Jake Owen’s newest hit is the song “Days of Gold,” and several years ago, Jake received a gift of gold from his dad — and it was all the more special because Jake grew up seeing his dad wearing it. In a tweet and Facebook post today, Jake mentioned the gift as he shared a cool “Throwback Thursday” childhood beach photo that showed his dad wearing what he eventually handed down to Jake. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)
- Check out the beach photo and Jake’s caption on his Facebook page, right here!
- If you aren’t in on the fun, be sure to follow him on Twitter @jakeowen, and check out his Facebook at Facebook.com/JakeOwen.
- Another cool thing that Jake did via Twitter this week is reveal the track listing to his next album, also titled Days of Gold! Together with writer credits, here’s what’s on tap for the dozen songs on Jake’s December 3rd album release:
1. Days of Gold (Jaren Johnston/Neil Mason)
2. Beachin’ (Jaren Johnston/Jon Nite/Jimmy Robbins)
3. 1972 (Jaren Johnston/Jim Beavers)
4. Ghost Town (Chris DeStefano/Ashley Gorley/Shane McAnally)
5. Life of the Party (Dallas Davidson/Chris DeStefano/Ashley Gorley)
6. Good Timing (Dallas Davidson/Ashley Gorley/Zach Crowell)
7. Tall Glass of Something (Jaren Johnston/Luke Laird/Barry Dean)
8. One Little Kiss (Never Killed Nobody) (Ashley Gorley/Jimmy Robbins/Shane McAnally)
9. What We Ain’t Got (Travis Jerome Goff/Travis Meadows)
10. Tipsy (Matt Jenkins/Shane McAnally/Trevor Rosen)
11. Drivin’ All Night (Casey Beathard/Monty Criswell)
12. Sure Feels Right (Jaren Johnston/Zac Maloy/Jeremy Stover) - Jake to Perform on Conan: Be sure to tune-in this coming Tuesday, October 15th, when Jake sings “Days of Gold” on Conan! Catch it at 11pm, ET, on TBS.
- Come out and see Jake on tour now with Jason Aldean! Look for a show near you on the events page of JakeOwen.net!
- It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like… Jake is among the artists performing on this year’s CMA Country Christmas concert and TV special. Hosted by Jennifer Nettles, the star-studded event will tape in front of a live audience at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on November 8th, and it was just announced this week that the show will air Monday, December 2nd, at 9pm, ET, on ABC. For complete information, visit CMAChristmas.com.
Back in 2011, Jake Owen shared this story of a gift from his dad that dates back to when his parents were first engaged. (:45)
“He gave me this necklace. He asked my mom to marry him 30 years ago in the Cayman Islands, and he bought this in the Cayman Islands when he asked her to marry him. And he wore it his whole life, and I never saw my dad take this off, ever. And last year he came up to me — and we were in Tampa, Florida — and handed me this in his hand. He’s like, ‘Hey, man, I want you to have this,’ and I looked at it, and I’m like, ‘Oh, my God. But Dad, I’ve never seen you take it off.’ He goes, ‘Man, I’m almost 60 years old, and I look stupid wearin’ that thing.’ He’s like, ‘You’re kinda like a rock star now. You could probably wear it.’ (laughs) I was like, ‘Thanks, Dad.’ But now I have to deal with the people every now and then that go, ‘Oh, nice gold chain, dude. Where’d you get that? Mr. T?’ I’m like, ‘No, my dad asked my mom to marry him 30 years ago.’”