{"id":18389,"date":"2025-06-08T21:25:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T21:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=18389"},"modified":"2025-06-08T21:25:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T21:25:55","slug":"watch-alan-jackson-take-the-stage-to-sing-one-of-his-biggest-hits-not-for-fame-but-to-raise-money-for-his-hometown-no-matter-what-life-throws-at-him-health-battles-age-or-the-weigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=18389","title":{"rendered":"Watch Alan Jackson take the stage to sing one of his biggest hits\u2014not for fame, but to raise money for his hometown. No matter what life throws at him\u2014health battles, age, or the weight of time\u2014Alan always finds a way to rise, to stand tall for his people. And when he sings that final line, voice trembling with heart and grit, there\u2019s not a dry eye in the crowd."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/90b2f84\/2147483647\/strip\/false\/crop\/2495x1787+0+0\/resize\/1486x1064!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2Fc9%2F556d47274c5d91b54c5e83ef3372%2Fpeople-alan-jackson-91571.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Jackson is 'hanging it up full time.' But first, a tour - Los Angeles  Times\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alan Jackson and his wife, Denise, grew up in Newnan, Georgia. When a massive EF-4 tornado ripped through the town in March 2021, Jackson gathered some other country music heavy-hitters to put on a benefit to raise money for those who were impacted by the storm. The Where I Come From benefit concert raised money and boosted morale for those who needed it most.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><ins id=\"982a9496-c7ff98f6a465c61d5bfb2aa107efd7c3-3-4493\" class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"c7ff98f6a465c61d5bfb2aa107efd7c3\"><ins id=\"982a9496-c7ff98f6a465c61d5bfb2aa107efd7c3-3-4493-1\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1734605612350-0\" data-google-query-id=\"CJHai8Hh4o0DFUhHHQkdfOk7sg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21715635079\/zmedia_MB-Inread_newsngay.com_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanahighways.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AlanJackson466.jpg\" alt=\"Show Review: Alan Jackson in OKC \u2022 Americana Highways\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jackson has a laundry list of upbeat songs in his discography. However, none of them have the mood-boosting, toe-tapping power of \u201cChattahoochee.\u201d The summer jam has been soundtracking good times since the 1990s and is Jackson\u2019s signature song. Watch him bring the down-home summer vibes to those gathered to support his hometown below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alan Jackson - Chattahoochee (Where I Come From Tornado Benefit Livestream)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PufbYNWm_bY\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can hear the sold-out crowd singing along with the summertime hit in the clip above. That\u2019s more than the sound of a group of people enjoying good music. It\u2019s the sound of a community coming together and healing.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-alan-jackson-raises-millions-for-his-hometown\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alan Jackson Raises Millions for His Hometown<\/h3>\n<p>When Alan Jackson took the stage, he didn\u2019t just rip into a 22-song set. Instead, he took time to talk to the audience before playing some of his biggest hits. \u201cIt\u2019s good to be back down here in my hometown of Newnan, Georgia,\u201d he told the crowd. \u201cI\u2019m from Newnan. My wife, Denise, is from Newnan. We were both born and raised here, and all of our childhood and young adult memories come from this area,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we saw what that tornado did coming through here a few months ago, it broke my heart. It broke Denise\u2019s heart. We had relatives affected by it and friends,\u201d he told them. \u201cThe high school that we went to got hit. I was hoping we\u2019d be able to do something to try to help down here, and it\u2019s just been amazing how this community came together to make this happen,\u201d Jackson added.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson\u2019s Where I Come From benefit concert raised an estimated $2 million for his hometown. The money went to the Coweta Community Foundation\u2019s tornado relief fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Jackson and his wife, Denise, grew up in Newnan, Georgia. 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