The absolute best country band ever! 50 years and still rockin and bringing crowds to their feet! You definitely have "the touch"! Love you Randy & Teddy ❤
The year : 1982 I was 5 years old. I had seizures as a child. They had me on some kind of medication that was liquid. So my dad mixed it with 7up or Ginger ale (still a favorite 💙) So every morning my dad played this song and I would chug the soda and meds during the fiddle part. Alabama was & and still are my all time favorite band of country music. I went to Myrtle Beach and went to the bar they started at a few years ago Randy still sounds amazing for his age. Teddy is still amazing as well. The young lady playing fiddle did a fine job too. Her name would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. Thank you Alabama for providing me a lifetime of memories. Much love from Virginia. 💙
They look and sound great. I miss seeing Jeff with them, but they are honoring him by playing on. Great men, great talent, great hearts, great band. Gotta love Alabama. God bless them.
I believe Randy Owens is also sick, if I remember correctly I read somewhere he's has MS, possibly I heard it from a friend of mine that went to school with Randy and is friends with his family, I don't recall seeing or hearing any kind of statement from his publicist, so I'm not 100 % positive of his type of illness
If y’all don’t shut your negativity up about Randy Owen, y’all are gonna see an Alabama asswhooping like you ain’t ever seen. Fans pray for them and the Lord loves them.
This is just badass to see these legends jamming on stage. Listened to them my whole childhood, sucks seeing all the legends get old. Thank God I was here for this.
I know the feeling. It also makes me sad seeing many of my favorite artists from the 80s and 90s getting older. Even worse is I don't see anyone currently that can fill their shoes, at least not on the mainstream side of country. Zach Top is the only one that comes close, but I'm not sure if he's considered mainstream.
Ive seen Alabama in concert many times since i was 17 years old im 60 now my husband took me every time. Jeff Cook was always so nice stay talk to the people. Imet Randy these guys are the best. We Love you Alabama you still got.
Years ago when this song was just coming out on the radio I told my co-workers, "This group is going to be headed to the top and is going to be country superstars..." AND they won the Pinnicle Award in 2023 to prove that I was right...
Alabama has been my favorite country music artists since the 80's my favorites are Dixie land delight, Lady down on Love, always thought Randy Owens was so handsome 💕
You betcha, 100%!! We are there too, in row 2 in front of Teddy. As soon as the show ended, Randy’s wife Kelly came over as she said she could tell I was totally into it (truth!🤣). Saw them at the saddledome for the first time August 23, 1984, and haven’t looked back.✌️
Been listening to this song for years..fell in love first time hearing it because my daddy drove then my kids and now my grandkids because my husband is OTR ❤❤❤ all you drivers stay safe❤
Love Alabama ❤ my first concert seeing them was in the 80’s before they got “big” in Gatlinburg Tennessee, they were setting up their equipment……a year or so later they exploded 🎻🎸🎤💥💥💥💥💥💥
It’s been a rough week. I’m 47 and dealing with avascular necrosis of both femoral heads. It’s caused me some major issues in my lower legs with infections. I need to heal sores before they do bone surgery. The cause was just discovered. A form of leukemia that affects bone marrow, but only in hips and long bones. I’m suffering and it’s made me recognize my own mortality. My hero’s and my favorite musicians are all in the last parts of thier lives. So many memories. I can’t stop thinking about the old days and how wonderful I felt. It’s been rough. Thank you Alabama. Your music made life bearable in hard times.
Alabama is going to be at Missouri State Fair on August 17th. I have my tickets. I saw them back in the early 80's. They all autographed my Alabama tee shirt that I bought.
Always loved Alabama, even for all of us out West. The greatest ever never fades away and never dies. God Bless this entire Band. It will always live on and compete with all generations. Sadly it didn't look like Randy Owen was playing his guitar if you watch closely. RIP Jeff Cook.
I wish CMT would put real Legends on this program without a doubt Alabama is legendary but the other groups that is still out there pushing it every day for the feds I wish they would honor The Oak Ridge boys they're one of the very few acts from the 1980s that still out there pushing it I think it would be a beautiful tribute to their legacy especially with the passing Joe Bonsall
The band was was when they started and they are still great today, even though jeff is no longer with them he is still singing with the man upstairs Rest in peace jeff and thanks for singing for us again fellas
Randy's just going through the motions these days. Without Jeff Cook this is a shell of what Alabama used to be. Good for them for still wanting to tour, but the energy level is nonexistent.
The old days at June Jam in Fort Payne were the best memories thank you Randy Jeff and Teddy,those were some great times, the memories I will never forget.
had the opportunity to see them in Hershey PA and was one of the best prime country bands to ever do it!!!! a definite dream it was to see them in person
That’s Megan Mullins Owen, and she’s been with them for several years. She’s also now married to Randy’s nephew (I think), which is why she now has added Owen in her name.
I've been an Alabama fan since the late 1970's. The only music I ever bought was Alabama's music and the Eagles. I loved blasting Alabama on my 8 track tape in my 1966 Mustang. Go forward to 1987 or so, and I'm now going to dance clubs with buddies of mine. In my area there were no real country music clubs/bars at thar time. I remember being in the club I regularly attended one night and was listening the mindless pop/dance stuff and was focused more on dancing with the ladies than the music that was playing. Suddenly, the opening notes of Mountain Music hit my ears...I sang that song as loud as I could while folks around me thought I was absolutely nuts. I was back in my Mustang singing with Alabama. I tipped the DJ really well, and he made sure to play it for me every time I was there. I learned to like msny other bands over the years, but nothing beats an Alabama or an Eagles song.
As a child growing up in the *Owen family (My grandfather was *Albert Lee Owen and he is the older brother of Gladstone) and during our visits to Fort Payne from Huntsville, my grandmother Jessie would play the piano while my father (Charles Albert), his brother (Sanford Rudolph), and sister (Imogene) would sing gospels songs. That is why this song is one of my favorites as it reminds me of those days in the sixties in Fort Payne. They are all gone now. While I have never met Randy, his voice is as good today (CMT) as it was when they started way back when. Both his sister (Reba Patterson) and his mother sang at the church service when my grandfather passed away in the early 80's. You could not have met two nicer people. Mrs. Owen has too since passed away but she was a kind soul.
Alabama used to come to the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville SC every year when I was younger and I am pretty sure my mom and I went to see them each time. My Uncle Raymond knew the drummer - Mark Herndon - from college and we loved seeing him play each time. And my grandmother loved Mountain Music, it was her favorite. I wish I could have seen them play at the Bowery in Myrtle Beach, but I guess my memories from the early 80's will have to do.
