Alabama Signs With William Morris for Farewell Tour.Entertainment Editors/Music Writers BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 23, 2002 Legendary country music band Alabama has signed with the William Morris Agency Founded in 1898, the William Morris Agency is the largest diversified talent and literary agency in the world, with offices in New York City, Beverly Hills, Nashville, Miami, London, and Shanghai. for representation of the group's just-announced farewell tour. Alabama continues to be represented by longtime agent Barbara Hardin and manager Dale Morris Morris spent four years playing for Werribee Football Club in the VFL before being added to the Bulldogs' rookie list in the 2004 NAB Rookie Draft. . Alabama surprised the world of country music during Wednesday's Academy of Country Music Awards in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. when the band announced that its upcoming tour, which kicks off on Dec. 31 in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , would be its last. The Land of Os Productions/Clear Channel Entertainment produced and promoted the farewell tour, which will visit no less than 40 cities, will also be accompanied by television specials, sponsorship affiliations and other special events. "Every once in awhile the moons line up and something incredible happens, and this is one of those times," said Marc Oswald of Land of Os Productions. "Alabama has set the standard for doing things the right way. This farewell tour will be amazing." Added William Morris' Greg Oswald, "Alabama is one of the most critically and commercially successful and recognizable bands in music history. The band is excited to share with its loyal fans a farewell tour to remember and William Morris is honored to be a part of it." Added manager Dale Morris, "I'm really happy to be involved in this historic tour with Greg Oswald, our friend of more than 20 years. Greg was involved in the beginning with Alabama and it's deeply gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to know that we'll be together to the end." Alabama traces its roots to 1969 when three cousins -- Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook -- formed a band The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. called Young Country. By 1972, the name had changed to Wild Country, only to be replaced by the current name, Alabama, in 1978. By 1981, Alabama had earned the title as Top Vocal Group of the Year by the Country Music Association, which was followed by more than 150 other music awards, including The Academy of Country Music's Vocal Group of the Year, ACM's Entertainer of the Year and CMA's Instrumental Group of the Year, not to mention countless Grammy Awards. Alabama also earned ACM's Artist of the Decade Award and the Recording Industry of America's Country Artist of the Century Award. During its run, Alabama has sold more than 75 million albums and scored more than 40 number one hits. |
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