2012 ACM Honors Recap/Photos

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Last night Alan received the Jim Reeves International Award at the 2012 ACM Honors. Here are excerpts and photos from cmt.com and theboot.com:

"Alan Jackson next took the stage to accept the Academy's Jim Reeves International Award, a prize given to artists who've made a significant impact in other countries with their music.

Jackson's introductory video showed him playing to a crowd in Norway shortly after the 2011 massacre in which 77 people were killed. Just as he did after the 2001 terrorist attacks in this country, he sang his soothing "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)."

The lanky singer recalled that not long after he had his country music breakthrough, he was in the Bahamas and saw a man in dreadlocks holding a copy of his album. He said that's when he first realized his music had crossed geographical boundaries.

Years later, he said, a friend who did missionary in China told him there were churches there that sang music they learned from listening to his gospel album.

"I didn't leave the state of Georgia until I was 25," he said in a tone of amazement."
http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1694427/acm-honors-trailblazers-and-pioneers-at-ryman-ceremonies.jhtml

PHOTOS:
Alan - http://www.cmt.com/pictures/2012-acm-honors/1694383/7515931/photo.jhtml
Others (click on thumbnails to view) - http://www.cmt.com/pictures/2012-acm-honors/1694383/thumbnails.jhtml

"Alan Jackson, who received the Jim Reeves  International Award for helping popularize country music around the globe, recounted a story that gave him insight into how international his music has become. "I have a friend whose parents are missionaries. They went to China and the first time they walked in the church in the town where they had been sent, they heard the kids in the church singing along to my gospel album.""
http://www.theboot.com/2012/09/25/acm-honors-2012/

PHOTOS:
Alan - http://www.theboot.com/2012/09/25/acm-honors-2012/#photo-3
Others - Click on thumbnails below Alan's photo to view.

Enjoy!
BHR

[AJTexasfan]

Thanks BHR!!!!

[vamp1227]

Thank you BHR!! Alan is such a special person and I am so honored to be a fan of his!!

[jinx47]

Thanks, BHR, for posting all of that.  Love the pictures of Alan!

[Kanaloa]

Thank you so much BHR.  Great honor, carrying the name of a wonderful country artist to one of the greatest country artists of our time.  Great photos of Alan.   Congratulations Alan.  We are so proud of you.

          Marian

[susi67]

Thanks BHR for sharing.
Great honor and great pictures !
I'm so proud to be a big fan of Alan !

Susanne

[ajarkansasfan]

when well this be on tv acm  awards

[kimberly]

Thanks for sharing BHR!!!
great pictures...

[bb2832]

Awesome stories of how he and his music transcends the world. Thanks for sharing.