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March 2, 2005, 9:05PM ENTERTAINMENTIf Alan Jackson's on the stage, it must be RodeoHouston timeBy MICHAEL D. CLARKCopyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
• Complete coverage of the Houston rodeo In the understated, modest way that he goes about everything, Alan Jackson has quietly become as dependable a participant in RodeoHouston as the bronc riders and barrel racers.
Since 1992, he has missed only one opportunity to step up on the rotating stage (he took a vacation in 2003) which puts him just one appearance behind Tuesday's opener, Brooks & Dunn, for consistency. Consistency, of course is what native Georgian Jackson's career has always been about. Since his 1990 debut album, Here In The Real World, he has had 31 No. 1 country hits including Don't Rock the Jukebox, Chattahoochee and more recently, his current top 10 country single Monday Morning Church. Jackson draws comparisons to Merle Haggard and his low-key "let the music do the talking" style makes him the one of the most private country artists not named George Strait. In 2001, Strait and Jackson teamed to record Murder on Music Row, a jab at Nashville's embrace of young country-pop. The next year, his album Drive topped the pop charts, propelled by the success of Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning), his contemplation of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. "I didn't want to write a patriotic song, but I didn't want to forget about how I felt and how other people felt that day," he said. Don't feel jilted tonight if you don't hear your favorite Jackson tune, as there are just too many to choose from in his career. And chances are, he'll be back next year for a set of old-style country music.
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