Mar 28, 2003

CMT pays a nod to just two groups when it lists "The 40 Greatest Men Of Country Music": Alabama, #11; and The Eagles, #34

May 21, 2003

Alabama claims the Pioneer Award in the 38th annual Academy of Country Music awards, aired on CBS from Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay

Jun 8, 2003

Two bands with Southern rock roots make the list when CMT debuts its "100 Greatest Songs Of Country Music." The Charlie Daniels Band checks in at #69 with "The Devil Went Down To Georgia," while Alabama reaches #78 with "My Home's In Alabama"

Jun 19, 2003

Alabama's two-disc album "For The Record" is certified quintuple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America

Jun 25, 2003

Country music is featured in IMAX as "Our Country" premieres at Nashville's Regal Opry Mills IMAX Theatre. Artists in the film include Martina McBride, Alan Jackson, Marty Stuart, Dwight Yoakam, Vince Gill, Alabama, Sara Evans and Pam Tillis

Jun 27, 2003

Alabama, in the midst of its American Farewell Tour, plays Nashville for what it believes will be the final time, delivering "Christmas In Dixie" in the heat of summer

Jun 28, 2003

Brooks & Dunn perform "Only In America" for 40,000 fans to close out a Dale Earnhardt tribute concert at Daytona Motor Speedway in Florida. Alabama, Sheryl Crow, Kenny Chesney and Delbert McClinton also participate in the show, which becomes a Fox TV special

Jul 10, 2003

Fox TV airs a concert special that pays tribute to late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt. Participants include Alabama, Sheryl Crow, Hootie + The Blowfish, Delbert McClinton and Kenny Chesney, who sings "Young" and "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy." Brooks & Dunn close with "Only In America"

Aug 30, 2003

The city of Pittsburgh observes Alabama Day, as the band performs a concert at the Post-Gazette Pavilion during its farewell tour

Oct 7, 2003

RCA releases the Alabama album "The American Farewell Tour"