Alabama (group)

See also: Alabama (homonymy)

Alabama is a group of Country music and Country American rock'n'roll formed in 1977 and which separated in 2004. Influenced as much by the traditional country (Blackbird Haggard) that by the rock'n'roll, Alabama was the first group of the history of the country to meet a real success, concept of group being rather specific to the rock'n'roll.

Members of the group

  • Randy Owen, song, rhythmic guitar;
  • Teddy Gentry, song, low;
  • Jeff Cook, guitar solo, song, keyboards, Fiddle;
  • Rick Scott, battery (until 1979);
  • Herndon Mark, battery (after 1979).

Biography

The group began into 1969 pennies another name but a contract with a recording company before 1977 did not have, date where he baptizes Alabama, of the name of the Country of origin of its musicians. Their characteristic music is a mixture of Country traditional and southern rock'n'roll”

It had an enormous success in the United States, especially in the South, but is less known in Europe. On the whole 33 of its compositions were #1 with the Billboard, of 1980 with 1993:

  • 1980: " Tennessee River" ; " Why Why." Lady;

  • 1981 : " Old Flame" ; " Feels So Right" ; " Coil in the First Degree."
  • 1982 : " Mountain Music" ; " Take Me Down" ; " Closed Enough to Perfect."
  • 1983 : " Dixieland Delight" ; " The Closer You Get"; " Down lady one Love."
  • 1984 : " Roll One (Eighteen Wheeler) " ; " When We Make Love"; " Yew You' Re Gonna Play in Texas (You' ve Gotta Have Fiddle in the Band). "
  • 1985 : " (There' S.A.) Fire in the Night" ; " There' S No Way" ; " 40 Hour Week (For has Livin') " ; " Can' T Keep has Good Man Down."
  • 1986 : " She and I" ; " Touch Me When We' Re Dancing."
  • 1987 : " You've Got the Touch."
  • 1988 : " Face to Face" (duet with K.T. Oslin); " Fallin' Again."
  • 1989 : " Song off the South" ; " Yew I Had You" ; " High Cotton."
  • 1990 : " Southern Star" ; " Jukebox in My Mind" ; " Forever' S ace Far ace I' L Go."
  • 1991 : " Down Home."
  • 1992 : " I' m in has Hurry (And Don' T Know Why). "
  • 1993: " Reckless."

Among their many albums, a particular mention can be made with Mountain Music (1982), with Mountain Music , Changes Comin' One and Green River (of John Fogerty).

The group made a round of good-bye in 2003 - 2004.

Discography

Albums
  • My Home' S in Alabama (1980)
  • Feels So Right (1981)
  • `'' Mountain Music (1982)'''
  • The Closer You Get… (1983)
  • Roll One (1984)
  • 40 Hr. Week (1985)
  • Alabama Christmas (1985)
  • Greatest Hits (1986)
  • The Touch (1986)
  • Just Custom (1987)
  • Alabama Live (1988)
  • Southern Star (1989)
  • Not It One Down (1990)
  • Greatest Hits vol. II (1991)
  • American Pride (1992)
  • Cheap Seats (1993)
  • Greatest Hits vol. III (1994)
  • In Pictures (1995)
  • Alabama Christmas vol. II (1996)
  • Dancin' one the Boulevard (1997)
  • For the Record (1998)
  • Twentieth Century (1999)
  • When It All Goes South (2001)
  • In The Mood: The Coils Songs (2003)
  • The American Farewell Tour (2003)

External bonds

  • Site The Alabama Band
  • Text of Alabama

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