IF YOU GOWhat: Jake Owen in concert.When: 9 p.m. Saturday.Where: Track 29, 1400 Market St.Admission: Sold out.Phone: 521-2929.Venue website: www.track29.co.
It’s been 24 weeks since Jake Owen’s last single hit the charts, and “Alone With You” is still No. 2. It’s only a matter of time before his name breaks Billboard’s Top 200 again.
Growing up, Owen was an avid golfer, advancing onto the ranks of the collegiate team at Florida State University until an injury snuffed out any hope of a professional career. To fill the void, he began teaching himself to play guitar and write songs inspired by artists such as Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard.
“This scar that I have on my shoulder reminds me about the one dark time in my life,” Owen said, in a bio on his website. “It took that accident to make me realize that I wasn’t doing what I was supposed to be doing. What I was supposed to be doing was something that fulfilled me. Music.”
With his smooth baritone, Owen has crooned songs about fun romps and broken hearts, eventually graduating from supporting artists such as Brad Paisley and Kenny Chesney to standing in the spotlight on his own. Saturday, he’ll headline a show at Track 29.