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Alabama is an American country music 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, backing vocals). They were soon joined by another cousin, Jeff Cook (lead guitar, fiddle, and keyboards).
Randy Yeuell Owen grew up on a farm near Fort Payne, Alabama. He is of English and Scots ancestry. He dropped out of high school in the ninth grade, but he returned and graduated from Fort Payne High in 1969. In the late 1960s, Owen and his cousin, Teddy Gentry, began playing music together.
Cook co-founded the band Wildcountry, along with his cousins Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry, in 1972 (the name was changed to Alabama in 1977). He contributed lead as well as backing vocals, lead guitar, keyboard, and fiddle to the group's productions. [ 2 ]
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Alabama lead singer Randy Owen, left, gives a heartfelt acceptance speech for the group's second straight Entertainer of the Year award as members Jeff Cook, Mark Herndon and Teddy Gentry look on ...
Bass player Teddy Gentry, a founding member of the Grammy-winning country band Alabama, was arrested on Monday and charged with a misdemeanor drug offense, jail records show.
"My Home's in Alabama" † Randy Owen Teddy Gentry The Alabama Band #3 My Home's in Alabama: 1979 1980 [16] "My Love Belongs to You" Ronnie Rogers: In Pictures: 1995 [29] "My Sweet Country Woman" Wild Country: 1976 "Never Be One" Teddy Gentry Mountain Music: 1982 [18] "New Year's Eve 1999" Gretchen Peters: Christmas Vol. II: 1996 [12] "The ...
My Home's in Alabama is the fourth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in May 1980 on RCA Nashville. It was the band's major label debut and breakthrough album, peaking at No. 3 on the Country album charts and no. 71 on Billboard 200 .