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  1. The first drummer for Fort Payne's own country group Alabama died Monday at the age of 58. John Bennett Vartanian, 58 of Fort Payne, passed away, causing Alabama fans from all over to put in calls to the Alabama Fan Club in Fort Payne, questioning the cause of his death, according to Misty Monroe with the club. Vartanian, a friend of members of ...

  2. Rick Scott. Bennett Vartanian. Jeff Cook. Website. www .thealabamaband .com. Alabama is an American country music band formed in Fort Payne, Alabama, in 1969. The band was founded by Randy Owen ( lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and his cousin Teddy Gentry ( bass, backing vocals ). They were soon joined by another cousin, Jeff Cook ( lead guitar ...

  3. In 1972, they recruited friend of Jeff’s, Bennett Vartanian, as the band’s drummer. In 1973, the band moved from Fort Payne (Alabama) to Myrtle Beach (South Carolina), where they became the house band at a club called “The Bowery.”

  4. Apr 24, 2020 · As Wild Country (or Wildcountry, depending on the source), the cousins and one of drummer Mark Herndon's predecessors, a Fort Payne musician and songwriter named Bennett Vartanian, began a ...

  5. Mar 23, 2019 · Randy plays the rhythm guitar and sings most of the solo vocals on the group’s hits. Overall, Alabama Band members have included: Randy Owen, Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, Mark Herndon, Bennett Vartanian, Jackie Owen, Rick Scott, Tommy Hucks, and Don Perkey. Learn more about key members of the Alabama band below.

  6. Jul 12, 2023 · In 1972, they changed their name to Wildcountry and saw the addition of drummer Bennett Vartanian. After quitting their jobs to pursue music full-time, they went full throttle into the bar scene ...

  7. Nov 8, 2022 · Born on August 27, 1949, in Fort Payne, AL, Cook co-founded the band as in the early 1970s with his cousins — singer-guitarist Randy Owen and bassist Teddy Gentry — and drummer Bennett Vartanian.

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