Teddy Gentry: Last News

One of the founding members of the country band Alabama, Teddy Gentry, was arrested on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge Monday.  Gentry, a bass player for the music group, was put behind bars in the Cherokee County Jail in northeast Alabama and was additionally charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, records showed.  The 70-year-old bassist was released about a half-hour later, according to Alabama court records. One of the founding members of the country band Alabama, Teddy Gentry, was arrested on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge.

Guitarist Jeff Cook, who co-founded the successful country group Alabama and steered them up the charts with such hits as Song Of The South and Dixieland Delight, has died. He was 73.Cook had Parkinson's disease and disclosed his diagnosis in 2017. He died Tuesday at his home in Destin, Florida, said Don Murry Grubbs, a representative for the band.Tributes poured in from country stars, including Travis Tritt who called Cook 'a great guy and one heckuva bass fisherman' and Charlie Daniels, who tweeted that 'Heaven gained another guitar/fiddle player today.' Sad loss: Guitarist Jeff Cook, who co-founded the successful country group Alabama and steered them up the charts with such hits as Song Of The South and Dixieland Delight, has died.