One of the few country artists to release a personal, thoughtful and eloquent hit about 9/11

[pepperbear]

that wasn't a jingoistic embarrassment like "We'll put a boot in your ass / it's the American way"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr8VwYLcxGo

[demtenjeep]

1. teaching a class full of innocent children

who saw life forever change for them and any after.

[teddy51]

2. Alan Jackson has long been a favorite of mine. I think he is a very caring person, and has done

many songs that show this.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. A few more classical slanted, quality pieces about 911 - links below

NPR is allowing all of Steve Reich's new piece (not released until next week) - http://www.npr.org/2011/09/11/140144067/first-listen-steve-reich-wtc-9-11

And John Adams has a brilliant work as well - http://www.amazon.com/John-Adams-Transmigration-Souls/dp/B0002JNLNM/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1315790261&sr=1-2

they are both minimalist pieces - but quite remarkable.

[doc03]

4. There is another thread calling Alan Jackson's song idiotic

jingoism. Go figure?

[demoblemocratic]

5. there was a piece by composer JOhn Adams, "On the Transmigration of Souls."

Thought that was very goood.

[QC]

6. Great country 9/11 song here -->

http://youtu.be/j5nKxsrHNPk

[bhikkhu]

7. I've always liked Steve Earle's "Jerusalem"

Ashes to Ashes, Amerika v6.0, John Walker Blues...brings back memories, but got zero air play, even on NPR.

I never could listen to the ass-kicking country crap a bunch of stations were playing.

[Odin2005]

8. Alan Jackson is a class act.

[Tx4obama]

9. Alan Jackson sang the song tonight right before Pres Obama spoke at the Kennedy Center.

"Concert of Hope"
Audio: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/09/11/140386299/musical-moments-alan-jackson-patti-labelle-denyce-graves?ft=1&f=103943429