Alabama
Alabama
Artist Information
Genres: Country-Rock, Country-Pop, Contemporary Country, Urban Cowboy
Active: 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Formed: 1977 in Fort Payne, AL
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Before Alabama, bands were usually relegated to a supporting role in country music. In the first part of the century, bands were popular with audiences across the country, but as recordings became available, nearly every popular recording artist was a vocalist, not a group. Alabama was the group that made country bands popular again. Emerging in the late '70s, the band had roots in both country and rock; in fact, many of Alabama's musical concepts, particularly the idea of a performing band, owed more to rock and pop than hardcore country. However, there is no denying that Alabama is a country band -- the bandmembers' pop instincts may come from rock, but their harmonies, songwriting, and approach are indebted to country, particularly the Bakersfield sound of Merle Haggard, bluegrass, and the sound of Nashville pop.
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 Alabama Free At Last       
 Alabama God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You         
Discography
Release: August 26, 2008
Label: Sony
Release: April 29, 2008
Label: Playlist, RCA Nashville/Legacy
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