Alabama

Alabama's fall 2013 cruise will travel the Caribbean with an ocean-view deck full of top country singers. The legendary country group has announced who will be joining them when the Alabama and Friends Festival at Sea event launches this October...

It's been 40 years since Randy Owen, his cousin Teddy Gentry, and Jeff Cook started playing together at the Bowery in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The pride of Fort Payne took their name from their home state of Alabama and inspired a legion of contemporary artists, as well as fans...

When Randy Owen hits the road on Alabama's upcoming Back to the Bowery tour, he will be going out with one very special old friend. "I really look forward to playing my Music Man guitar," Randy tells The Boot. "It's kind of like an old friend who has never betrayed me," he explains...

The Boot rounds up today's country music news from around the web. Carrie Underwood celebrated her 17th career No. 1 single by announcing her next aspiring chart-topper! Just after getting the news that her "Two Black Cadillacs" zoomed to the top of the Mediabase country charts this week, the singer-songwriter tweeted, "I am so excited to announce that, hopefully, your radios will

Time flies when you're making music. Can you believe that 2013 will mark the 40th anniversary of Alabama's first performance? To celebrate the milestone, the legendary country group is planning a vacation with their fans next fall. Details are still being ironed out, but the Alabama & Friends Festival at Sea is expected to take place next October. "T...

Bloomberg Country stars Alabama, Vince Gill, Darius Rucker, Rodney Atkins, Easton Corbin, Trisha Yearwood, Zac Brown Band and Jana Kramer are just a few of the 125 artists representing several music genres in speaking out, via a letter published in Billboard magazine, against Internet radio company Pandora, which is currently urging Congress to pass the Internet Radio Fairness Act...

Randy Owen started the band Alabama more than 40 years ago, and helped the group earn a reputation as one of the hardest working acts in country music. With 12 No. 1 albums and dozens of major awards, including an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the 62-year-old has certainly earned the right to sit back and relax -- but that's not how he wants to spend his time...

Country supergroup Alabama first came together back in 1969, in Fort Payne, Ala., and country music has never been quite the same. When Randy Owen, his cousin Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook joined forces, originally calling themselves Wildcountry, few could have had any knowledge of the impact these three gentlemen would have on the industry...

Country supergroup Alabama has found themselves involved -- albeit somewhat indirectly -- in an unusual legal battle over a song that was a seasonal hit for them 30 years ago. In 1979, a tune called "On the Inside," was a No. 1 hit in Australia...

The three-day 2012 Stagecoach Musical Festival in Indio, Calif., brought some major stars out to the desert this past weekend. Click below to flip through pictures of performances -- which included a Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert duet, plus sets by the Band Perry, Sheryl Crow, Brad Paisley, Martina McBride, Luke Bryan and more...