Teddy Gentry, Jeff Cook, Mark Herndon and Randy Owen of Alabama in 1987. © CBS/Courtesy Everett Collection
BMI revealed today that Alabama frontman Randy Owen will certainly be commemorated as a BMI Icon throughout the 72nd yearly BMI Country Awards onNov 19 at the BMI workplace inNashville The honor has actually formerly been presented on such nation greats as Matraca Berg, Toby Keith, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson, Dean Dillon and Hank Williams Jr.
Owen created such trademark Alabama strikes as “Tennessee River,” “Feels So Right,” “Mountain Music” and “Lady Down on Love.” He was sworn in right into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Alabama, obviously, is among one of the most effective nation teams in background. They had 33No 1 appeals Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs graph, extending from “Tennessee River” in August 1980 to “Old Alabama,” a collab with Brad Paisley, in June 2011.
Alabama was the very first act to win artist of the year 3 times at the CMAAwards They won because group 5 times at the ACMAwards They were sworn in right into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005, coming to be simply the 3rd team (specified as greater than 2 individuals) to be so recognized, adhering to The Carter Family, Sons of the Pioneers andThe Jordanaires
Remarkably, Alabama hitNo 1 on Hot Country Songs with 21 successive songs, marking down a vacation tune (“Christmas in Dixie) and another artist’s single on which they were featured (Lionel Richie’s “Deep River Woman”). Their longest-runningNo 1, “Jukebox in My Mind,” continued to be on the top for 4 weeks in September 1990.
One of Alabama’sNo 1 nation hits, “Touch Me When We’re Dancing,” had actually been aNo 1 appeal Billboard‘s Adult Contemporary graph in 1981 for theCarpenters Another, “Face to Face,” included an anonymous visitor vocal by K.T. Oslin.
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