Overview

• Jarrett says the then-17-year-old neighbor stopped by around Christmas 2006 at his Hendersonville, Tennessee home.
• He recounts that she ran home to get her guitar at his daughters’ request and performed for roughly three hours.
• According to Jarrett, the visit grew from about seven people to an estimated 35–45 as word spread.
• His wife, Jill Gregory, died of breast cancer about five months later, and he says Swift remained supportive of his daughters, with one later appearing in her 2010 “Mine” video.
• The account comes from Jarrett’s new TMZ Sports interview and has been widely re-reported as his recollection, with outlets noting family photos but no independent contemporaneous documentation.