Country Music





	Background Alabama is a talanted group from Fort Payne, Alabama. Lead singer Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry, who played bass, and other cousin Jeff Cook who played guitar, fiddle, and keyboard formed the band in the late 60's called Young Country. The band bagan playing in local bars in the evenings while they kept their day jobs. While Owen and Cook attended college, the band took a break, but reunited in 1972 under the name Wildcountry. In 1973, Owen and the band decided to make the band a profesional career. Later the name Alabama was chosen for the band. In the next few years Alabama would go through five drummers, but in 1979, Mark Herndon was hired. These four would remain Alabama for the rest of its career. There first album, My Home's in Alabama, had there first single, "I Wanna Come Over", which reached 33 on Billboards country chart. Also on that album, "My Home's in Alabama" became their signature song and reached the Top 20 in 1980. From these humble beginnings came a band that was one of the best country bands of all time and would change the genre forever.
Albums
		Wild Country (1976) Deuces Wild (1977) Alabama Band No. 3 (1979) My Home's in Alabama (1980) Feels So Right (1981) Mountain Music (1982) The Closer You Get... (1983) Roll On (1984) 40-Hour Week (1985) Alabama Christmas (1985) The Touch (1986) Greatest Hits (1986) Just Us (1987) Alabama Live (1988) Southern Star (1989) Pass It On Down (1990) Greatest Hits Vol. II (1991) American Pride (1992) Cheap Seats (1993) For Our Fans (1993) Gonna Have a Party...Live (1993) Christmas with The Judds and Alabama (1994)

	Greatest Hits Vol. III (1994) In Pictures (1995) Super Hits (1996) Alabama Christmas Vol. II (1996) Dancin' on the Boulevard (1997) Born Country (1997) The Essential Alabama (1998) Super Hits II (1998) For the Record (1998) Twentieth Century (1999) When It All Goes South (2001) In the Mood: The Love Songs (2003) The American Farewell Tour (2003) The Ultimate Alabama (2004) The Essential (2005) Songs of Inspiration (2006) Christmas Collection (2006) Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection (2006) Songs of Inspiration II (2007) 16 Biggest Hits (2007) Playlist: The Very Best of Alabama (2008)


Alabama Now Alabama is currently done. In 2003 and 2004 the band played a farewell tour all over the country and it was the last time they toured together. In 2008 they realesed two Christmas albums. Teddy Gentry produced albums for various artists including Emerson Drive. Jeff Cook now performs with the Allstar Goodtime Band. The band remains and will always remain one of the best alltime and most respected country bands that ever was. Many current artists look up to them because of thier talent and skill.