1. Final Project Music 1040-06 Emily Maddocks

2.   Born Alan Eugene Jackson on October 17, 1958, in Newnan, GA.  Parents are Joseph Eugene Jackson & Ruth Musick. He has 4 older sisters.  He grew up singing gospel at church and at home. A friend introduced him to the music of Gene Watson, John Anderson and Hank Williams Jr.  Alan Jackson was part of a duo when he was a teenager.  After being married for 6 years, to his high school sweetheart, Denise, Alan and his wife moved to Nashville. Early Life

3.   Alan Jackson wrote his first song in 1983.  Jackson projected a wholesome, image that was down-to-earth that made him well liked.  He is best known for his blending of traditional honky tonk music and Nashville country sounds.  He has written many of his own songs including 35 number one hits with 50 total songs in the Top 10.  He has received multiple awards including Grammys, CMA Awards and ACM Awards.  Jackson is a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Career

4.   Released in October of 2001 just after the 9/11 attacks.  The song debuted at the 2001 CMA Awards and was such a hit that Jackson’s site crashed the day after the performance from server requests. Soon after it was released as a single.  Reminds me of ballad tradition of writing about events in the community.  Jackson was hesitant to release this song because he didn’t know how the public would like it. Where Were You(When the World Stopped Turning)

5.  http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=fvj6zdWLUu k http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=fvj6zdWLUu k  Listen for: southern accent, steel guitar and banjo. lilmissmayhem.blogspot.com article.wn.com

6.   Written in May 1993 by Alan Jackson and Jim McBride.  Hit the top of the charts just before his daughter was born.  Jackson said, "It's a song about having fun, growing up, and coming of age in a small town - which really applies to anyone across the country, not just by the Chattahoochee. We never thought it would be as big as it's become.“  Won a CMA for Single of the Year and Song of the Year. Chattahouchee

7.  http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=J9fwSu8qEF E http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=J9fwSu8qEF E  Listen for :the southern dialect where they drop the first or last part of a word( ‘bout, dreamin’, willin’ etc.), southern accent, steel guitar, & fiddle. grammy.com

8.   Jackson, Denise J., and Ellen Santilli. Vaughn. It's All about Him: Finding the Love of My Life. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2007.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Jackson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Jackson  www.theboot.com/2010/ 10 /17/ top - alan - jackson - songs / www.theboot.com/2010/ 10 /17/ top - alan - jackson - songs /  http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/jackson_alan/bio.jhtml http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/jackson_alan/bio.jhtml  http://www.alanjackson.com/about.html http://www.alanjackson.com/about.html  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEX9fFhG6Ew http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEX9fFhG6Ew Works Cited