On Thursday, the Country Music Hall of Famer unveiled his version of "Still The One," a cover of the 1976 Orleans hit, as a tribute to his wife, Denise, ahead of his farewell performance at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.
“Fifty years ago in 1976, in Newnan, Georgia, I started dating this young girl. She was a cheerleader for Newnan High School,” Jackson said.
Alan Jackson performs at Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 30, 2012Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images
Jackson continued by explaining why he chose to record the song now.
View this post on InstagramThe release comes as Jackson prepares to close out a career that has lasted more than four decades. His farewell concert, titled Last Call: One More for the Road — The Finale, is scheduled for Saturday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.
Alan Jackson's Final Concert
Jackson first revealed in 2021 that he had been living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), a degenerative nerve disorder that affects coordination and balance. Although the condition is not life-threatening, it has made performing increasingly difficult and led to his decision to retire from touring.
Jackson has previously said that retiring from touring does not mean he is retiring from music.
Originally released by Orleans in 1976, "Still The One" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song became part of Alan and Denise Jackson's story long before they married on Dec. 15, 1979.
Although Jackson is widely recognized for writing many of his own hits, he has also found success recording cover songs throughout his career. His versions of "Mercury Blues," "Summertime Blues" and "Pop a Top" all became major country hits.
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