May 7, 2013 Legendary country music artist, George Jones passed away on April 26 at the age of 81. The iconic country singer was laid to rest in Nashville, TN on May 2 after a nearly three-hour-long celebration of his life held at the Grand Ole O
While Willie Nelson was celebrating his birthday on this day in 1981, George Jones was celebrating 3 huge wins at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Named Male Vocalist that year, George Jones also took home Single of the Year, and Song of the Year for the song that he gave credit for saving his career, stating that "a four-decade career had been salvaged by a three-minute song
Reports that Alan Jackson's middle daughter Ali was hospitalized after a car accident have proven untrue after the singer's publicist confirmed the story was a hoax. A fake Alan Jackson Facebook page was set up with a post that seemed to come from the hitmaker. It was not his official page, however.
Today celebrates the debut album of Alan Jackson which reached platinum status on this day in 1991. 'Here in the Real World' was Jackson's debut studio album and produced 5 singles, including, 'Chasin That Neon Rainbow', 'Wanted', and the title track, 'Here in the Real World'
If you're one of the many fans who's disappointed because you couldn't get a ticket to George Jones' sold out farewell concert in Nashville, well ... prepare to get even more disappointed. On top of the enormous roster of guest stars slated to appear at the once-in-a-lifetime event, Jones has just added even more star power, including Alan Jackson and Travis Tritt.
The love song theme continues with the the K-LAW Country Song Showdown this week, after George Strait's 'I Cross My Heart' took last week's honors against John Michael Montgomery and 'I Swear'.
Saturday evening was warm but a great night for 3 awesome bands and the best fireworks in all of southwest Oklahoma.
Alan Jackson reached out to the victims of the Colorado wildfires by doing what he does best — putting on an entertaining concert. On Thursday (June 28), the country superstar played the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre, where he raised thousands of dollars for the devastated area.
Country music superstar Alan Jackson will help some deserving military families celebrate July 4th a little bit early this year. According to a post on Jackson’s website, the singer is slated to perform this coming Saturday (June 30) at Fort Sill, Okla. to kick off the military installation’s patriotic festivities.
If I had to make a list of my favorite country artists, Alan Jackson would rank pretty close to the top. Right up there with George Strait and Willie Nelson. Since he is going to be here Saturday night I thought it would be fun to look back at his hits from the 1990's and share my top 5 picks...so, here you go.
Last week's KLAW Country Song Showdown saw Dierks Bentley's "5-1-5-0" take nearly two thirds of the vote to make it the champion.
This week is shaping up to be a pretty decent one in the lives and careers of Alan Jackson and newcomer Jana Kramer. Both of their brand new albums hit stores last Tuesday, and now the charts are in. Jackson’s ‘Thirty Miles West’ knocked Carrie Underwood‘s ‘Blown Away’ out of the No. 1 slot, while Kramer’s self-titled project comes in at No. 5, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
