These instantly recognizable country classics dominated the genre in the 1980s. See which of them made the Grand Ole Opry's ...

When Alabama rolled onto the scene, there were very few bands in country music that had commercial success. They shattered all of those rules, rolling out decades of hits that we're exploring in ...

Country Music Hall of Famers Alabama are having their legacy as one of the genre's most iconic rock star acts of the past half-century honored via national tour dates and a new CMT special.

“There’s already great music out there just sitting there ... Burgess and Ben Tanner, Single Lock Records cofounder and ex-Alabama Shakes keyboardist, produced the Billy Allen + Pollies ...

A recent audit of the state-run Alabama Music Hall of Fame found 29 significant issues with spending, including thousands ...

Songs like "Song of the South," "I'm In A Hurry," "Cheap Seats" and "My Home's In Alabama" have, over time, evolved into fundamental pieces of country music's timeless catalog of hits. Blake ...

A chorus lyric from Alabama’s classic hit “Mountain Music” — “like grandma and grandpa used to play” — has come true. In our 2024 interview, Alabama frontman Randy Owen spoke fondly about the mix of ...

Boat parades, craft shows, barbecue, live music, minor league baseball, and plenty of fireworks make up a long list of activities for families to celebrate the Fourth of July in Alabama.

As a guitarist, fiddle player and vocalist in Alabama, Cook – alongside cousins Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry – helped sketch a blueprint for what a hitmaking group can achieve in country music.

"Sweet Home Alabama" was not recorded in Muscle Shoals, though. The Swampers were already icons of music by the time the Skynyrd hit was recorded in 1974. Both FAME and Muscle Shoals studios are ...

By Jessica Nicholson Country Music Hall of Fame group Alabama has set a new slate of tour dates for 2025, with the first leg of its Live in Concert 25 Tour, set to launch April 17 in Phoenix.