Alan Jackson performed a sold out show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium this week. What made it even better was that 100% of the money went to a local charity: The Colon Cancer Alliance. Of course Jackson had a special connection to the charity. His wife Denise was diagnosed with the disease three years ago. Before […]
Alan Jackson closed out the 2012 CMA Fest in Nashville Sunday night. His performance capped an evening that also featured Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley, Scotty McCreery, and the return of The Mavericks. Before taking the stage, Alan came back to speak with the media about CMA Fest, his new CD, and his 23 year […]
Alan Jackson is the father of three daughters: Mattie, Ali, and Dani. It seems like only yesterday that his oldest, Mattie, graduated high school. When Alan co-hosted Country Countdown USA, he told Lon Helton that Mattie just graduated from college: “I knew it was going to get to me, and when we first got in […]
In the past few years, Alan Jackson has made some changes in his life. He sold the family’s Sweetbriar Farm, south of Nashville. His Center Hill Lake house, where he once hosted a concert with Shania Twain, is now for sale. He’s even sold a lot of his classic cars. What’s behind all those lifestyle […]
Back in November, Alan Jackson was inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame in downtown Nashville. In fact, Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton made the induction speech. In this first radio interview since that event, Alan talked about that day: “You did a great job making me sound good! At the time, it […]
Today we know Alan Jackson for his hits from the past 23 years. Songs like “Chattahoochee,” “Where Were You,” Remember When,” or Don’t Rock The Jukebox.” But back when he was just five years old, Alan got his first taste of being a performer. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton what triggered that memory: […]
Alan Jackson co-hosts the Countdown this week. His new CD, “Thirty Miles West,” comes out this week. The first single, “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore,” is in the Top 30. The album also features Zac Brown on a song called “Dixie Highway.” Alan gives us an update on his daughters, and he […]
Alan Jackson and his wife Denise have been married for 32 years. The couple survived a short separation back in 1998. But they went through a bigger threat when Denise was diagnosed with cancer. Now, more than a year later, Alan says Denise appears to be cancer-free. “She’s doing great, it’s been a year since […]
CMA Week began on Sunday in Nashville as Alan Jackson and Kix Brooks were inducted in the Music City Walk of Fame. Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton had the honor of inducting Alan. He showed the audience Alan’s first single, “Blue Blooded Woman,” on a blue vinyl 45 RPM record. Helton said the song […]
“Where were you when the world stopped turning…on that September day?” If you ask the man who wrote those words, Alan Jackson, his story sounds very much like his song. “I think I was probably like most people. You know, everybody was glued to the news and television and I think it really affected a […]
