Alan Jackson recently performed in Texas, one of his final tour stops of his career, and enjoyed a sweet moment with his wife, Denise. Jackson headlined the Two Step Inn festival on Saturday, April 5, and spontaneously motioned for his wife to come on stage to dance.
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The couple, who has been married since 1979, can be seen enjoying a slow dance to his 2003 single, "Remember When."
In 2023, Jackson shared the story behind the song, in honor of the song's 20th anniversary.
"Denise and I met as kids," he explains. "All of that is true. And most of that is just reflections of our life and looking ahead. I've had so many comments. 'Hey, that's one of my favorite songs,' or 'That's our song.' I'll have so many couples come up and say, 'That's our song,' and all that stuff. I don't know how many times everybody said, 'Remember when. Remember when we did this? Remember when we did this?' So again, it connected with a certain audience I guess."
Alan reflects on the story of "Remember When" and his life with his wife Denise. He discusses how it connected with audiences and why it's a fan favorite! #RememberWhen20pic.twitter.com/NrtKeq2hjX
— Alan Jackson (@OfficialJackson)
Alan Jackson's Reason For Retiring From Touring
Jackson will hopefully still make music, but his days of touring will soon be a thing of the past. The 66-year-old announced in 2021 that he was battling Charcot-Marie-Tooth, a degenerative nerve condition that was affecting his mobility. "I have this neuropathy and neurological disease,"he explains on the TodayShow. "It's genetic that I inherited from my daddy. ... There's no cure for it, but it's been affecting me for years. And it's getting more and more obvious."
"I've been touring for over 30 years - my daughters are all grown, we have one grandchild and one on the way...and I'm enjoying spending more time at home," Jackson said at the time. "But my fans always show up to have a good time, and I'm going to give them the best show I can for this Last Call."
Jackson also explains that he wants to be like his musical heroes in knowing when it's time to step away from the stage.
"I've always admired my heroes like George Jones, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn and Charley Pride who just played as much as they wanted to, as long as they could," he says. "I've always thought I'd like to do that."
