Remember When Keith Urban Appeared in an Alan Jackson Music Video?
Before he was a superstar in his own right, Keith Urban took odd jobs including one where he played guitar in a music video for Alan Jackson.
Keith Urban is star of his own music videos these days, but 1994 was a different story. Back then, he was just trying to get his foot in the door of country music in America and when he was offered an opportunity to play guitar in a video for Alan Jackson, he jumped for it.
“I got these odd jobs, Alan Jackson was shooting a video for this song called ‘Mercury Blues’ and needed a long-haired guitar player to come in and be in this video,” Urban recalled in a 2011 interview. “I signed with this publishing company, and the guy who ran the company was Alan’s manager.”
In the very 90’s video, Urban is hard to recognize. He has hair down to his shoulders, mostly covering his face, and is only seen in the background as Jackson sings. Urban says he was thrilled to be working with the iconic singer, but was let down after the interaction.
“I’m this scrawny, long-haired, Aussie kid. I’d been in town two years and like oh my God, I’m gonna be on set with Alan Jackson. This is amazing, what a great career boost for me. I can’t wait to meet Alan,” the “Female” singer said with a laugh. “He never said anything to me.”
Don’t worry, after 23 years and countless successes of his own, Urban found a way to eventually speak with Jackson and the two have become friends.
