🎸Fun Facts about ALABAMA!🎸
Do you have your tickets to see Alabama with special guests Montgomery Gentry yet? It's not too late! They will be rockin' the house at Ozarks Amphitheater this Memorial Day Weekend. Snag your tickets to catch this awesome show on May 26th. It's the PERFECT way to kick off the summer at the Lake of the Ozarks! We know you are just itching for Saturday to get here. To help tide you over, take a look below to learn some interesting facts about this Southern Rock/American Country group!
It's the kind of story you read about in books and watch on the big screen at the movies. For the band ALABAMA, it’s not just a story; it’s their life. It is a classic American tale of rags to riches. From humble beginnings picking cotton in the fields to international stars that went on to sell 73 million albums while changing the face and sound of country music.
It's been over 40 years since Randy, Jeff and Teddy, left the cotton farms of Fort Payne, Alabama, to spend the summer playing in a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina bar called The Bowery. Having grown up working in the fields, the cousins were no strangers to hard work. They didn’t flinch when it took six long years of working for tips and living hand to mouth playing in the bar.
Of the early days and their humble beginnings, Jeff says, "I don't think we thought too far ahead. We were more concerned with paying our bills at the end of the week and playing music."
Finally, word of mouth earned the major label deal they'd been dreaming of. In 1980 the band broke through with their first Top 20 hit “My Home’s In Alabama.”
ALABAMA is the band that changed everything. They brought country music to the mainstream and from side stage to the main stage. ALABAMA introduced rock style guitars, lights, pyrotechnics and sounds to the country audience.
One of the Best Lake Attractions is honored to host this amazing Southern rock, American country band. If you don't have tickets to this spectacular show, it's not too late! Visit www.OzarksAmp.com to purchase your tickets! You can also buy tickets down the road at Bridal Cave. Ozarks Amphitheater is one of the best attractions at the Lake of the Ozarks and we are thrilled to bring such a fantastic group to the Lake! Kick off the summer in style and catch Alabama with special guests Montgomery Gentry on May 26th!
Fun Facts About Alabama!
Fun Fact #1:
When they first performed, the band played under the name "Wildcountry". They performed a Merle Haggard song at their high school talent show, where they won first prize!Fun Fact #2:
The former drummer of the band, Mark Herdon, was the only band member who was NOT born in the state of Alabama.Fun Fact #3:
The band not only sing about farming in their music, they have truly lived the farm life. The original members all grew up in cotton country and were involved in the farming industry in one way or another.Fun Fact #4:
Alabama has had SEVEN multi-platinum albums, TWENTY-SEVEN number one hits, in addition to many awards for their music.Fun Fact #5:
The members of Alabama are world-class philanthropists, raising over 250 million dollars for charity.All About the Band:
It's the kind of story you read about in books and watch on the big screen at the movies. For the band ALABAMA, it’s not just a story; it’s their life. It is a classic American tale of rags to riches. From humble beginnings picking cotton in the fields to international stars that went on to sell 73 million albums while changing the face and sound of country music.It's been over 40 years since Randy, Jeff and Teddy, left the cotton farms of Fort Payne, Alabama, to spend the summer playing in a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina bar called The Bowery. Having grown up working in the fields, the cousins were no strangers to hard work. They didn’t flinch when it took six long years of working for tips and living hand to mouth playing in the bar.
Of the early days and their humble beginnings, Jeff says, "I don't think we thought too far ahead. We were more concerned with paying our bills at the end of the week and playing music."
Finally, word of mouth earned the major label deal they'd been dreaming of. In 1980 the band broke through with their first Top 20 hit “My Home’s In Alabama.”
ALABAMA is the band that changed everything. They brought country music to the mainstream and from side stage to the main stage. ALABAMA introduced rock style guitars, lights, pyrotechnics and sounds to the country audience.
One of the Best Lake Attractions is honored to host this amazing Southern rock, American country band. If you don't have tickets to this spectacular show, it's not too late! Visit www.OzarksAmp.com to purchase your tickets! You can also buy tickets down the road at Bridal Cave. Ozarks Amphitheater is one of the best attractions at the Lake of the Ozarks and we are thrilled to bring such a fantastic group to the Lake! Kick off the summer in style and catch Alabama with special guests Montgomery Gentry on May 26th!
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