{"id":1917,"date":"2019-01-08T10:44:56","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T10:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/?p=1917"},"modified":"2019-01-08T10:44:56","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T10:44:56","slug":"alabama-celebrate-50-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/01\/08\/alabama-celebrate-50-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama celebrate 50 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alabama will celebrate a half-century of making music with their upcoming 50th Anniversary Tour starting on Thursday. The 27-date tour will kick off in Detroit on Jan. 10, making additional stops in New Orleans, San Antonio, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City and more. Additional dates will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Alabama\u2019s Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook formed the band in 1969 when the cousins journeyed to Myrtle Beach, S.C., to play at a bar called The Bowery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1919\" src=\"http:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/alabama-tennessee-river-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"alabama-tennessee-river\" width=\"676\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/alabama-tennessee-river-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/alabama-tennessee-river-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/alabama-tennessee-river-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/alabama-tennessee-river-676x456.jpg 676w, https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/alabama-tennessee-river-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/alabama-tennessee-river.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe never thought playing for tips at The Bowery in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, that 50 years later we would still playing arenas, stadiums and festivals,\u201d says Randy. \u201cTeddy, Jeff and I are humbled at the amount of fans that are coming out to see us. We are finding out that we are playing to three generations of fans who have followed us and our music from day one. The fans are the ones responsible for our continued success on the road and we love them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Charlie Daniels Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Oak Ridge Boys, Restless Heart, Chris Janson, Tracy Lawrence and Exile will join Alabama on select dates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alabama 50th Anniversary Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jan. 10\u00a0| Detroit, MI | The Fox Theatre (w\/\u00a0Chris Janson)<\/li>\n<li>Jan. 11\u00a0| Indianapolis, IN | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (w\/\u00a0Restless Heart)<\/li>\n<li>Jan. 19\u00a0| Atlantic City, NJ | Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena<\/li>\n<li>Jan. 20\u00a0| Albany, NY | Times Union Center (w\/ Exile)<\/li>\n<li>Feb 14\u00a0| San Antonio, TX | San Antonio Stock Show &amp; Rodeo<\/li>\n<li>Feb 15\u00a0| New Orleans, LA |\u00a0Smoothie King Center (w\/\u00a0Tracy Lawrence)<\/li>\n<li>Feb 28\u00a0| Plant City, FL | Florida Strawberry Festival<\/li>\n<li>March 1\u00a0| St. Augustine, FL | The St. Augustine Amphitheatre<\/li>\n<li>March 14\u00a0| Salem, VA | Salem Civic Center (w\/\u00a0The Oak Ridge Boys)<\/li>\n<li>March 15\u00a0| Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena (w\/\u00a0Tracy Lawrence)<\/li>\n<li>March 22\u00a0| Springfield, MO | JQH Arena (w\/ The Charlie Daniels Band)<\/li>\n<li>March 23\u00a0| North Little Rock, AR | Verizon Arena (w\/ The Charlie Daniels Band)<\/li>\n<li>April 5\u00a0| Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum (w\/ The Charlie Daniels Band)<\/li>\n<li>April 6\u00a0| Charlottesville, VA |\u00a0John Paul Jones Arena (w\/ The Charlie Daniels Band)<\/li>\n<li>April 12\u00a0| Wilkes-Barre, PA | Mohegan Sun Arena (w\/ The Charlie Daniels Band)<\/li>\n<li>April 13\u00a0| Hartford, CT |\u00a0XL Center\u00a0(w\/ The Charlie Daniels Band)<\/li>\n<li>April 26\u00a0| Providence, RI | Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Center (w\/ The Charlie Daniels Band)<\/li>\n<li>April 27\u00a0| State College, PA | Bryce Jordan Center (w\/ The Charlie Daniels Band)<\/li>\n<li>May 31\u00a0| Cedar Rapids, IA |\u00a0U.S. Cellular Center<\/li>\n<li>June 1\u00a0| La Cygne, KS | Tumbleweed<\/li>\n<li>June 6\u00a0| Myrtle Beach, SC | Carolina Country Music Festival<\/li>\n<li>June 7\u00a0| Macon, GA | Macon Centreplex Coliseum (w\/\u00a0The Marshall Tucker Band)<\/li>\n<li>June 13 -16\u00a0| Grand Junction, CO | Country Jam (performance date TBA)<\/li>\n<li>June 15\u00a0| Salt Lake City, UT | Maverik Center<\/li>\n<li>June 26\u00a0| Minneapolis, MN | Target Center (w\/ The Charlie Daniels Band)<\/li>\n<li>June 27\u00a0| Oshkosh, WI | Country USA<\/li>\n<li>Sept 14\u00a0| Peoria, IL | Tailgate N\u2019 Tallboys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alabama will celebrate a half-century of making music with their upcoming 50th Anniversary Tour starting on Thursday. The 27-date tour will kick off in Detroit on Jan. 10, making additional stops in New Orleans, San Antonio, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City and more. 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