{"id":2865,"date":"2025-05-09T08:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2865"},"modified":"2025-05-09T08:32:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:32:00","slug":"alan-jackson-had-the-whole-arena-in-tears-with-his-emotional-performance-of-remember-when-at-the-acm-awards-on-may-8-with-his-final-tour-coming-soon-and-health-issues-pushing-him-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2865","title":{"rendered":"Alan Jackson had the whole arena in tears with his emotional performance of \u201cRemember When\u201d at the ACM Awards on May 8. With his final tour coming soon and health issues pushing him to retire, this wasn\u2019t just another song\u2014it was a heartfelt goodbye. No big lights or effects, just Alan, soft blue lighting, and home videos playing behind him. As he sang about growing old with his wife Denise and raising their family, every word hit deeper. His voice cracked at the end, and you could feel it\u2014this was more than music. It was a thank-you, a farewell, and a moment no one there will forget. He later got the Lifetime Achievement Award, but truth is, he\u2019d already won everyone over."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Alan-Jackson-Performs-Remember-When-at-2025-CMA-Awards-GettyImages-2214144265.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Alan Jackson Performs at 2025 ACM Awards Amid Health Battle | Us Weekly\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tonight (May 8), the Academy of Country Music is celebrating 60 years of the ACM Awards. The award show could go on for decades. However,\u00a0Alan Jackson\u2019s career won\u2019t last much longer. He\u2019ll play his final concert later this month. Then, he plans to retire from touring due to health issues. Tonight, though, he reminded everyone why he is one of the most celebrated singer\/songwriters in modern country music with a touching rendition of \u201cRemember When.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/alan-jackson-1-1024x564.jpg\" alt=\"The 2025 ACM Awards LIVE Blog - Saving Country Music\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everyone in the Ford Center was on their feet before Jackson sang the first note. The country traditionalist chose to forgo over-the-top stage production. Instead, the \u201cRemember When\u201d video played on the screen behind him as soft blue bulbs lit the stage. Jackson fought back tears as he savored the last note of the song, leaving everyone else in the same state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the video down below and don\u2019t forget to share this beautiful song with your friends and family\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alan Jackson | Remember When | Full Performance | Live @ The 60th ACM Awards2025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OXg8MnqmXGM\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Since releasing his debut single, \u201cBlue Blooded Woman\u201d in 1989, Jackson has notched 36 No. 1 singles on the\u00a0<em>Billboard\u00a0<\/em>country charts. He could have picked any one of those to perform during what may be his final ACM Awards appearance. However, he chose to leave the entire audience in tears with his 2003 chart topper \u201cRemember When.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"h-alan-jackson-strikes-a-sentimental-chord-at-the-acm-awards\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alan Jackson Strikes a Sentimental Chord at the ACM Awards<\/h3>\n<p>The song fit tonight\u2019s theme like a glove. The ACM is celebrating its 60-year milestone and started the show with a look back at Song of the Year winners from decades past. Additionally, Jackson will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during tonight\u2019s broadcast. It\u2019s an award celebrating all he has done for country music over the last three decades. \u201cRemember When\u201d sees the Georgia native looking back on his long and loving relationship with his wife, Denise, and their children.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote the song and released it in October 2003 as the second and final single from\u00a0<em>Greatest Hits Volume II.\u00a0<\/em>The track went to the top of the chart and stayed there for two weeks. Since then, it has joined songs like \u201cChattahoochee\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Rock the Jukebox\u201d among Jackson\u2019s most popular songs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight (May 8), the Academy of Country Music is celebrating 60 years of the ACM Awards. The award show could go on for decades. 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