For more than 25 years Alan Jackson’s music has provided a soundtrack for American life. The song presented in class was “drive” by Alan. Drive was on Alan’s tenth studio album and I absolutely love this song. This song takes me back to when I was a young boy. I got my first truck at the age of 13 to rebuild/restore with my dad. It was a 1994 ford f150 straight 6, 5 speed on the floor. At 13 my dad used to let me drive the truck with him around the neighborhood and in my uncles pasture on his farm. Only being 13, I had no idea how to drive, let alone; drive a stick shift. But, with some help from my dad and uncle, I quickly learned.

Drive was Released in 2002 on the Arista Nashville, the album produced Jackson’s highest-debuting single on the hot country song charts. Over the course of 25 years, Alan Jackson has kept it country and along the way he’s earned the respect of his peers across all genres. Growing up, I was never to much of a fan of country music until about 9th grade. After 9th grade, country was just about all the music I would listen to. Alan Jackson was one of my favorite artists when I first became a fan, and still is to this day.

What I love most about Alan Jackson is that Alan Jackson personifies the working man’s musician, a hard-working man from humble roots who has risen to the top of his field. I love how he documents the world around him and shares those observations through country music.