ALABAMA

ALABAMA (c. 1975-present: Randy Yuell Owen [voc, gtr]; Jeffrey Alan Cook [voc, gtr]; Teddy Wayne Gentry [voc, b]; Jackie Owen [1975–1979: drms]; Mark Joel Herndon [1979–present: drms]) Alabama is a pop-rock-influenced vocal group that was most popular in the early and mid-1980s. They were one of the first vocal bands to introduce a harder, rocking style to country music while they continued to project a good-time, nostalgic message through their music. Originally formed around a quartet of…