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Alan Jackson scored one of the biggest hits of his entire career when he recorded “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” with Jimmy Buffett in 2003, but he was not the artist the songwriters had in mind when they wrote the song. In fact, the song didn’t come to him until several other artists had passed on it! Jim “Moose” Brown and Don Rollins co-wrote “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” and Rollins tells the Boot that their original demo was “very island-ly,” framed by acoustic guitars and punctuated by steel drums. “It was definitely that ‘Margaritaville’ feel.” The song was inspired by an old phrase Roll...
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Country music fans have seen inside the biggest, craziest and most expensive country singers’ homes, but there are some celebrity homes in country music that are almost as famous as the country stars who own them. Country music’s most famous houses highlight residences that have been immortalized in television and film productions, including a country icon’s first Nashville homes, as well as another country legend’s “dream home” that served as a gathering place for the stars. Some of the celebrity homes in the list below have historical value, and others have been so extensively photographed t...
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Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube Alan Jackson scored one of the biggest hits of his career with a song that surprised even him with its success. Jackson was still in the early part of his career when he and songwriter Jim McBride wrote “Chattahoochee,” which was released as the third single from his A Lot About Livin’ (And a Little ‘Bout Love) album in 1993. The song came about from a random line McBride suggested. “Jim McBride and I were trying to write an uptempo song and Jim came in with the line ‘Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee,'” Jackson recalls in the liner notes to 1995’s T...
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Alan Jackson’s eldest daughter, Mattie, welcomed her first child into the world on June 20 and the country star just shared a photo of the family with the newest addition with fans. While the initial post came from the new mom, the proud grandfather also took to social media to share the baby news. “Denise and I are so happy to announce the arrival of our grandson Wesley Alan Smith,” Jackson writes. This is the couple’s second grandchild, and the comment section of the post was full of love and congratulations. “Those little bitty things… Congratulations to the whole family,” one fan writes! M...
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Alan Jackson’s eldest daughter, Mattie, welcomed her first child into the world on June 20 and the country star just shared a photo of the family with the newest addition with fans. While the initial post came from the new mom, the proud grandfather also took to social media to share the baby news. “Denise and I are so happy to announce the arrival of our grandson Wesley Alan Smith,” Jackson writes. This is the couple’s second grandchild, and the comment section of the post was full of love and congratulations. “Those little bitty things… Congratulations to the whole family,” one fan writes! M...
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Alan Jackson is officially a grandfather to two grandsons! His oldest daughter, Mattie Jackson, welcomed her first child into the world on Thursday June 20. “One week ago my life was forever changed,” the new mom writes. The new mom shared various photos of their little guy, including the first few moments of life as a family of three. “Wesley Alan Smith joined our little family on June 20th, the absolute best birthday gift I could have ever imagined,” she shares. “There is no greater honor in life than being chosen by God to be your mom. And no sweeter joy than watching your daddy adore you a...
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Alan Jackson is officially a grandfather to two grandsons! His oldest daughter, Mattie Jackson, welcomed her first child into the world on Thursday June 20. “One week ago my life was forever changed,” the new mom writes. The new mom shared various photos of their little guy, including the first few moments of life as a family of three. “Wesley Alan Smith joined our little family on June 20th, the absolute best birthday gift I could have ever imagined,” she shares. “There is no greater honor in life than being chosen by God to be your mom. And no sweeter joy than watching your daddy adore you a...
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This September, Alan Jackson will receive yet another award that lauds his G.O.A.T. status. The Country Hall of Famer will be honored with the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 Nashville Songwriters Awards ceremony. Each year, this award celebrates a songwriter whose work has “made a significant contribution to the American songbook and who has inspired the careers of others.” According to the website for the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), recipients are personally chosen by the award’s namesake, Kris Kristofferson. Jackson is joining a small, e...
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This September, Alan Jackson will receive yet another award that lauds his G.O.A.T. status. The Country Hall of Famer will be honored with the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 Nashville Songwriters Awards ceremony. Each year, this award celebrates a songwriter whose work has “made a significant contribution to the American songbook and who has inspired the careers of others.” According to the website for the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), recipients are personally chosen by the award’s namesake, Kris Kristofferson. Jackson is joining a small, e...
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Post Malone covering George Strait was unexpected if you’d not been paying attention. The “I Had Some Help” hitmaker’s catalog of classic country covers runs deep. Contemporary artists like Blake Shelton, Morgan Wallen and (possibly) Luke Combs will dot his official country debut on Aug. 16, but over the last several months the Texan has pulled out hits from George Strait, Randy Travis, John Michael Montgomery and about 10 others. We found video of some of his most memorable country covers. Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube Stagecoach 2024 featured a setlist filled with great country so...
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