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Mar 24, 2016 · Drummer Mark Herndon unveils his bitter feud with Alabama bandmates Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook. Mark Herndon spent 25 years playing drums in Alabama, routinely promoted in...
Dec 11, 2023 · Mark Herndon was the drummer for the famous American country music band Alabama. Alabama was started in Fort Payne, Alabama, in 1969. Mark Herndon joined the band as the drummer in 1979, after an interview in which he played Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music.”
Feb 10, 2019 · The former drummer Mark Herndon of country band Alabama is speaking out about his rocky relationship with the group's other members over the years. Apparently, it was trouble in paradise...
Aug 30, 2013 · A 2008 lawsuit between Alabama and drummer Mark Herndon revealed that Herndon was just a paid employee of the band, not a fourth official member of the group. Recently,...
Mark's favorite artists are Bob Seeger, Journey, Jean-Luc Ponty, Tchaikovsky, Rush and Hank Williams, Jr. Mark plays a steady, up-tempo beat on the drums. Before joining ALABAMA in 1979, Mark played in circuit bands around Myrtle Beach.
Legendary Country Music Hall of Fame drummer Mark Herndon yearned to fly jets as a military brat, then discovered the dream of playing drums, vowing to come back one day and perform at the very place where he once had to stand outside just to hear.
Mar 10, 2016 · Herndon takes fans on a trip of his years with Alabama, but actually takes time in the acknowledgements portion of the book to thank Randy Owen, Jeff Cook, and Teddy Gentry for giving him...
Scott left the group at this time, and was replaced by Mark Herndon, a rock drummer later credited with bringing the band their signature sound. " I Wanna Come Over", became their first radio hit, reaching the top 40 in the Billboard country chart.
Two years later, former rock drummer Mark Herndon joined the band and helped solidify Alabama’s signature sound. In 1980, MDJ released the Top 20 hit “My Home’s In Alabama,” which led to an RCA Records contract.
Mark Herndon looks back fondly on his days as drummer with country supergroup Alabama, so much so he wrote a book about the experience.
