Jason Crabb was recently honored with a street name, “Jason Crabb Drive,” in his hometown, Beaver Dam, Kentucky. The city surprised and honored Crabb with the sign for the road when he arrived for a hometown show two weekends ago.

It was an emotional homecoming for Crabb, who had not performed in his hometown since his grandmother died earlier this year.

“I can't even begin to tell you how shocked and humbled I am,” said Crabb on Facebook. “I wish my Grandma and Grandfather could be here. I'm so proud to be from Beaver Dam. I can't believe this!” 

Mayor Paul Sandefur, along with City Commissioners Charles Patton, Kevin Davis and Sandy Robinson, presented Crabb with the sign in his honor.

”We were thrilled to have Jason come home for this concert,” Sandefur said. “We were even more thrilled to show him how proud we are of him and his work by naming the street into Beaver Dam's new amphitheater after Jason—Jason Crabb Drive!”

The amphitheater opened this past fall and has already hosted Newsboys, Merle Haggard, Aaron Tippin and others. The venue will host Third Day in August and the Blue Moon Bluegrass Music Festival in October.

This honor precedes Crabb’s upcoming new studio album, Whatever the Road (Reunion/Provident) which releases Sept. 18.

“I’ve never wanted to be pigeon-holed,” said Crabb of his new album. “I just wanted to make music. I finally found that if you're part of the creative process of the song, then it becomes you. With this record, I feel like it's a little more of who I am than what I’ve been. It’s where I want to be and it's wonderful."