On Saturday night (June 27), fans packed Nashville’s Nissan Stadium for Country Music Hall of Famer Alan Jackson’s last hurrah as a touring artist, for what was billed as “Last Call: One More for the Road – The Finale,” marking an end to Jackson’s touring career. The sold-out event celebrated Jackson’s more than three decades of touring, as well as his enduring cascade of music. Fans who weren’t lucky enough to score a ticket to the stadium show filled downtown Broadway in Music City to watch a livestream of the event.
In 1985, Alan Jackson moved from Newnan, Georgia, to Music City in pursuit of his country music dream —or, as he would call it in his 1990 hit, simply “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow.”
Part of the famed “Class of ’89,” he released his debut album Here in the Real World the following year, and in the nearly four decades that have followed, the tall, lanky singer-songwriter with the humble, down-home demeanor, towering songwriting skills, and an unerring devotion to classic country music has collected 26 Billboard No. 1 Country Airplay chart-toppers, two Grammy wins, and membership into not only the Country Music Hall of Fame (2017), but also the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2018) and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (2011). He’s also a three-time CMA entertainer of the year winner, taking home the accolade in 1995, 2002 and 2003. Beyond being a writer or co-writer on the bulk of his own hits, he’s also known as a writer on songs recorded by Randy Travis, Faith Hill and Clay Walker.
