May 9, 2008

Alabama files a $202,670 lawsuit against drummer Mark Herndon at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Fort Payne. The band claims Herndon was overpaid for merchandising royalties on the group's 2003 farewell tour

Jun 7, 2008

Bronze statues of all four Alabama members--Randy Owen, Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry and Mark Herndon--are unveiled at City Park in Fort Payne, Alabama

Apr 7, 2009

Bertha Jean Humphery, the mother of Alabama's Teddy Gentry, dies of pneumonia in Fort Payne, Alabama

Sep 3, 2009

Teddy Gentry speaks in support of Alabama agriculture commissioner Ron Sparks in Montgomery during a campaign fundraiser as Sparks pursues the Democratic nomination for governor

Apr 13, 2010

The Alabama legislature passes a resolution renaming a portion of State Highway 35 in DeKalb County as the Randy Owen Highway

May 25, 2010

The DeKalb County Commission in Fort Payne, Alabama, passes a pair of resolutions renaming a portion of County Road 78 as Teddy Gentry Road and renaming County Road 89 as the Jeff Cook Parkway

Jun 12, 2010

Former Alabama singer Randy Owen announces during a fan-club party in Fort Payne that he's received treatment for prostate cancer

Jun 15, 2010

EMI releases "Now That's What I Call The USA: The Patriot Country Collection" with Brooks & Dunn, Eric Church, Kenny Chesney, Alabama, Phil Vassar and Lee Greenwood, among others

Mar 11, 2011

Arista releases Brad Paisley's "Old Alabama," featuring Alabama, to radio. Incorporated in the lyrics: "Mountain Music," "Dixieland Delight," "Feels So Right," "Love In The First Degree" and "Why Lady Why," plus John Coltrane, Barry White, Frank Sinatra and The Righteous Brothers

May 3, 2011

Alabama plays the Grand Ole Opry for the first time in 29 years, teaming with Brad Paisley on "Old Alabama" and "Tennessee River." Also appearing: Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan and The Charlie Daniels Band