Jeff Cook, the Grammy-winning founding guitarist, keyboardist and fiddler of Alabama — one of the most successful country groups of all time, with had 33 No. 1 country hits, including 21 in a…
, the Grammy-winning founding guitarist, keyboardist and fiddler of Alabama — one of the most successful country groups of all time, with had 33 No. 1 country hits, including 21 in a row — died Tuesday at his home in Destin, FL, a band rep to the Associated Press. He was 73.Born on August 27, 1949, in Fort Payne, AL, Cook co-founded the band as in the early 1970s with his cousins — singer-guitarist Randy Owen and bassist Teddy Gentry — and drummer Bennett Vartanian.
From left: Alabama’s Randy Owen, Jeff Cook, Mark Herndon and Teddy Gentry at the American Music Awards circa 1985 Its biggest crossover single was “Love in the First Degree,” which hit No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981. The group’s 2013 album and video, recorded live at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, features covers of their songs by such stars as Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eli Young Band, Florida Georgia Line, Jamey Johnson, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts and Trisha Yearwood.
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