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Alan Jackson’s ‘Where I Come From’ concert deemed huge success
BY KATHERINE FUTCH news@newnan.com
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n Saturday, June 26, Alan Jackson returned to Newnan, his childhood hometown. He, alongside seven other artists, played at the “Where I Come From” Tornado Benefit Relief Concert. The event had approximately 20,000 attendees. It was also livestreamed to create widespread awareness for the devastation caused by the EF-4 tornado in late March. Several vendors were also present at the event and provided drinks, food, and merchandise for the attendees. They donated their proceeds to the rebuilding of Newnan. Among the 20,000 attendees was Denise Ledford, a victim of the Newnan EF-4 tornado. The high-speed winds sent several trees through her home. “The fact that Alan Jackson hasn’t forgotten about his hometown despite his success is inspiring to me,” Ledford said. “It is a great thing that he came back and is doing this.” The community of Newnan
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Alan Jackson, one of country music’s greatest performers, leads his band in another song during Saturday’s Where I Come From Tornado Benefit Concert at the Coweta County Fairgrounds.
pitched in for this large-scale event to be a success. Angie Nutt, the county nurse manager of the Coweta County Health Department, ran the medical clinic for the concert. She spent the major-
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ity of her time helping injured, his hometown. I think that’s why there was such a great turnout.” dehydrated or sick attendees. Another attendee, Dean Jack“I probably won’t get to see much of the concert,” Nutt said. “But I’m excited. I think it’s an CONCERT • 2 awesome thing Alan is doing for
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