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Alabama is an American country and Southern rock band formed in Fort Payne, Alabama, in 1969. The band was founded by Randy Owen (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and his cousin Teddy Gentry (bass guitar, background vocals). They were soon joined by their other cousin, Jeff Cook (lead guitar, fiddle, and keyboards). First operating under the name Wildcountry, the group toured the Southeast bar circuit in the early 1970s, and began writing original songs. They changed their name to Alabama in 1977 and following the chart success of two singles, were approached by RCA Records for a record deal.
Alabama's biggest success came in the 1980s, where the band had over 27 number one hits, seven multi-platinum albums and received numerous awards. Alabama's first single on RCA Records, "Tennessee River", began a streak of 21 number one singles, including "Love in the First Degree" (1981), "Mountain Music" (1982), "Dixieland Delight" (1983), "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" (1984) and "Song of the South" (1988). The band's popularity waned slightly in the 1990s although they continued to produce hit singles and multi-platinum album sales. Alabama disbanded in 2003 following a farewell tour and two albums of inspirational music but reunited in 2010 and have continued to record and tour worldwide.
The band's blend of traditional country music and Southern rock combined with elements of gospel, and pop music gave it a crossover appeal that helped lead to their success. They also toured extensively and incorporated production elements such as lighting and "sets" inspired by rock concerts into their shows. The band has over 30 number one country records on the Billboard charts to their credit and have sold over 75 million records, making them the most successful band in country music history. AllMusic credited the band with popularizing the idea of a country band and wrote that "It's unlikely that any other country group will be able to surpass the success of Alabama."
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Albums
16 Biggest Hits
Wild Country Single
18 Great Songs
Twentieth Century
Born Country Single
Southern Star
Just Us
The Touch
40 Hour Week
Roll On
Feels So Right
My Home's in Alabama
Angels Among Us Single
Then Again Single
Popular Songs
- Vacancy
- Tonight Your Maid's Gonna Make The Rounds
- I Want To Be With You Tonight
- Patches
- Backslider Blues
- Loving You Is Killing Me
- Make It With You In My Mind
- I Go On Loving You
- Guess I'm Still In Love With You
- Busy Body
- I'll Be Here, Call On Me
- Music Moves Me Like A River
- Hanging Up My Traveling Shoes
- Love in the First Degreee
- In the Garden
- Old Shep
- I Love You Enough to Let You Go
- Write It Down in Blue
- Alabama Jam
- Then We Remember
- Life's Too Short to Love This Fast
- Little Things
- We Made Love
- Mist of Desire
- Small Stuff
- Twentieth Century
- I'm in That Kind of Mood
- Carolina Mountain Dew
- Roll on Eighteen Wheeler
- A Very Special Love