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'Alabama & Friends' Tribute Album to Include Toby Keith, Kenny… - It's been 40 years since Randy Owen , his cousin Teddy Gentry, and Jeff Cook started playing together at the Bowery in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The pride of Fort Payne took their name from their home state… Read More

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Alabama 2013 Tour Dates Will Reunite Randy Owen…

Mar 28, 2013

When Randy Owen hits the road on Alabama 's upcoming Back to the Bowery tour,…

Randy Owen Nowhere Near Retirement

Oct 25, 2012

Randy Owen started the band Alabama more than 40 years ago, and helped the…

Alabama Interview: Legendary Band Talks Industry…

May 22, 2012

Country supergroup Alabama first came together back in 1969, in Fort Payne,…

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2011 Red Carpet Interview (Academy Of Country Music Awards)

Alabama Tour Dates

City	Venue	Date		Tickets
Orange Beach, AL	The Wharf Amphitheatre	Fri	Jul 05 / 13	Find Tickets
Clearwater, FL	Ruth Eckerd Hall	Sat	Jul 06 / 13	Find Tickets
Kettering, OH	Fraze Pavilion	Fri	Jul 26 / 13	Find Tickets
Salamanca, NY	Seneca Allegany Casino and Hotel	Sat	Jul 27 / 13	Find Tickets
Saint Augustine, FL	St Augustine Amphitheatre	Fri	Aug 09 / 13	Find Tickets
Highland Park, IL	Ravinia Pavilion	Fri	Aug 30 / 13	Find Tickets
Hinckley, MN	Grand Casino Hinckley Event Center	Sat	Aug 31 / 13	Find Tickets
Loveland, CO	Budweiser Events Center	Sun	Sep 15 / 13	Find Tickets
Puyallup, WA	Puyallup Fairgrounds	Mon	Sep 16 / 13	Find Tickets
Catoosa, OK	The Joint - Hard Rock Hotel &…	Fri	Oct 11 / 13	Find Tickets
Thackerville, OK	WinStar World Casino	Sat	Oct 12 / 13	Find Tickets
St. Louis, MO	Fabulous Fox Theatre - St. Louis	Fri	Nov 08 / 13	Find Tickets
St. Louis, MO	Fabulous Fox Theatre - St. Louis	Sat	Nov 09 / 13	Find Tickets

Alabama Biography

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Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen (lead vocals, Rhythm Guitar) and his cousin Teddy Gentry (bass guitar, background vocals), soon joined by Jeff Cook (Lead Guitar, fiddle, keyboards). In 1973, after Owen's graduation from Jacksonville State University, they gave up their day jobs and weekend gigs. The group, formerly known as "Wildcountry", left Fort Payne and Lookout Mountain to explore the possibilities of the club scene in surrounding coastal South Carolina. The band is often credited with bringing country music groups (as opposed to solo vocalists) into the mainstream, paving the way for the success of today's top country groups. Since its change in name in 1972, Alabama has included Owen, Cook and Gentry. In 1998, the band was honored with its own star in the fabled Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2000, it was presented with the Minnie Pearl Humanitarian Award. The band announced its farewell tour during the Academy of Country Music awards in 2002, and spent most of 2003 saying good-bye to the fans. The Alabama Theatre opened up in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 1993 and Gaylord Entertainment (which operated Opryland as well as cable channels TNN and CMT) was brought in to help produce a nightly revue entitled ''One: The Show'', as well as a Christmas version entitled ''One: The Christmas Show''. The band tried to open up a string of bar and grills in 1996. The first Alabama Grill is located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, a second opened up in Myrtle beach in 1998. Another grill can be found in the Opry Mills Mall in Nashville, Tennessee. Alabama sold its three publishing companies (Alabama Music/Maypop/Mountain Flower Music) to Sony-ATV for a reported $18 million in 1999, giving Sony an estimated 3,500 copyrights. Alabama then signed a five-year writing contract with Sony/ATV Tree. Alabama was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005. The band parted ways with drummer Mark Herndon in 2008 during a public lawsuit. Alabama returned to the studio in 2010 to record “Are You Sure Hank Done It That Way” as part of a Waylon Jennings tribute album. 'The Music Inside—A Collaboration Dedicated To Waylon Jennings Vol. I,' which hit shelves in February 2011. The band reunited in 2011, playing with Brad Paisley on his single, "Old Alabama" and playing the Bama Rising benefit. Alabama played the song live with Brad Paisley at the ACM Awards in Vegas. Images of drummer Mark Herndon were cropped out of band photos that were displayed on the large TV screens during the performance. Jeff Cook told the press in 2011 that the Farewell Tour didn't end right. The band ended its farewell tour in North Dakota. Cook hinted at a possible reunion and new album in 2012, wanting the band to play its final show in Alabama.

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