Jan 1, 2011 · LOL!) - "The Alan Jackson Highway" stretches on Interstate 85 from Palmetto (exit 57) to Highway 154 (exit 51) about an hour southwest of Atlanta. We moved here in Newnan September of last year and that was the very first thing I …

Jul 10, 2004 · More than five miles of I-85 were named for Alan Jackson Friday, a stretch through his native Coweta County south of Atlanta. Two hundred Newnan locals turned out to see Jackson unveil the...

Designating the Alan Jackson Highway; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Alan Jackson has brought honor and distinction upon this state through his music having sold over 40 million records; earned 30 number one singles, of which he wrote or co -wrote 22; and won more than 80

In 2004, a five-mile (8 km) stretch of Interstate 85 through Jackson's hometown of Newnan was renamed the "Alan Jackson Highway" in the singer's honor. After learning of the honor, he stated "[Newnan] was a great place to grow up.

A 6-mile stretch of Interstate 85 running through hometown, Newnan, GA dedicated as Alan Jackson Highway; Performs impromptu free concert at Castaways Marina in Jupiter, FL; Joins friends George Strait and Jimmy Buffett for concert at Texas Stadium in …

Jan 21, 2025 · Country music legend Alan Jackson kicked off the 2025 leg of his ongoing “Last Call: One More for the Road” Tour this past Saturday, and it was an evening absolutely packed with the hits, in a packed Paycom Center, smack dab in the middle of downtown Oklahoma City.

Brent Andrew Nixon is listening to Hungry Hard Luck Heroes- A tribute to Jimmy Buffett the early years at Alan Jackson Highway. Not the all you can eat buffet variety, the Jimmy variety. What …

"There's this highway that's been in existence for forever now -- it's called the Dixie Highway and it runs from north of Michigan all the way down to South Florida, and I wrote a song about it that's on the album," Alan explains.

The title of this seven-and-a-half minute homage to rural life refers to a network of interconnected roads known as the Dixie Highway that connect the US Midwest with the Southern United States. Part of it runs near Jackson's hometown of Newnan, Georgia and this song finds him recalling growing up there.

Dixie Highway Lyrics: I was born on the Dixie Highway / Red clay and Georgia pines / I was raised on the Dixie Highway / No sweeter place you’ll ever find / Wood frame house and gravel...