1 songs on the country charts between spring 1980 and summer 1982, according to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Tributes poured in from country stars, including Travis Tritt who called Cook “a great guy and one heckuva bass fisherman,” and Jason Aldean, who wrote on Twitter: “ I got a chance to perform with him multiple times over the years and I will never forget it.” Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, added: “Everything he did was rooted in his deep love of music, a love he shared with millions.”Īs a guitarist, fiddle player, and vocalist, Cook-alongside cousins Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry-landed eight No. He died Tuesday at his home in Destin, Florida, said Don Murry Grubbs, a representative for the band. He was 73.Ĭook had Parkinson’s disease and disclosed his diagnosis in 2017. NEW YORK-Guitarist Jeff Cook, who co-founded the country group Alabama and steered them up the charts with such hits as “Song of the South” and “Dixieland Delight,” has died.
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