Alan Jackson: Shoe Repairman Never one to shy from work (he earned enough to buy two cars -- one a '55 Thunderbird -- before graduating high school), Jackson got his start at age 12, repairing shoes at a Newnan, Ga., shoe store.
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Alan Jackson: Shoe Repairman Never one to shy from work (he earned enough to buy two cars -- one a '55 Thunderbird -- before graduating high school), Jackson got his start at age 12, repairing shoes at a Newnan, Ga., shoe store.
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i love Allan Jackson! I am doing "Good Time" for a school talent show.
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