11-09-2022, 11:12 AM
Jeff Cook, a founding member of country-rock supergroup Alabama, left us on November 7 at the age of 73. For many years this group was unstoppable. Nearly everything they recorded turned to gold. Among their greatest hits were "My Home's in Alabama", "Mountain Music", "Love in the First Degree", and "Lady Down On Love". The latter of these was released as a single after being deemed a favorite by many country music DJs. Following the success of "My Home's in Alabama" it was then off to the races, as 30 of the next 32 singles went to Number One. They were one of the most successful bands in county music history. The level of success they had could be considered reminiscent of what the likes of Elvis Presley and The Beatles had accomplished. Yet they obviously were no flash in the pan, as they scored mega-hits for the better part of two decades. Mr. Cook was the frontline fiddle player for the band, which scored 43 Number One hits with over 80 million albums sold.