Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed, Don Schlitz to Join Hall of Fame
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L i f e s t y l e FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017 A man looks as 'Zarramacos' dong their cowbells in a representation of the traditional carnival Revelers from San Pedro Bernardo village wearing the traditional 'Machurrero' mask and outfit of La Vijanera de Silio. rest and eat after a parade during a gathering of different villages' carnival masks and charac- ters in the small village of Casavieja. A man representing a wild bear runs through 'Zarramacos' ringing their cowbells in representation of the traditional carnival of A man dressed as a 'Harramacho' a traditional character from La Vijanera de Silio. the Navalacruz carnival. Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed, Don Schlitz to join Hall of Fame ountry star Alan Jackson, actor-singer-guitarist Jerry Reed picking that earned him the nickname "Guitar Man." which became and songwriter Don Schlitz will be inducted into the Country the title of one of his signature songs. His hits include Grammy-win- CMusic Hall of Fame later this year. Their selection was ning "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and "Amos Moses." announced Wednesday. Jackson, 58, from Newnan, Georgia, broke After regularly appearing on Glen Campbell's TV show, he start- out in 1990 with his neo-traditional style of honky-tonk country ed a successful career in Hollywood. He starred opposite Burt music that earned him several multiplatinum records. His hit songs Reynolds in the "Smokey and the Bandit" films and appeared in include "Chattahoochee," "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Adam Sandler's "The Waterboy." He died in 2008 at 71. His daugh- Blues)" and "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)." ters Seidina Hubbard and Lottie Zavala spoke on his behalf Jackson, with his signature white hat, said during the press con- Wednesday. Schlitz, 64, from Durham, North Carolina, has written ference that his dad's wooden radio inspired him to write "Chasin' dozens of top country hits including "The Gambler," "On The Other That Neon Rainbow," one of his first singles. The radio is now in an Hand," "Forever and Ever, Amen," "The Greatest" and "When You exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, along with Say Nothing At All." a pair of water skis he wore for the music video for His songs were cut by Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Mary "Chattahoochee." "I'll be in the Hall of Fame with Daddy Gene's Chapin Carpenter, The Judds, Tanya Tucker and more. He has radio and my water skis and some blue jeans with holes in them," won three CMA song of the year awards and two Grammy Jackson said. Awards, and has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of The singer-songwriter earned two Grammy Awards and was Fame. "I will never be able to believe that I deserve this, unless I named entertainer of the year three times by the Country Music receive it as a representative of my family, my mentors, my col- Association. Over the course of his 25-year career, he's the second laborators, my promoters and my friends," Schlitz said. "That's Singer and songwriter Alan Jackson speaks after it was most nominated artist in CMA history with 81 nominations and has the only way I can deal with this." — AP announced Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn, that he is one of had more than 30 No. 1 country hits. "This is about the last dream the 2017 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame along on the list, right here," Jackson said. Reed, from Atlanta, Georgia, with songwriter Don Schlitz and the late singer and song- became a popular country star in the 1960s with his fingerstyle writer Jerry Reed. — AP.