Alabama: Photos Of The Country Music Band

By:

Christina Casiano

November 8, 2022 10:20PM EST

Alabama is best known as the successful country music band that started in the early 1970s. See their photos here.

1 of 6

Alabama at a Hall of Fame

Alabama at a Hall of Fame — Alabama, which includes Teddy Gentry, Jeff Cook and Randy Owen, pose at the Musicians Hall of Fame Medallion ceremony in Tennessee in 2019. They showed off medals around their necks.

Alabama consisted of cousins, Teddy, Jeff, and Randy, and was started in 1969. They officially became a band called Wildcountry in 1972 but changed their name to Alabama in 1977. They went on to become one of the most successful country music bands of all time and released hit singles like “Tennessee River,” “Feels So Right,” and “Mountain Music,” up until 2004, when they temporarily stopped producing and performing.

They got together again in 2013 and started regularly performing but in 2018, Jeff had to step away from the band due to a battle with Parkinson’s disease. Jeff sadly passed away at the age of 73 on Nov. 7, 2022.

Scroll through the gallery to see some of Alabama’s best moments together.

2 of 6

Jeff Cook performing

Jeff Cook performing — Jeff Cook of Alabama performs as part of the Alabama Tour at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on in Alpharetta, GA. He played guitar for the band.

3 of 6

Alabama at a Dolly Parton event

Alabama at a Dolly Parton event — Jeff Cook, left; Randy Owen, center; and Teddy Gentry of the group Alabama tapes a song for Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Rise Telethon, in Nashville, Tenn. Parton lined up an all-star list of performers for a three-hour telethon to raise money for thousands of people whose homes were damaged or destroyed in Tennessee wildfires.

4 of 6

Alabama In Concert

Alabama In Concert — Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook with Alabama perform at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, in Atlanta, GA. It was a memorable performance.

5 of 6

Alabama at the CMA Awards

Alabama at the CMA Awards — Teddy Gentry, Jeff Cook, and Randy Owen arrive for the 46th Annual Country Music Awards in Nashville Tennessee in 2012. They were dressed to impress.

6 of 6

Alabama at the American Music Awards

Alabama at the American Music Awards — Alabama band member Randy Owen, right, salutes the crowd while other members, left to right, Mark Herndon, Teddy Gentry, holding the award, and Jeff Cook, look on after they won the award for Best Country Group during the 25th annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles, CA. It was a special moment.

Click to Subscribe to Get Our Free HollywoodLife Daily Newsletter to get the hottest celeb news.

ad