Superstar Alan Jackson to Play Leno and Launch 2005 What I Do Tour on April 22, 2005

NASHVILLE, TN. (Arista Nashville Records) - Fans of Arista Nashville superstar Alan Jackson are eagerly awaiting April 22 as it marks both a return visit to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the launch of the three-time CMA Entertainer of the Year's much-anticipated 2005 What I Do Tour, joined by chart-topper Sara Evans and ACR/RCA debut-recording artists, The Wrights.
Following the Tonight Show taping in California, Jackson will make his way to Las Vegas, where the tour kicks off with a night at the MGM Grand.

Look for Jackson's Tonight Show visit to include a performance of his newest single, 'The Talkin' Song Repair Blues,' of which Billboard proclaims, 'Between his personality-packed performance and a radio-ready chorus, 'The Talkin' Song Repair Blues' sounds like another hit for this veteran chart-topper. One more reason to pick up a copy of his excellent album, [the Platinum-certified] 'What I Do.''

And the fans continue to prove that they love Jackson and his music. With career album sales now in excess of 44 million, word arrives this week that his Greatest Hits Volume II has just been RIAA-certified 6x Platinum for sales of six million units.

Jackson is also a double-nominee and performer on the upcoming 40th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, airing May 17 on CBS.