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Mark Herndon, classic era Alabama drummer, reunited with former bandmates Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry onstage in Huntsville.
Alabama's Jeff Cook was born on 1949. The fiddle, guitar, and country music legend would be 76 years old today.
"I felt like a little kid all day," the musician said after stealthily sliding behind the drum kit on Saturday night. "It was ...
A year after an Alabama singer nearly made the Top 3 of “American Idol,” the show returns with the state once again in the mix. In the 2024 season, eight singers who were from Alabama or had ...
Alabama’s former drummer, Mark Herndon, returned to the stage to play “Mountain Music” with the band for the first time in ...
Concertgoers in Huntsville were treated to a reunion 20 years in the making when Mark Herndon played with his former Alabama bandmates.
Fate dealt Huntsville, Alabama’s inaugural South Star Music Festival bad cards. First, Jane’s Addiction, the legendary alt-rockers who were one of the festival’s most anticipated acts, broke up two ...
Since 2023, Alabama has participated in the Imagination Library program, which provides a free book every month for children ...
A series of faculty-led musical art recitals will return to the University of South Alabama’s Laidlaw Performing Arts Center ...
A landmark update to Alabama’s Entertainment Industry Incentive Act is set to give the state’s music industry a major boost, thanks to new legislation signed on Thursday, July 31, in Montgomery.
Herndon was Alabama’s longtime touring drummer. He joined the group — consisting of Owen, Gentry, and now-deceased guitarist ...
A landmark update to Alabama’s Entertainment Industry Incentive Act is set to give the state’s music industry a major boost, thanks to new legislation signed on Thursday, July 31, in ...