November 26, 2001……
Alan Jackson released “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” which became a #1 single on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. The song’s lyrics center on reactions to the September 11 attacks in the United States, written in the form of questions. The song won multiple awards at the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Awards, including Song of the Year, and also earned Jackson his first Grammy Award for Best Country Song.