Superstar Alan Jackson headlines our Celebration Night on May 16 and performs on the same revolving stage
in a non-stop concert with special guests Bonnie Raitt and Martina McBride.
Alan Jackson is one of the most successful and respected singer-songwriters in music. He is in the elite company of Paul McCartney and John Lennon among songwriters who’ve written more than 20 songs that they’ve recorded and taken to the top of the charts. Jackson is one of the 10 best-selling artists since the inception of SoundScan, ranking alongside the likes of Eminem and Metallica. His most recent album, Thirty Miles West, topped the country chart when it was released – the album features the GRAMMY®-nominated song, “So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore.”
Jackson has sold nearly 60 million albums worldwide, topped the country singles charts 35 times, and scored more than 50 Top-10 hits. He has written or co-written 24 of his 35 #1 hit singles. Jackson is a 18-time ACM Award winner, a 16-time CMA Award recipient, and a two-time GRAMMY-winning artist whose songwriting has earned him the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award and an induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame as a 2011 Songwriter/Artist inductee.
Photo Credit: Marina Chavez
Best-selling artist, respected guitarist, and accomplished songwriter Bonnie Raitt has become an institution in American music. Winner of 10 GRAMMY awards, Raitt recently released a new album, “Slipstream,” on her Redwing Records label. Raitt performed at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors and received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance from the Americana Music Association. With popular songs such as “Something to Talk About”and “I Can’t Make You Love Me, ” the soulful blues woman is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a dedicated activist for political and social justice causes near to her heart.
Four-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, three-time Academy of Country Music’s Top Female Vocalist, and GRAMMY-winner, Martina McBride has sold 18 million albums with songs such as “Independence Day,” “This One’s for the Girls,” and “Anyway.” After two decades in the music business, McBride started over with a new record label, manager, and producer. Her new album, “Eleven”, features personal songs such as “Teenage Daughters” and the critically acclaimed “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” and many of which she wrote.