In his newly released DVD, Keepin’ It Country: Live at Red Rocks, Alan Jackson spins tales and sings hit songs he or others have written that topped the country music charts over the past three decades. Simply dressed in a pair of boots, jeans, western shirt, and a white five-gallon hat, the country traditionalist recorded the last concert of his tour in May of 2015 before a huge crowd at Colorado’s Red Rocks amphitheater. The Georgia native was one of seven siblings and worked various blue-collar jobs before marrying at 19 and starting his music career at Arista Records in 1989. Those experiences reveal themselves in songs such as “Here in the Real World,” the title track off his 1990 debut album, and “Livin’ on Love” which was released in 1994 on Who I Am. Jackson blends honky-tonk and contemporary mainstream country music with “Chasin’ that Neon Rainbow” and “Drive,” both stories about his dad. He also covers: “Little Bitty,” “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” and “Pop a Top” complete with that unmistakable sound made by pulling the tab on a full can of beer. Jackson fans and first timers alike will feel inspired to dance in their living rooms and sing along to his lyrical tunes.

– Donna Marie Miller