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HISTORIC VOCAL COLLAB: THE OAK RIDGE BOYS TEAM WITH ALABAMA TO HONOR THE GAITHERS WITH “JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It’s history in the making. For the first time ever, iconic country music groups The Oak Ridge Boys and ALABAMA have recorded together in-studio. “Jesus and John Wayne,” a new collaborative effort from two of the biggest bands in country music history, pays tribute to gospel music’s most legendary husband/wife songwriting duo, Bill and Gloria Gaither. The song was released …

Country Music Community Mourns The Loss of Alabama’s Co-Founder Jeff Cook

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country Music Hall of Fame member and co-founder of Alabama, Jeff Cook passed away yesterday. He was 73. With Alabama, Cook rose to prominence in the late ’70s and ’80s with a string of hits that include “Tennessee River,” “Dixieland Delight,” “Song Of The South,” “Mountain Music,” “Feels So Right” and more. …