Album: "Drive"
Utgitt: 2002
Song writer: Alan Jackson.
Label: Arista Nashville

Personnel
Eddie Bayers – drums
J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
Robbie Flint – steel guitar (track 13)
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Vince Gill – introduction (track 13)
Danny Groah – electric guitar (track 13)
Greenwood Hart - acoustic guitar, piano, accordion
Wes Hightower – background vocals
Jim Hoke – harmonica
Alan Jackson – acoustic guitar (track 13), lead vocals
Irene Kelley – background vocals
John Kelton – tic-tac bass
Matthew McCauley – conductor, string arrangements
Mark McClurg – fiddle (track 13)
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"Drive (For Daddy Gene)" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Alan Jackson. It was released in January 2002 as the second single from his album, Drive. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in May 2002 and also peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot

Content
The song is dedicated to Alan's father, Eugene Jackson, who died on January 31, 2000. In the song, Alan recalls as a child he and his father driving around the countryside in an old beat up truck that they fixed up together, as well as a boat they would drive around the lake. In the final verse, Alan talks about sharing his childhood experiences with his daughters and letting them drive his Jeep around their pasture.
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Drive is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released in 2002 on Arista Nashville, the album produced Jackson's highest-debuting single on the Hot Country Songs charts in the number 1 hit, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", a ballad written in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. "Drive (For Daddy Gene)", "Work in Progress", and "That'd Be Alright" were also released as singles, peaking at number 1, number 3, and number 2, respectively, on the same chart; "Designated Drinker" also reached number 44 without officially being released. In addition, all four released singles cracked the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at numbers 28, 28, 35 and 29, respectively.
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Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American country singer and songwriter. He is known for honoring a “traditional country” musical style, and for penning many of his own songs. Jackson has recorded 16 studio albums, three greatest hits albums, two Christmas albums, and two gospel albums.
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