Over speakerphone, Randy Owen lets out a big laugh before telling me the story about chert rocks. We’re talking about “Mountain Music,” country-music band Alabama’s foot-stomping 1982 hit ...

"CMT Giants: Alabama" premieres Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. CT, exclusively on CMT. Cousins Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry and Randy Owen, born in Fort Payne, Alabama, bridge Southern rock's 1970s-era acts like ...

Alabama's Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry each released statements about the death of group co-founder Jeff Cook. Both remember him as a brilliant musician and a brother in music. "I'm hurt in a way I ...

Alabama founded June Jam in 1982 and attracted some of the biggest names in country music to participate for charity. More than 30,000 fans attended the first June Jam, and by 1991, the event had ...

Alabama lead singer Randy Owen, left, gives a heartfelt acceptance speech for the group's second straight Entertainer of the Year award as members Jeff Cook, Mark Herndon and Teddy Gentry look on ...

Alabama lead singer Randy Owen, left, gives a heartfelt acceptance speech for the group's second straight Entertainer of the Year award as members Jeff Cook, Mark Herndon and Teddy Gentry look on ...