Two weeks later, he was fired.” Forty-two years later, Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry, Alabama’s bassist and harmony vocalist, remain true to their unfussy roots. Last year, Alabama ...

Formed near Fort Payne, Ala., in the early ‘70s, Alabama was initially billed as Wildcountry, consisting of cousins Jeff Cook ...

The group included Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry and Owen until Cook died after a decade-long struggle with Parkinson's disease in 2022. Now, Gentry and Owen travel the country, keeping the band's rich ...

Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Randy Owen, Jeff Cook (1949 - 2022), Mark Herndon, Teddy Gentry of Alabama attend the American Music ... [+] Awards circa 1985.