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Randy Yeuell Owen (born December 13, 1949) is an American country musician. He is best known for his role as the lead singer of Alabama, a country rock band that saw tremendous mainstream success throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Alabama became the most successful band in country music, releasing over 20 gold and platinum records, dozens of ...
Alabama formed in Fort Payne, Alabama (seen here in 1999).. Alabama was formed by guitarists Randy Owen and Jeff Cook, and bassist Teddy Gentry, three cousins born and raised near Fort Payne, Alabama, an area with strong country music roots. [7]
Cousins Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry and Randy Owen, born in Fort Payne, Alabama, bridge Southern rock's 1970s-era acts like Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Charlie Daniels Band to country's pop-styled '90s ...
Randy Owen Teddy Gentry Ronnie Rogers: Christmas Vol. II: 1996 [12] "Church in the Wildwood" Randy Owen, traditional Songs of Inspiration II: 2007 [19] "Clear Across America Tonight" Randy Owen Teddy Gentry Greg Fowler Ronnie Rogers: When It All Goes South: 2001 [20] "Clear Water Blues" Teddy Gentry Greg Fowler Ronnie Rogers: Cheap Seats: 1993 [7]
The song, a biographical look at Alabama's early career, hopes and dreams, also pays homage to the roots of band members Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook.The lyrics state that, while bigger and better things lay ahead, their home would always be in Alabama, "no matter where I lay my head" and that they were "southern-born and southern-bred."
General admission tickets are $500 and benefit JSU scholarships and the Randy Owen Center for the Performing Arts. Music stars with JSU connections to perform in Dec. 14 benefit concert at school ...
Nora Owen (born 1945), Irish politician; Orville Ward Owen (1854–1924), American physician and Baconian; Peter Owen (disambiguation), multiple people; Priscilla Owen (born 1954), American judge on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals; Rachel Owen (1968–2016), Welsh photographer, printmaker and lecturer; Randy Owen (born 1949), American country ...
Alabama lead singer Randy Owen has said that the band received "hundreds of letters from all over the world saying that the song was a blessing." [3] Owen performed the song at the funeral of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. in 2001, with whom he shared a personal friendship. [4]