The all-star concert event will air on August 15th
CMT Giants: Alabama, a star-studded salute celebrating the extraordinary career and music of one of the most successful and iconic country groups of all time, will premiere Thursday, August 15th at 8 pm ET/PT exclusively on CMT.
Music’s biggest names, including Blake Shelton featuring Steve Wariner, Brad Paisley, Jamey Johnson, Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Pam Tillis & Lorrie Morgan, Riley Green, and Sam Hunt will perform some of the band’s most legendary hits for a once-in-a-lifetime tribute event.
Additionally, Evander Holyfield, Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, Martina McBride, Vince Gill and more appear both in-person and virtually to share personal stories reflecting on Alabama’s forever impact on music, blended alongside rare photos, performance footage and interviews from the vault – plus an all-new sit down with Alabama themselves reflecting on their storied career.
Alabama’s Roll On II North America Tour (presented by Kenworth) stops in Nashville this Friday, July 19th, with a live concert performance at Bridgestone Arena, featuring special guests Gary Allan and comedian Dusty Slay.
Launched in 2006, the CMT Giants franchise is CMT’s elite honor celebrating the careers of country music’s most legendary artists: Reba McEntire in 2006, Hank Williams, Jr. in 2007, Alan Jackson in 2008, Kenny Rogers in 2020, Charley Pride in 2021, and Vince Gill in 2022. Stars that have previously taken part in past specials include Alan Jackson, Buddy Guy, Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Darius Rucker, Dolly Parton, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, George Strait, Gladys Knight, Gretchen Wilson, Jennifer Nettles, Kelly Clarkson, LeAnn Rimes, Lionel Richie, Luke Combs, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Maren Morris, Martina McBride, Megan Mullally, Michael McDonald, Rascal Flatts, Steven Tyler, Sting, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Trisha Yearwood and Wynonna, to name a few.
Over 50 years ago, Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, and Randy Owen left the cotton farms of Fort Payne, Alabama to spend the summer playing music in a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina bar called The Bowery. It took them six long years of tip jars and word-of-mouth to earn the major label deal they’d been dreaming of. Then, seemingly no time at all to change the face of country music. Alabama, country music’s first band, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005. The group is known for hit songs including “Mountain Music,” “Roll On,” “Dixieland Delight” and “If You’re Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band).” From humble beginnings picking cotton in the fields to international stars, Alabama went on to sell 80 million albums and charted 43 No.1 hits, becoming the most successful band in the history of country music. In November 2022, Alabama co-founder Jeff Cook passed following a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease. With his prior encouragement and wishes, Alabama continues touring on a limited basis, keeping the iconic music they created alive for the current and future generations of fans.
