Is the “American Dream” dead? Alabama Shakes’ new track is a simmering protest song that asks hard questions. The Athens, Alabama-founded band‘s single “American Dream” evokes the disenfranchised ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Country legend Hank Williams has many enduring and influential songs to his credit, from “Hey, Good Lookin’” to “Honky Tonk Blues” ...

It’s been wild,” says Alabama Shakes guitarist Heath Fogg of touring and recording once again after a six-year hiatus. The band plays Synovus Bank Amphitheater on Friday.

On this day (August 29) in 1980, Alabama released “Why Lady Why”—the tender ballad that would become the group’s second No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart and the second link in a ...

When Roger Murrah co-wrote “High Cotton,” he wasn’t just writing a country hit—he was telling the story of his childhood in Athens, Alabama. Recorded by Country Music Hall of Famers Alabama, “High ...

Alabama Shakes are a band again. The group essentially went on hiatus in 2017, and leader Brittany Howard went on to a successful solo career. Late last year, though, Howard reunited with her old ...

During Amy McCarley’s set Sunday at Von Braun Center Propst Arena, as part of a concert celebrating the life of “Microwave” ...

Country legend Hank Williams has many enduring and influential songs to his credit, from “Hey, Good Lookin’” to “Honky Tonk Blues” “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.” Now the Alabama native is earning new ...