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Alan Jackson : CMT Giants

October 7, 2008 by Jarrod Vrazel

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Alan Jackson will be honored by CMT with a 90 minute special, CMT Giants: Alan Jackson, premiering on CMT on Saturday, December 6, 2008 .  The tribute, featuring live performances by George Strait, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Dierks Bentley, Lee Ann Womack and Miranda Lambert, which will be taped before a live audience on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.  Tickets go on sale Saturday, October 11 at ticketmaster.com. 

Over the course of his career with 16 Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum albums, Alan Jackson has become one of country music’s most respected and honored artists.  He has sold more than 50 million albums and has more than 100 major industry awards to his credit.  Jackson is a three-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year and the most-nominated artist in CMA history.  A prolific songwriter, Jackson penned 23 of his 33 No. 1 singles, including his GRAMMY-winning Best Country Song, “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning).”


A native of small-town Newnan, GA, Jackson was the first artist signed to the fledgling Arista Nashville record label in 1989, and with the release the following year of his debut album, Here in the Real World, his songs immediately connected with fans – leading to four No. 1 singles from that record alone.  Since 1991, Jackson has had 21 No. 1 videos on CMT’s Top 20 countdown including classics such as “Don’t Rock the Jukebox,” “Chattahoochee,” “Pop A Top” and “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere” with Jimmy Buffet.  In 2002, Jackson won the CMT Music Award for Video of the Year with his hit “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning).”  Jackson’s most recent collection Good Time became the fourth album of his career to debut simultaneously at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and all-genre Billboard 200 sales charts.  The 17-song release has netted two No.1 hits in the title track and “Small Town Southern Man”, with a third, “Country Boy,” on its way.  Good Time marks a career first for Jackson as the only time he has been the sole writer of all the songs on his album.

The CMT Giants franchise began in 2006 when Reba McEntire was honored for her stellar career by such stars as Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood, Kelly Clarkson, Martina McBride, Jennifer Nettles, LeAnn Rimes, Megan Mullally, Wynonna and Dolly Parton, each of whom paid tribute to Reba by lending their voices to her biggest hits.  Last year, Hank William Jr. was honored by superstars Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Steven Tyler, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Kid Rock, Gretchen Wilson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Buddy Guy, who all performed their favorite Hank tunes, while Shooter Jennings and Hank’s daughter Holly also joined the tribute.

Don’t miss Alan Jackson on tour with Trace Adkins and James Otto on the Good Time Tour.

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Filed Under: Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, George Strait, News, Taylor Swift

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