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Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed, Don Schlitz to join Hall of Fame

April 07, 2017 12:00 am • Last Updated: April 07, 2017 1:15 pm

Singer and songwriter Alan Jackson speaks after it was announced Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn., that he is one of the 2017 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame along with songwriter Don Schlitz and the late singer and songwriter Jerry Reed. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Keeping It Country

Alan Jackson, the late actor-singer-guitarist Jerry Reed and songwriter Don Schlitz will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame later this year. Jackson broke out in 1990 with his neo-traditional style of honky-tonk country music with hits like "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)." Schlitz' hits include "The Gambler."

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