{"id":26061,"date":"2024-01-06T12:44:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T12:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=26061"},"modified":"2024-01-13T20:24:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T20:24:27","slug":"alabama-to-host-17th-annual-june-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=26061","title":{"rendered":"Alabama To Host 17th Annual June Jam."},"content":{"rendered":"

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In truth, the longevity of the Alabama band has long been the catalyst for\u00a0 everything that is linked to the band. They are one of Country Music’s oldest bands that continue to exist now, despite the death of Jeff Cook back in November of 2022, and their well known issues with keeping a stable drummer, the band has remained a juggernaut in the annals of Country Music history.<\/p>\n

I mean, seriously how many people my age ( and a few younger ) remember riding in pickups with a father\/uncle\/friend and blasting Alabama tapes out of the stereo? They officially became Alabama in April of 1977, and in that time have released 24 albums which spawned\u00a0 27 number one hits.<\/p>\n

Not only do they mean a lot to the music world, they have down some amazing things for their community including one of the holy grail events the music community has, and that is called June Jam. Now, June Jam ran from 1982 to 1997 from their hometown in Alabama, and since I am a hard core student of the history of Country Music, you can damn sure bet I have studied the history of June Jam. keep Reading!<\/p>\n

Here is the official press release for the event:<\/p>\n

ALABAMA REVEALS\u00a0JUNE JAM XVIII
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\nIconic Event Returns to Fort Payne, Alabama\u2019s VFW Fairgrounds
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BUY TICKETS HERE!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
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June Jam XVIII will be taking place in\u00a0Fort Payne,\u00a0Alabama\u00a0at the\u00a0VFW Fairgroundson\u00a0June 1\u00a0of next year. Tickets for the iconic festival, benefiting charitable causes throughout the state of Alabama, go on-sale this\u00a0Friday,\u00a0December 1\u00a0at\u00a010 AM \/ CT\u00a0via\u00a0Ticketmaster<\/a>. Pre-sale begins November 28, at\u00a010 AM \/ CT.<\/span><\/span>Following a 16-year hiatus, ALABAMA co-founders\u00a0Randy Owen\u00a0and\u00a0Teddy Gentry resurrected\u00a0June Jam\u00a0this past summer, drawing nearly 11,000 fans to Fort Payne, raising hundreds of thousands. Owen and Gentry are thrilled to continue the tradition and plan to keep\u00a0June Jam\u00a0going for years to come.Collectively, the past 17\u00a0June Jam\u00a0events\u00a0have raised over 20 million dollars for the state of Alabama. Money raised goes to\u00a0The June Jam Foundation\u00a0which donates to those in need across the state, including disaster relief.<\/p>\n

“What a great way to help raise money for many charities and those in need and at the same time, having a great party in a field with our guest artists and fans,” says Gentry. “Come join us.”<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking forward to another great June Jam,” adds Owen. “It\u2019s gonna be fun!”<\/p>\n

ALABAMA will announce next year\u2019s lineup of talent in the coming months.<\/p>\n

June Jam\u00a0was created by Fort Payne\u2019s sons, ALABAMA, and brought some of the biggest names in country music together for charity. The first\u00a0June Jam\u00a0benefit concert took place in 1982 and continued annually for sixteen years, making it one of the biggest country music events in the nation. Previous performers include Garth Brooks, Charlie Daniels, Alan Jackson, The Judds, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Wayne Newton, Dolly Parton, Trisha Yearwood, Charley Pride, Willie Nelson and many more.<\/p>\n

The very first June Jam wasn’t even an official June Jam, and it was held at Fort Payne High School stadium and it was held on a weekday. In 1982 they launched the first June Jam, and even back then the band’s management found out how difficult the expenses make hosting these events possible.<\/p>\n

In a field near the high school, they enlisted the help of the community and culled the expenses exponentially. The first June Jam was reported to have pulled in 22,000 attendees, but in 1983 it had risen to over 37,000 and the third one pulled in 41,000. They saw a huge trend here , and the state of Alabama teamed up with the band management to continue to better this event.<\/p>\n

As June Jam picked up steam, all sorts of bells and whistles were added and tried, more bands performed and the lineups grew bigger and longer. The attendance grew almost ten fold and even though it was just reinstated, the attendance was still amazing considering it was basically a re boot.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, I think the fact that Alabama has been active for so many years is another reason that it is so successful. To be completely honest, this band is at the center of many of our hearts and was prevalent in many of our youth lives into adulthood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In truth, the longevity of the Alabama band has long been the catalyst for\u00a0 everything that is linked to the band. They are one of Country Music’s oldest bands that continue to exist now, despite the death of Jeff Cook back in November of 2022, and their well known issues with keeping a stable drummer, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26064,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t