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CONCERT REVIEW
\ \ ALAN
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By MEL IN DA HUTCH1NS
Staff Writer
I have listened to country music
for a couple of years, but until the
Alan Jackson concert, I had never
been to a performance. I never
knew country could be so entertaining.
The coliseum filled fast with
people in jeans and cowboy hats.
The lights went down, and, when
Jackson appeared onstage, the
entire audience stood, whistled,
applauded and screamed as loud as
they could.
His opening song, "Chasin' that
Neon Rainbow," brought forth
choreographed bursts of colorful
stage lights. Reds, blues, yellows
and greens flashed across the
crowd as his six-piece band kept
the beat.
Jackson's music is unmistakably
country with a bit of rock 'n' roll
flavor sung with a Southern twang.
His baritone voice penetrated the
audience, especially as he performed
"Midnight in
Montgomery," "Here in the Real
World," his other hit singles and
even a few new releases.
All this is quite admirable for a
man who was working as a K-Mart
forklift operator less than eight
years ago and repaired old cars on
die side. Jackson gave up restoring
classic cars in 1985 and moved to
Nashville. Since then, his first
albums, "Here in the Real World"
and "Don't Rock the Jukebox,"
have gone platinum.
Country music station WHKZ
Kicks 96 DJ Doug Enlow says the
station gets many requests for
Jackson's songs, especially "Don't
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