On August 20, 1986 Alabama's My Home's In Alabama goes Double Platinum.
Randy Owen ; We're a great example of what can happen to people who just won't quit.
On March 31, 1986 Alabama's Greatest Hits was certified both Gold and Platinum.
On November, 1985 Can't Keep A Good Man Down became Alabama's fourth No. 1 single of 1985.
On May 6, 1985 Alabama wins the ACM's Vocal Group, Album Roll On and Entertainer of the Year prizes, becoming the organizations's most honored act.
On April 1, 1985 40 Hour Week went both Gold and Platinum.
On October 27, 1984 If You're Gonna Play In Texas goes to No. 1.
On October 8, 1984 Alabama makes history as the first ever act to win three consecutive CMA Entertainer of the Year honors. This accomplishment is still unequalled.
On May 14, 1984 Alabama wins Vocal Group, Album (The Closer You Get) and Entertainer of the Year again at the ACM awards.
On October 31, 1982 Alabama makes it's first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry.
On October 11, 1982 Alabama becomes the first ever group in history to win CMA Entertainer of the Year. It also wins the Instrumental and Vocal Group trophies.
On June 30, 1982 My Home's In Alabama goes Platinum.
On May 22, 1982 Take Me Down debuts on the pop charts, and eventally becomes the band's third consercutive top 20 pop hit.
On April 29, 1982 Mountain Music is declared both Gold and Platinum on the same day that the Academy of Country Music (ACM) rewards, Alabama with Vocal Group of the Year, Album of the Year, (Feels So Right) and Entertainer of the Year awards.
On November 14, 1981 Love In The First Degree debuts on the pop charts. It rises to No. 15. On December 26, 1981 Love In The First Degree hits No. 1 on the country chart.
On September 15, 1981 Feels So Right LP goes Platinum.
On July 14, 1981 My Home's In Alabama goes Gold.
On May 23, 1981 Feel So Right hits No.1 on the album charts. It spends a total of 28 weeks at the top of the charts as the biggest country LP of the year. On May 27, 1981 Feels So Right goes Gold.
March 12, 1981 Dale Morris becomes Alabama's manager.
On December 13, 1980 Why Lady Why hits No. 1.
On June 14, 1980 My Home's In Alabama, RCA's first album hits the charts. The band co- produces the record as well as all of it's successors.
On April 21, 1980 Alabama signs with RCA Records.
On Feburary 2, 1980 My Home's In Alabama debuted on the country charts.
On September 29, 1979 Alabama's MDJ Records single "I Wanna Come Over" debuts on the charts and does well enough to get the band a slot on the 1980 New Faces show at Country Radio Seminar.
In 1976 Mark Herndon got his first job as a drummer playing for the Ed Turberville Orchestra in Florence, South Carolina.
In 1968 Jeff Cook stars in his own band called J.C. amd The Chosen Few. In 1968 Teddy Gentry wins a local talent contest as a member of The Sand Mountain Chickenpluckers.
Randy Owen, Jeff Cook, and Teddy Gentry are cousins. Mark Henderson wasn't the first drummer. Mark became the second drummer for the group Alabama. Mark Henderson started out playing piano for his church before he became a drummer for the group.
Before they became the group Alabama they went by another name and it was Wild Country.
Alabama won the Country Music Award in 1983 for best album of the year.
Alabama is also known for its brilliant stage show which many say is High Energy and Dazzling.
Jess Cook of the Country Music Hall of Fame is quoted as saying before Alabama took the stage This is the pinnacle of the awards right here.
Alabama has won more American Music Awards than any other group in history. They had 22 wins.
Alabama was recognized as the ACM Artist of the Decade for the 1980’s and in 1999.
Alabama was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on November 15, 2005. This took place during the 39th annual Country Music Awards that takes place in New York.
Randy Owen of Alabama sang at the funeral of legend NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt’s funeral. He sang Angels Among Us.
According to many articles in Country Music Magazine Alabama is still the most successful Country group of all time.
All total Alabama had a record number of #1 hits totaling 41.
Alabama had 21 number one hits through 1987. The would have broken the record for the amount of number one hits in a row which is held by Sonny James but in between their hits they did a Christmas song titled Christmas in Dixie which did not make it to number 1.
Alabama is known for it’s combination of contemporary and traditional country music.
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