Alan Jackson To Celebrate 25th
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 5, 2014) Superstar Alan Jackson held a press conference this morning at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville to announce a year-long celebration of his 25th year in the music business.
Jackson’s 25th anniversary celebration is a multi-faceted undertaking that will celebrate his countless – and ongoing – contributions to country music. He announced plans for a special 25-city, 25th anniversary tour, slated to officially begin in 2015. And the Hall of Fame unveiled plans for a special 25th anniversary collaboration with Jackson that will include a Country Music Hall of Fame exhibit and Jackson’s participation as the Hall’s next Artist-in-Residence.
On Friday, August 29, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will unveil a new exhibit highlighting Alan Jackson’s 25-year career. Additionally, he will be the museum’s next Artist-in-Residence, delivering a unique series of intimate performances later this year; dates and details will be released soon. Jackson is the first artist to be subject of a museum exhibit while serving as Artist-in-Residence. The new, expertly curated exhibit will give fans a deep and personal look into Jackson’s career and personal life, showcasing such things as awards, instruments, clothes and personal mementos, including many that will be easily recognized from his concerts, albums and music videos. The exhibit will include many never-before-seen treasures that are of special meaning to Jackson, all on display for the public to enjoy.
Jackson’s announcement was attended by many fans visiting Nashville for the annual CMA Music Festival. Less than 12 hours earlier, Jackson thrilled – and surprised – festival-goers with an impromptu late-night show at a downtown Nashville honky-tonk, The Stage; his unexpected performance came just a couple hours after he was honored on live television at the CMT Music Awards with the program’s first-ever Impact Award.
Following a Nashville press conference to announce a year-long upcoming celebration of his 25th anniversary in the music business, Alan Jackson spent a few minutes reflecting on his career…admitting that, in 1989, he could’ve never foreseen what the coming years would bring.
“No, I couldn’t picture any of this at all! I used to think if you could have a hit or two and your career lasts three or four years, you’re very lucky. Get a record deal and have that happen. And that’s all I was aiming for, just [at] the first. It was like a ladder, you know – the first step was getting that record deal. And then if you could have a hit, you know, that’s the next one. But I never thought I’d have a career that lasts more than five years, because…when you looked at other artists, that was typically about how long most of ’em would come and go, you know, in the mainstream of country music. But…no, I couldn’t have dreamed any of this. No way. I didn’t know all this was possible. I didn’t even – I was so young and naïve, I guess, I didn’t really even imagine all this could happen.”
Alan Jackson talked about the many varied and cherished mementos his career has provided him…from industry trophies and plaques to gifts of appreciation from his fans.
“In the beginning, you think, ‘Well, I won this award – you probably won’t win any more awards,’ and you just…the next thing you know, it just keeps coming and coming and coming. And I just…it’s overwhelming! You can’t even look at all of it! It’s just crazy. It just really is. It’s overwhelming for me to go look at it all. And I’ve gotten…from the Grammys, which is supposed to be the top of the awards – I always put the CMA above them, myself – all the way down to just little things that I’ve gotten at shows and towns and places. I’ve gotten everything from pieces of The Pentagon when it got hit…pieces of steel from 9-11 and a fireman’s from New York and just…sheriff’s badges from every county in the country just about…and keys to cites and, I mean, just so many small and large honors that just keep on coming.”
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