Small Town Southern Man

About this song

Released in November 2007 as the lead single from Alan Jackson's album Good Time, the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in March 2008, Jackson's 23rd chart-topper there. Country Weekly described it as a loping song driven by fiddle and steel guitar, and the critic Kevin John Coyne reviewed it favorably for Country Universe, giving it an A rating.

What it's about

The song traces the life of a man raised on the gentle kindness of small-town Southern life, with a line about his family growing with daughters and then a son. Jackson said it draws on his own rural upbringing and is meant as a tribute to rural people who work hard and raise families.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's Wikipedia article. Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Fun facts

• Covered once, including “Small Town Southern Man by Fortner Brothers”.
• Written by Alan Jackson.
• Produced by Keith Stegall.