Alan Jackson’s love for his mother, “Mama Ruth,” shines brightly in both his music and his life. Ruth Musick Jackson, who passed away in 2017 at the age of 86, inspired his gospel album Precious Memories—originally a Mother’s Day gift that became a #1 hit—as well as his holiday album Let It Be Christmas. Her home in Newnan, Georgia, where she raised Alan and his four sisters, was immortalized in his song “Home.” And in 2021, Alan released “Where Her Heart Has Always Been,” a soaring tribute to her faith, written for her funeral and featuring her own voice reading from the Bible.
“Scroll down to the end of the article to listen to music.” Introduction “Where Her Heart Has Always Been” is…