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Alabama's Music Achievers
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MUSIC ACHIEVERS
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TAKE 6-- Huntsville, Alabama
-A "Contemporary Christian A Cappella Pop Jazz" group
-Debut album hit the inspirational, spiritual, and jazz charts all at the same time
-Efforts also heard in the Spike Lee movie, "Do The Right Thing" and Warren Beatty's "Dick Tracy"
JIMMIE TARLTON - Phenix City, Alabama
-With partner Tom Darby wrote & recorded classics "Birmingham Jail" and "Columbus Stockade Blues"
-Pioneer of the "steel guitar" sound
CARMOL TAYLOR - Brilliant, Alabama
-Talented performer best known as a songwriter
-Wrote #1 hits, "The Grand Tour" for George Jones and "He Loves Me All The Way" for Tammy Wynette
TEMPTATIONS - Birmingham, Alabama
-Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, and Allie-Ollie Woodson all from Alabama
-One of the most successful groups in black music history
TONI TENNILLE-- Montgomery, Alabama
-Attended Auburn University
-Teamed with her husband to form one of the most popular duos of the 70s, Captain and Tennille.
-Earned "Record of the Year" Grammy for 1975 single, "Love Will Keep Us Together"
GORDON TERRY - Moulton, Alabama
-Performed with Bill Monroe, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Johnny Cash and many others
-He & Bob Wills were the first two inductees into the Fiddlers Hall of Fame in 1981
-Co-starred in TV series Sky King
WILLIE MAE "BIG MAMA" THORNTON - Montgomery, Alabama
-Her recording of "Hound Dog" was on the charts for 14 weeks while climbing to #1
-Her composition "Ball and Chain" was later recorded by Janis Joplin
THRASHER BROTHERS - Heflin, Alabama
-Best known for their career as Gospel singers yet they also performed Country & Opera
-Received five Grammy Awards
-Biggest hit "One Day At A Time" in 1975
THE TRENIERS-- Mobile, Alabama
-Billed as the longest running act in the Las Vegas lounge circuit
-Entertained audiences for over four decades, performing in Carnegie Hall, the London Palladium, and hotel and nightclub showrooms in Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City, Miami, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Cape Cod
AL TURNEY - Falkville, Alabama
-Writer of Don Williams' #1 hit "I Wouldn't Want To Live If You Didn't Love Me" in 1974
-Wrote hits for Mel Street and Ricky Lynn Greg
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date Of Birth | Date Of Death | Place Of Birth | Home |
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| TC Fan | Rock | Group | Sheffield, AL | ||||
| Take 6 | Gospel, A Cappella | Group | Huntsville, AL | ||||
| Tarlton, Jimmie | Country, Blues | Guitar | Tom Darby | May 8, 1892 | Nov. 29, 1979 | Chesterfield Co., SC | Phenix City, AL |
| Tartt, Ruby Pickens | Folk | Music Historian | John & Alan Lomax | 1880 | Nov. 29, 1974 | Livingston, AL | |
| Tarver, Walter | Jazz, R&B | Guitar | Leon McMullins, Cleve Eaton | Walker Co., AL | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Tate, Cinjun | Rock | Vocals | Remy Zero | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Tate, Shelby | Rock | Vocals, Guitar | Remy Zero | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Tate, Terry | R&B | Vocals | Babies Having Babies | Jasper, AL | |||
| Tatum, Dale | Country, R&B | Guitar | John Conlee, Leon Everette, Joe Nichols, Mel McDaniel, Janie Fricke | Sept. 1, 1959 | Tuscumbia, AL | ||
| Taylor, Billy | Country | Trumpet | Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Wills | 1932 | Tuscaloosa, AL | ||
| Taylor, Carmol | Country | Songwriter, Vocals | Sept. 5, 1931 | Dec. 5, 1986 | Brilliant, AL | ||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Taylor, Jesse | Jazz | Saxophone | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Taylor, Landon | Country | Guitar | Clay Walker | 1962 | Jasper, AL | ||
| Taylor, Sam | R&B, Blues | Starliters, Otis Redding | Mobile, AL | ||||
| Taylor, Velma | Gospel | Manager | Blind Boys of Alabama | 1923 | AL | ||
| Telluride | Rock | Group | 1977 | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Temptations | R&B, Pop | Group | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Tennille, Frank | Jazz, Big Band | Vocals | Bob Crosby and the Bobcats | Montgomery, AL | |||
| Tennille, Toni | Pop | Vocals | Captain & Tennille | May 8, 1943 | Montgomery, AL | ||
| Terrell | Rock | Group | AL | ||||
| Terrell, Allen | Rock | Guitar, Songwriter | Group Terrell | 1965 | Albertville, AL | ||
| Terrell, Newman C. | Jazz | Saxophone, Educator | Fess Whatley | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Terrell, Wilbur | R&B | Drums, Songwriter | Clarence Carter | Jan. 29, 1943 | Carrollton, GA | Montgomery, AL | |
| Terry, Gordon | Country | Fiddle | Oct. 7, 1931 | April 10, 2006
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Decatur, AL | Moulton, AL | |
| Thatcher, Donna | Rock, Christian | Vocals | aka Godchaux, Grateful Dead | Aug. 22, 1947 | Sheffield, AL | ||
| Third Door | Pop, Rock | Group | Holly Pond, AL | ||||
| Thomas, Hugh | Choral | Piano | Andre Kostelanetz | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Thomas, Joe | R&B | Vocals, Producer, Songwriter | Stage name "Joe" | Columbus, GA | Opelika, AL | ||
| Thomas, Olice | Gospel | Baritone Vocals | Blind Boys of Alabama | May 5, 1926 | Gainesville, AL | ||
| Thomas, Robert | Blues | Vocals, Guitar | Albert Macon | 1929 | AL | Tuskegee, AL | |
| Thomas, Shawn | Pop | Vocals | Russellville, AL | ||||
| Thompson, H.O. | Jazz | Trombone, Arranger | Fess Whatley | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Thompson, Harry | Classical | Violin, Conductor | Nov. 8, 1920 | Medan, Sumatra | Mobile, AL | ||
| Thompson, Harvey | R&B, Country, Pop | Saxophone | Lyle Lovett, Muscle Shoals Horns | May 12, 1941 | Lauderdale, MS | Florence, AL | |
| Thompson, Harvey Jr. | R&B, Jazz | Keyboards | May 17, 1963 | Florence, AL | |||
| Thompson, Junior | Rock | Vocals, Guitar | Tune Records | Jan. 25, 1937 | Aug. 28, 1978 | Florence, AL | |
| Thompson, Terry | Rock | Songwriter, Guitar | FAME Studios | 1941 | Nov. 10, 1965 | Amory, MS | Florence, AL |
| Thorn, Paul | Country | Songwriter | |||||
| Thorn, Stan | Country | Keyboards | Shenandoah | Muscle Shoals, AL | |||
| Thornton, Calvin | Gospel | Keyboards, Vocals | Tony Gore & Majesty | Feb. 11, 1974 | Montgomery, AL | ||
| Thornton, Keith | Gospel | Vocals | Dixie Echoes, Eva Mae LeFever | 1963 | Feb. 18, 2000 | Florence, AL | |
| Thornton, Marsha | Country | Vocals | Oct. 22, 1964 | Florence, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Thornton, Willie Mae "Big Mama" | R&B | Vocals, Harmonica, Drums | Dec. 11, 1926 | July 25, 1984 | Ariton, AL | ||
| Thorworth, Rob | Rock | Guitar, Vocals | Gravy | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Thrasher Brothers | Gospel, Country | Group | 1948 | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Thrasher, Andrew | R&B | Vocals | The Drifters | Wetumpka, AL | |||
| Thrasher, Buddy | Gospel, Country | Tenor Vocals | Thrasher Brothers | April 4, 1940 | Clay Co., AL | Birmingham, AL | |
| Thrasher, Gerhart | R&B | Vocals | The Drifters | Wetumpka, AL | |||
| Thrasher, Jim | Gospel, Country | Baritone Vocals | Thrasher Brothers | Dec. 26, 1937 | Heflin, AL | ||
| Thrasher, Joe | Gospel, Country | Vocals | Thrasher Brothers | 1942 | Heflin, AL | ||
| Thrasher, Neil | Country | Vocals | Thrasher-Shiver | ||||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Three On A String | Folk | Group | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Thurman, N.C. | Rock | Keyboards | Decoys | Muscle Shoals, AL | |||
| Tibbs, Daryl | R&B, Pop | Percussion | Donna Summer, Brian McKnight | Huntsville, AL | |||
| Tilley, Chuck | Country | Drums | Lee Greenwood, Sixwire | 1964 | Tuscaloosa, AL | ||
| Tillman, Charlie D. | Gospel | Composer, Publisher | Mar. 20, 1861 | Sept. 2, 1943 | Tallasee, AL | ||
| Timberlake, Sam | Gospel, Classical | Vocals | Huntsville Symphony Orch. | Decatur, AL | |||
| Todd, Billy | Gospel | Bass Vocals | FL Boys, Dixie Echoes | Sept. 26, 1929 | Sylacauga, AL | ||
| Tolbert, Glenn | Bluegrass | Guitar | Oneonta, AL | ||||
| Tolbert, Israel | R&B | Vocals, Keyboards | aka 'Lil Popper Stopper | 1943 | Bullock Co., AL | Montgomery, AL | |
| Tomberlin, Bobby | Country | Songwriter | Diamond Rio | Luverne, AL | |||
| Tomlinson, Marie | R&B, Country, Pop | Background Vocals | aka Marie Lewey, Muscle Shoals Studios | Muscle Shoals, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Tona, Johnny | Country | Fiddle | Rex Griffin | Sept. 20, 1924 | Braddock, PA | Gadsden, AL | |
| Toney, Jack | Gospel | Vocals, Piano | Statesmen Quartet, The Florida Boys | Aug. 24, 1933 | April 14, 2004 | Boaz, AL | |
| Toney, Oscar Jr. | R&B | Vocals | May 26, 1939 | Selma, AL | |||
| Towles, John | Country, Pop | Producer, Promoter | Capitol Records | July 18, 1928 | Hanceville, AL | Sheffield, AL | |
| Townsend, Jack | Country | Grand Ole Opry | Tuscumbia, AL | ||||
| Townsend, John | Pop, Rock | Vocals | Sanford/Townsend Band | April 8, 1946 | Tuscaloosa, AL | ||
| Trammell, Mark | Gospel | Baritone Vocals | Gold City | May 11, 1959 | Searcy, AR | Gadsden, AL | |
| Treble Creek Bluegrass Boys | Bluegrass | Group | Owens Cross Roads, AL | ||||
| Trenier Twins | R&B, Rock | Group | Mobile, AL | ||||
| Trenier, Claude | R&B, Rock | Vocals | Treniers | July 14, 1919 | November 17, 2003 | Mobile, AL | Las Vegas, NV |
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Trenier, Cliff | R&B, Rock | Vocals | Treniers | July 14, 1919 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Trenier, Milt | R&B, Rock | Treniers | Jan. 19, 1930 | Mobile, AL | |||
| Tribble, Kim | Country | Songwriter | Florence, AL | ||||
| Triplett, James Lamar | Marching Band | Conductor | Band Masters Hall of Fame | April 24, 1918 | Gadsden, AL | Bessemer, AL | |
| TRUSTcompany | Rock | Group | formerly 41 Down | Montgomery, AL | |||
| Truth | Gospel | Group | Roger Breland | Mobile, AL | |||
| Turk, Travis | Country | Engineer, Producer, Publisher | Jimmie Buffett, Doobie Brother | Oct. 3, 1945 | Birmingham, AL | Mobile, AL | |
| Turner, Arthur Lee | Gospel | Vocals | Dunham Jubilee Singers | Leeds, AL | |||
| Turner, Jack | Country | Vocals | Alabama Jubilee | 1921 | Montgomery, AL | ||
| Turney, Al | Country | Songwriter | Nov. 29, 1941 | Falkville, AL | |||
| Tuscaloosa Horns | Jazz, Pop, Rock | Group | Birmingham Studios | 1979 | Tuscaloosa, AL | ||
| Tutwiler, Julia | Classical | Songwriter | AL State Song | 1841 | 1916 | Montevallo, AL | |
| Tyn Tymes | Rock | Group | Gadsden, AL | ||||
| Tyree, Neilan | Broadway | Vocals | "Big Noise of '92" Play | Florence, AL |