Country music star Alan Jackson announces farewell tour Last Call: One More For The Road

Country music legend Alan Jackson announces his farewell tour despite battling Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

Country music legend Alan Jackson has announced his final tour, "Last Call: One More for the Road," promising fans a heartfelt performance despite battling a chronic neurological condition 

Jackson, a Grammy award winner, revealed in 2021 that he's been living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) for over a decade, according to a Billboard report. "There's no cure for it, but it's been affecting me for years. And it's getting more and more obvious," Jackson told Today in a 2021 interview 

The disease causes nerve damage, primarily affecting the legs, feet, hands, and arms, according to the Mayo Clinic.Symptoms include muscle weakness, particularly in the ankles and feet, and some patients may experience some loss of sensation. The progression of CMT is slow, and most people with the disease can still walk with the help of braces or canes in the later stages 

Jackson, determined to give his fans a memorable send-off, shared, "Fans know when they come to my shows, they're going to hear the songs that made me who I am – the ones they love”

Jackson will donate $1 from every ticket sold to the CMT Research Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to finding treatments and a cure for CMT. The tour kicks off this summer and will visit cities across the United States.