A Southern group that spent years on the road before their 1980 album broke through.
For the early years, 'My Home's in Alabama' tells the story. Later on, 'Angels Among Us' is the one that stuck around.
They put in the work touring for years before 'My Home's in Alabama' hit number one on the country charts for six weeks in 1980. Songs like 'Song of the South' and 'Old Flame' from that record helped define a sound that felt both rooted and ready for radio. Later, 'Angels Among Us' became a holiday and spiritual staple for a lot of people.
They started in Fort Payne in 1972 with Randy Owen, Jeff Cook, and Teddy Gentry. After their breakthrough, they kept recording through the late '80s and early '90s with albums like 'Southern Star', even as Cook's Parkinson's diagnosis in 1987 changed their touring life.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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