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Autographed photo of Alabama

Source: Wikipedia

Alabama was a Grammy Award-winning country music and southern rock band that originated in Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. In the late ’60s, Randy Owen (lead vocals), and his cousin Teddy Gentry (bass guitar, background vocals) found they both enjoyed a common interest in music. Jeff Cook (guitar, fiddle, keyboards) soon joined the duo, and eventually Mark Herndon added his skills on drums. They started playing on a regular basis, and while still working their day jobs they started playing local establishments in the evenings. The group used their spare time to compose, practice, and play their style of harmony and music. In 1973, after Owen’s graduation from Jacksonville State University, members of the group decided to give 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.

• Also known as: Young Country Wildcountry
• Origin: Fort Payne, Alabama, U.S.
• Genres: Country, Southern rock
• Years active: 1972-2002
• Labels: GRT MDJ RCA
• Associated acts: Cook & Glenn, Juice Newton
• Website: www.thealabamaband.com

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