You don’t need a ticket, you just need a boat!
3,000 boats expected for lake martin, alabama ‘raft up.
Rev up your outboard, ‘cause Alan Jackson has invited newcomers the Carter Twins, Caitlin & Will, Jypsi, and Matt Stillwell to ride the wake of his headlining spot at this year’s AQUAPALOOZA, the 3000 boat ‘raft up’ concert extravaganza that takes place July 25, on Lake Martin, AL. Jackson, who has sold more than 50 million albums, kicked off his 20th anniversary career celebration of making Real Country Music last month, so there was plenty reminiscing going about the good ol’e days. It followed that it was a fitting time to offer the opening slots to talented artists who are just starting out in their careers.
The all day event will be held in the Kowaliga area of Lake Martin which is a short drive from Birmingham and Atlanta. Attendees must come by water!! Go to www.Aquapalooza.com for more info.
Over the course of his career, with 16 Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum albums leading up to the release last year of Good Time– Alan Jackson has become one of country music’s most respected and honored artists and songwriters. He has sold more than 50 million albums and has more than 100 major industry awards to his credit. Jackson is a three-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year and the most-nominated artist in CMA history. A prolific songwriter, Jackson penned 23 of his 34 #1 singles, including his GRAMMY-winning Best Country Song, “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning).”
Jackson’s most recent collection Good Time (2008) became the fourth album of his career to debut simultaneously at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and all-genre Billboard 200 sales charts. All the songs on the album were penned by Jackson, and three, “Small Town Southern Man”, “Good Time” and “Country Boy”, have been #1 singles and a fourth, “Sissy’s Song”, became Jackson’s 50th Top l0 single. Just last month Jackson received a CMT Award for Performance of the Year and was named by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to receive a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Caitlin & Will
Columbia Nashville duo Caitlin & Will may be new to the country music scene, but the dynamic twosome are already making a lasting impression with radio and their listeners with their debut single, “Address in the Stars.” The unique twosome – Caitlin Lynn, the feisty brunette from Baltimore with searing vocals, and Will Snyder, the unassuming guitar-slinger and smoky vocalist from London, KY – were first introduced as contestants on CMT’s Can You Duet and went on to win the competition.
The Carter Twins
Josh and Zach Carter released their first single, “Heart Like Memphis,” earlier this year and quickly secured a spot as one of country music’s fastest rising new artists on the digital charts. With over 1.5 million MySpace plays under their belt, the 19-year-old Carter Twins have written with some of Music City’s best songwriters including Charles Kelly and Dave Haywood from Lady Antebellum and Kristian Bush from Sugarland. The brothers are currently working on their debut album to be released later this year under the helm of Frank Rogers, Billboard magazine’s #1 country producer
Jypsi
Truly innovative country acts are a rarity, and those that emerge
from the generally traditional ranks of Nashville’s Lower Broadway are
rarer still. However, these four extraordinary siblings ranging in
age from 18 to 27–collectively called Jypsi–are guaranteed to
deliver an explosion of color both sonically and visually when they
join Aquapoolza’s line-up while celebrating a tour in support of a new
single and forthcoming record from Arista Nashville.”
Matt Stillwell
Matt Stillwell has managed, in this age of American Idol and viral videos, to build his following the old-fashioned way–one city, one club, one crowd at a time. Now, with the release of his new CD, SHINE, and a Billboard single, “Sweet Sun Angel,” Aquapoolza fans can experience the magic that Matt brings to bear every time he steps in front of a microphone.