April 16, 2013 Today's KLAW Classic, penned by Ronnie Rogers, was the 9th number one is a string of 21 straight number ones for super group, Alabama. Overall, Alabama scored 64 singles and 32 #1 songs in a career that is not quite finished yet
Alabama have certainly earned the right to be known as one of the best country bands of all time, with 21 Gold, Platinum, and multi-Platinum albums, 43 No. 1 singles, eight Entertainer of the Year Awards, and over 73 million records sold. It's been 40 years since their start, and they'll be combining their legendary greatness with some of country's biggest stars for a collaborative album called 'Alabama & Friends.'
The last hour of voting during the finals of March Bandness was frenzied, to say the least. Thousands of fans of Alabama and the Charlie Daniels Band cast a ballot in the waning minutes. The boys from Fort Payne, Ala. were trailing until the end, when they surged ahead and took the title of Best Country Band of All Time.
The nearly week long hostage situation in Alabama involving a five-year-old boy has finally come to an end.
January 31, 2013 Today's KLAW Classic celebrates a Gold Album for the super group Alabama. On this day in 1989 their 'Southern Star' was certified Gold.
One of the most successful groups in country music history, Alabama, have had a four-decade career that encompasses hit singles, best-selling albums, sold-out tours and awards too numerous to count. Now, the band have revealed a special fan celebration for their 40th anniversary: a cruise.
December 26, 2012 Thirty One years ago on the day after Christmas, the Number one song in the land was a song from the boys from Fort Payne Alabama.
As we all try to make sense out of the Connecticut school shooting tragedy – not that I think any of us ever will be able to – we all look for things to help us cope. I put together this quick mix of 'Angels Among Us' by Alabama for you, in hopes it can help you deal with this traumatic event
October 27, 2012 The K-LAW 101 Saturday Classic was atop the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart 28 years ago today - October 26th, 1984. It was the 14th of 21 straight #1's for the boys from Fort Payne, Alabama.
That streak of 21 straight chart-toppers began with 1980's 'Tennessee River'
It’s fitting that Alabama‘s ‘American Pride’ turns 20 today, as the 2012 Summer Olympics are winding down and Americans are beaming with pride as homespun competitors rack up the gold medals and continue to attract global attention for their athletic efforts, namely in gymnastics and swimming. So touché for the fact that the country band’s 11th platter is celebrating its anniversary.
July 24, 2012 Alabama took a song written by members of the group Exile, and made it their own.
