The Bama Band
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The Bama Band is an American country music
group composed of Lamar Morris (vocals, guitar), Wayne "Animal" Turner (guitar), Clifford E. "Cowboy" Eddie Long (steel guitar), Jerry McKinney (saxophone), Vernon Derrick (fiddle), Ray Barrickman (bass), Billy Earheart (keyboards) and William Claude Marshall (drums). For more than twenty years, The Bama Band were the backing band for Hank Williams, Jr.
The Bama Band was nominated twice for Band of the Year by the Academy of Country Music
. They also found success on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles
chart in the 1980s with singles like "Dallas," "Tijuana Sunrise" and "What Used to Be Crazy." An eponymous album released on Compleat Records in 1985 charted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
group composed of Lamar Morris (vocals, guitar), Wayne "Animal" Turner (guitar), Clifford E. "Cowboy" Eddie Long (steel guitar), Jerry McKinney (saxophone), Vernon Derrick (fiddle), Ray Barrickman (bass), Billy Earheart (keyboards) and William Claude Marshall (drums). For more than twenty years, The Bama Band were the backing band for Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.
Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
The Bama Band was nominated twice for Band of the Year by the Academy of Country Music
Academy of Country Music
The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Whereas the Country Music Association, founded in 1958, was based in Nashville, the Academy sought to promote country music in the western states. Among those involved in the...
. They also found success on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart in the 1980s with singles like "Dallas," "Tijuana Sunrise" and "What Used to Be Crazy." An eponymous album released on Compleat Records in 1985 charted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Albums
| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Bama Band | 61 | Compleat |
| 1988 | Solid Ground | — | Mercury |
| 1990 | Takin' Off the Edge | — | Capitol |
| 2004 | Beale St. Boogie | — | Ginnin' Cotton |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | |||
| 1982 | "Dallas" | 54 | — | singles only |
| 1983 | "Tijuana Sunrise" | 56 | — | |
| 1985 | "What Used to Be Crazy" | 60 | — | The Bama Band |
| 1986 | "I've Changed My Mind" | 70 | — | |
| 1987 | "Suddenly Single" | 64 | — | single only |
| 1988 | "Southern Accent" | 71 | — | Solid Ground |
| "Real Old-Fashioned Broken Heart" | 69 | — | ||
| 1989 | "When We Get Back to the Farm" | 87 | — | |
| 1990 | "She's Movin' In" | — | 93 | Takin' Off the Edge |
External links
- [ The Bama Band] at Allmusic