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This is a list of songs written about the U.S. state of Alabama or notable locations in the state: "Ala freakin Bama [ 1 ] " by Trace Adkins "Alabam [ 2 ] " by Cowboy Copas
Contributing songwriter Greg Fowler is credited on 72 Alabama songs, followed by Ronnie Rogers at 68. The group has recorded 260 songs (65 of which are singles), which include original compositions, cover songs, collaborations with artists such as Lionel Richie and Brad Paisley.
Pages in category "Songs about Alabama" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
"40 Hour Week (For a Livin')" is one of the songs central to a point of contention among country music historians. Alabama is frequently billed as having the longest uninterrupted No. 1 streak in the history of the Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs chart, with 21 songs peaking atop the chart between 1980 and 1987, "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')" being the song that set the new standard."
This is a list of songs written about the city of Birmingham, Alabama: "Birmingham, Alabama" by Harry Belafonte and R. B. Greaves "Birmingham Bertha" by Ethel Waters (1929) (from On with the Show!) "Birmingham Black Bottom" by Charlie Johnson (1927) "Birmingham Blues" by Edith Wilson, Fats Waller (and many others) (1921)
"Alabama" was written as a poem by Julia Tutwiler, a distinguished educator and humanitarian.It was first sung to an Austrian air, but in 1931, the music written by Edna Gockel Gussen, an organist, and choirmaster from Birmingham, Alabama, was adopted by the State Federation of Music Clubs and through their efforts, House Joint Resolution 74 was adopted March 9, 1931.
A State Senate bill (SR-458) was passed 32-1 in 2000 to make the song the official State Ballad, with "Stars Fell On Alabama", a 1934 song (whose most popular release was by Jimmy Buffett) becoming the new official State Song, and the current State Song, "Alabama", written in 1931 by Julia Tutwiler would be moved to State Anthem status, but the ...
"Song of the South" is a song written by Bob McDill. First recorded by American country music artist Bobby Bare on his 1980 album Drunk & Crazy, a version by Johnny Russell reached number 57 on the U.S. Billboard country chart in 1981.