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Two months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington D.C., Alan Jackson debuted a song that had come to him in the middle of the night weeks earlier. Sitting in front of his peers at the CMA Awards, he nervously "got through" the five-minute performance and walked off the stage relieved. He now tells Yahoo! News that he had no idea the song would resonate like it did.
In times of tragedy, country music heals. Songs from some of the genre's best artists are used as therapy during great personal and national strife. No song has unified quite like Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)."
On Aug. 5, 1995, Alan Jackson had a big reason to celebrate: The singer earned his 11th No. 1 hit with his single "I Don't Even Know Your Name."
“It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” was nearly overlooked on this list of the Top Country Songs of the Century — it’s easy to overlook songs that don’t immediately touch the heart.
The Zac Brown Band are well known for their hit "Chicken Fried" ... but it almost wasn't their hit.
When tragedies happen, we often to turn to music to help us understand and cope with the emotional aftermath. Country singers and songwriters are the most gifted storytellers, particularly adept at capturing a moment in three (or more) timeless minutes of music. These songs were all born from tragedies around the world.
Alan Jackson has already been the subject of an exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame, and now he's made it into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as well.
Alan Jackson celebrated his 25th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry on June 7, and the Opry released a video of Jackson performing his classic hit "Remember When" to remember the event.
Whether he knows it or not, Alan Jackson made a difference in the lives of one grandmother and her family recently with his music.
A photo gallery of grin-inducing pictures of country music stars.
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