisville, Mississippi on September 18, 1953. By the time he was eight years old, thanks to his father's influence and a burning desire inside, he was already well on his way to being an accomplished musician.

At age fourteen, after playing backstage at a local concert for Jim and Jesse McReynolds, he was asked to be a Virginia Boy by the bluegrass greats and soon found himself on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. He played banjo for Jim and Jesse for almost five years before joining The Sullivan Family for a short time as a guitarist. Carl then broke away and journeyed to Columbus, Ohio to form a group called "The Country Store" with close friends Jimmy Gaudreau, Bill Rawlins, and the late Keith Whitley. The band in its original form would last little more than a week, for just around the corner lay another big break for the boy from the hills of Mississippi.

Glen Campbell came into town to play the state fair and being huge fans of his, Carl and Keith went out to see the show. Afterwards they ran into Glen's banjo player, Larry McNeely, who persuaded Carl to come by the next day for a jam session. After picking for a while, Larry suddenly told Carl he had been looking for someone to take his place with Glen because he was tired of traveling and that Carl was the man. Larry took him to meet and play for Campbell and Glen hired him on the spot. For the next twelve years, Glen featured Carl everywhere he went as “the greatest banjo player in the world”. 

During his years with Glen, Carl started to concentrate on his vocal and songwriting abilities as well as his musicianship. He recorded two albums for Capitol Records, ("Carl Jackson: Banjo Player" and "Old Friends"), three for Sugar Hill, ("Banjo Man: A Tribute To Earl Scruggs", "Song Of The South", and "Banjo Hits"), and th

American politician (born 1984)

Carl W. Jackson (born October 27, 1984) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland Senate representing the 8th district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2019 to 2025.

Background

Jackson was born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 27, 1984. He graduated from Overlea High School in Baltimore County, Maryland and attended Strayer University in Washington, D.C., where he earned a B.S. degree in business administration in 2008 and a M.B.A degree in 2017. He worked as an administrative analyst for the University of Maryland School of Social Work and served as a member of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Staff Senate from 2014 to 2019.

Jackson was called to politics by President Barack Obama exhortation at the end of his second term that young people interested in making a change should run for office. He entertained his political appetite by volunteering for the campaign of Jon Ossoff in the 2017 Georgia's 6th congressional district special election.

Jackson was an unsuccessful candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 8, a district that was seen as one of the swingiest of the state's swing districts. He prevailed in the Democratic primary, receiving 24.8 percent of the vote, but was defeated in the general election by a margin of 570 votes. After his election loss, he said that he was "so depressed he didn't know what to do." In December 2018, Baltimore County executive-elect Johnny Olszewski invited him to co-chair the public safety workgroup for his transition team and he also later joined the Baltimore County Pedestrian and Bicycle Committee at the suggestion of county councilwoman Cathy Bevins.

In September 2019, following the resignation of state delegate Er

American musician

For other people named Carl Jackson, see Carl Jackson (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Carl Eugene Jackson (born September 18, 1953) is an American country 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 Ira and Charlie Louvin. He also recorded one of the songs on the CD, a collection of duets featuring such artists as James Taylor, Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, 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 Billboard 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 International Bluegrass Music Association's Song of the Year award in 1990 for "Little Mountain Church House", which was recorded by Ricky Skaggs and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Jackson has written songs performed by Glen Campbell ("Letter To Home"), Garth Brooks ("Against the Grain", "Fit for a King"), Alecia Nugent ("Breaking New Ground"), Terri Clark ("Hold Your Horses"), and Rhonda Vincent ("I'm Not Over You"), among others.

Jackson's "Lonesome Dove" was recorded by co-writer Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time, Ricky Skaggs, Trisha Yearwood, and Tim Hensley, in addition to his own rendition on the album wi