Alan Jackson‘s daughter, Mattie Selecman, opens up about the tragic loss of her husband, attorney Ben Selecman, after less than a year of marriage, in her upcoming book, Lemons on Friday. The book became Selecman’s way of dealing with her grief, and grappling with her faith in the midst of so much sorrow. “When I lost my husband, the…
Alan Jackson‘s daughter, Mattie Selecman, is opening up about the loss of her husband, Ben Selecman, in an accident on a boat dock in 2018, less than a year after they were married. Selecman, who wrote about her journey in the upcoming Lemons on Friday book, out in November, says the loss was not only devastating for her, but…
Alan Jackson is opening up about his health struggles. The Country Music Hall of Fame member reveals he has been diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a rare degenerative nerve condition. Jackson has lived quietly with the illness for the last ten years, which has been affecting his ability to walk. As his symptoms become more and more obvious, Jackson realized…
Alan Jackson just released the video for “Where Have You Gone,” the title track of his latest album. The black and white video, filmed from the stage of the Ryman Auditorium, honors the country music legends of years gone by. In the video, Jackson can be seen surrounded by instruments such as fiddle, steel guitar, banjo, upright bass, acoustic…
Alan Jackson‘s daughter, Mattie Selecman, is opening up about her grief, three years after losing her husband, attorney Ben Selecman in injuries sustained in a fall on a boat dock in Florida. Selecman writes about the heartbreaking experience in her new book, Lemons on Friday, and the lessons she has learned since becoming a widow when she was just…
Alan Jackson has written with numerous other people before, but his new song, “Racing the Dark,” will always be special to him, because it was written with his daughter, Mattie Jackson Selecman. The song is being released along with her upcoming book, Lemons on Friday, which chronicles her journey of grief when her husband, Ben Selecman, died of a…
CMT Giants: Charley Pride aired on Wednesday, August 25, with artists like Alan Jackson, Lee Ann Womack, George Strait, Luke Combs and more honoring one of country music’s biggest trailblazers. Jackson performed “Where Do I Put Her Memory?,” which became a No. 1 hit for Pride in 1979. Womack sang “Crystal Chandeliers,” included on Pride’s 1967 The Country Way…
Alan Jackson is back at country radio with a new single, and it’s a tear-jerker. The 62-year-old is releasing “You’ll Always Be My Baby,” from his recent Where Have You Gone, album. Jackson wrote the song for his eldest daughter Mattie’s wedding to the late Ben Selecman, who passed away in a boating accident after less than a year…
Father’s Day is on June 20 this year, celebrating all of the men who take on the role of a father in some capacity. We have ten songs to help honor all of the men who deserve to be celebrated on Father’s Day. 10. “Watching You,” Rodney Atkins “Watching You,” which Rodney Atkins wrote with Brian White and Steve…
If Alan Jackson is one thing, it’s determined. The Country Music Hall of Fame member has had one of the most successful careers of any artist in country music, success that was only won thanks to his tenacity, even when others stood in his way. “I can’t even remember all the showcases that I had done previous to that…
