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Sounds of country music coming to the Ford Amphitheatre
Article published on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006 |
TAMPA - Alan Jackson with Little Big Town and The Wreckers will bring the sound of country music to the Ford Amphitheatre on Saturday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m.
Alan Jackson is often referred to as the standard bearer of traditional country music. Since 1989 he has sold more than 45 million albums and had 31 number one songs, 21 of which were his own compositions.
He has won upwards of 95 Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, Grammy, ASCAP, American Music, Billboard and other industry awards and has the record for the most Country Music Association nominations.
The year 2001 brought an enormous hit in "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," a poignant attempt to make sense of the aftermath of September 11; rush-released after an awards-show premiere, the song rocketed to the top of the country charts and also became his first single to crack the pop Top 30. It was followed by the full-length Drive in 2002, which spawned another number one in "Drive (For Daddy Gene)," a tribute to Jackson's late father. The album was Jackson's seventh to top the country charts, and it also became his first to top the pop charts.
His second greatest-hits collection appeared in 2003 and featured the crossover hit "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," a duet with Jimmy Buffett. A year later the well-received What I Do became the purest country album from Jackson in years. His latest album, the sixteenth, titled Like Red On A Rose is this first collaboration with twenty time grammy winner Allison Krauss.
According to Jackson, the results of their collaboration are "an album you can put on in the evening when you and your spouse are having a glass of wine and can just sit back and listen. I'm at a point in my life where I've lived through a lot, survived a lot, enjoyed a lot, had tears, and laughter and all of that . . . and a lot of these songs are that story."
Reserved seat tickets are $59.50 and $49.50; festival lawn $35. Tickets are available by phone by calling 727-898-2100 or online at www.livenation.com and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
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Article published on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006
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