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- NEW FEATURE - Select Alabama videos are available for viewing CLICK HERE |
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Fan Appreciation Weekend 2009 April 3rd Tickets go on sale @ 9:00 a.m. June 12th Songwriters Showcase June 13th Show at Randy Owen's farm (must be a member of Randy Owen's Fan Club) June 13th Jeff Cook show at DeKalb Theatre June 14th Fan Appreciation Day at Fan Club
Alabama
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Summer
Hours are back! The Alabama Fan Club and Museum is open seven days a week
from Memorial Day (May 26th) through Labor Day (Sept. 6th) 9am - 6pm Monday through Saturday and 1pm - 6pm Sundays |
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![]() Adjacent to the beautifully revamped City Park in downtown Fort Payne workmen apply the finishing details to the new home of those wonderful bronze statues of the band. |
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Fort Payne City workers moving the statues to their new location Friday May 29th. |
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| CMT's
Craig Shelburne has a nice article on Myrtle Beach's |
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RANDY OWEN
RELEASES DEBUT SOLO SINGLE |
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When
legendary country music group Alabama broke the news of their 2003-2004
American Farewell Tour, an entire generation of fans turned out to support
the band's last stand. After more than two decades, the curtain was closing
on one of the biggest-selling, most successful bands in popular music
history. It is with great pleasure that Cracker Barrel presents this exclusive,
live collection of classic Alabama hits recorded during that tour experience
what it felt like to be in the seats and hear the unique way that these
songs were performed live. Quite possibly, for the very last time. The Last Stand is available exclusively at Cracker Barrel locations and online beginning November 13th. clickey click |
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Randy
Owen honored with Founder’s Award at ALSAC/St. Jude’s 50th anniversary celebration MEMPHIS, TENN. (June 29, 2007) During the Saturday night gala at the 50th anniversary celebration of ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, Tony Thomas, son of St. Jude founder Danny Thomas presented Randy Owen, longtime St. Jude supporter and country music artist, with the Founder’s Award – an honor that Danny only bestowed on very special occasions. “I know if my father was here, he would want Randy to have this award,” Tony said before calling an emotional Owen on stage to accept. Owen, the lead singer of the legendary country group ALABAMA, helped start the Country Cares for St. Jude Kids® program in 1989 after meeting Danny. The program has become one of the most successful radio fundraising events in the country, garnering more than $310 million in pledges for the hospital. In accepting the award, Owen acknowledged the fans of country music, the men and women of country radio and the country music industry for embracing Danny’s dream. “Danny Thomas was such a special person,” Owen said. “I didn’t have the chance to know him as well as some of you, but it shows you how a good man can inspire you in just a brief time.” After receiving his award, Owen called his new band to the stage to perform for more than 1,000 volunteers, board members, ALSAC staff and other distinguished guests who were in attendance at the event. “Each year, millions of people in the United States and around the world rally to support Danny’s dream,” said ALSAC CEO John P. Moses. “Many of those volunteers have chosen to support St. Jude because of Randy Owen. He charged the country music industry to support the kids of St. Jude and I am truly grateful to him for that. Because of his generosity and determination, St. Jude has been able to continue its life-saving work.” The convention also commemorated the life of Danny Thomas, whose vision was to build a research hospital devoted to finding cures for children battling cancer and other catastrophic diseases. In 1957, the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities was formed to raise the money needed to operate and maintain St. Jude, and on Feb. 4, 1962, the hospital opened its doors. Since the hospital opened, advancements have been made in many childhood catastrophic diseases. St. Jude has been instrumental in improving the overall survival rates for childhood cancers from less than 20 percent to more than 70 percent. And, the survival rate for children suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia - the most common form of childhood cancer - has increased from only 4 percent when the hospital opened to 94 percent today. In addition, St. Jude treats patients with HIV infections, as well as patients with hematologic, immunologic or genetic diseases. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tennessee, St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, which was established with a sole purpose of raising the funds needed for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org |
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Fan
Appreciation Weekend 2007 ended with a marathon autograph and meet-n-greet
session attended by hundreds of Alabama's faithful fans. Thanks to all
of our Fan Club members for making the event such a success! We'd especially
like to recognize our staff of voluteers who did a magnificent job keeping
everything running smoothly all day long. |
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Once again the Annual June Jam Songwriters Showcase, to benefit John Croyle's Big Oak Ranch, played to a packed house. This year a special video presentation by Big Oak opening the show spotlighted the real needs that John', his family and staff have been addressing for almost 30 years. The three hour long concert is expected to raise in excess of $30,000 to benefit Big Oak. You really couldn't ask for a more worthy cause and Alabama is just plain proud to be able to help. Thanks go out to songwriters Richard Leigh, Pat Alger, Ralph Murphy, Jamey Johnson, Bobby Pinson and Mike Curtis for generously giving their time. |
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Randy
Owen
performed with the Southern Gentlemen at the May 6th
Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony in Nashville, TN paying
tribute to Sonny James . Said Owen to James, "We're
going to do this one a little bit different. The guys told me you'd really
like it." With that, he was off on a finger-snapping, doo-wop version
of James' 1964 smash, "You're the Only World I Know" that had
James beaming with delight and the crowd equally charmed. Sonny James spent his early years as a musical prodigy in an Alabama farm family that eventually became a professional singing group that had 16 consecutive No. 1's; a record that stood until Alabama smashed it with 21 consecutive No. 1's in the 80's. |
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"Songs
of Inspiration |
March
15th members of Alabama debuted a selection
of songs from their newest CD "Songs of Inspiration Vol.
2" in a hour long concert on the QVC network.Order item # E02575 now at QVC.com and get an exclusive 6 song bonus disc. |
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Visit www.RandyOwen.com
for the lastest updates Visit
Jeff Cook.Com to learn more about
Jeff's planned concert appearances as well as other |
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More news from the Band on Page Two |
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