Anyone who was alive on September 11, 2001, and remembers the horror that unfolded that day both in person and on television, will never, ever forget the range of emotions that they felt amid the sadness, destruction, devastation, and loss. Enter your number to get our free mobile app In the weeks and months following that horrendously terrible day, country musicians such as Alan Jackson, Darryl Worley and Toby Keith sat down and did what they do best. They allowed their emotions to pour out from ink to paper, putting to song, what so many of us were feeling, but didn't know to put into words. And they weren't the only ones.
More From 98.1 The HawkWhat's the country song about 911?Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning). Who sings the song about 9 11?Despite the song mainly focusing on their respective rivals, both 50 Cent and Eminem incorporated memorable lines about the September 11 attacks on the 2003 track "Patiently Waiting".
What country singer wrote a song about 911?Toby Keith: "Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue (The Angry American)" Toby's dad was killed in a car crash on March 24, 2001. That, combined with the awfulness of September 11, 2001 is what led Toby to write this song, which he did by the way, in just 20 minutes.
Did Alan Jackson write a song about 911?Jackson had written “Where Were You” as a way to process his own grief after the 9/11 attacks, although he found it difficult to express his emotions right away. But after a few weeks, his creative floodgates finally opened.
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