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The group became a professional band in 1972, adding drummer Bennett Vartanian and changing their name to Wildcountry. During this time, the group accepted a position playing at the now-defunct Canyon Land theme park near Fort Payne.
Bennett Vartanian. Dino Pastin. [ editar datos en Wikidata] Alabama es una banda estadounidense de música country y rock sureño formada en Fort Payne, Alabama en 1969.
John Bennett Vartanian, 58 of Fort Payne, passed away, causing Alabama fans from all over to put in calls to the Alabama Fan Club in Fort Payne, questioning the cause of his death, according to Misty Monroe with the club.
12 de jul. de 2023 · In 1972, they changed their name to Wildcountry and saw the addition of drummer Bennett Vartanian. After quitting their jobs to pursue music full-time, they went full throttle into the bar...
In 1972, they recruited friend of Jeff’s, Bennett Vartanian, as the band’s drummer. In 1973, the band moved from Fort Payne (Alabama) to Myrtle Beach (South Carolina), where they became the house band at a club called “The Bowery.”
9 de nov. de 2022 · Born on August 27, 1949, in Fort Payne, AL, Cook co-founded the band as in the early 1970s with his cousins — singer-guitarist Randy Owen and bassist Teddy Gentry — and drummer Bennett Vartanian.
Bennett Vartanian Drums, percussion 1972-1974. Jackie Owen Drums, percussion 1969-1972. Owen, Gentry, and Cook are all cousins who hail from Fort Payne, Alabama, and started making music together as children. As adults, they would become one of the best-selling bands of all time (across all genres).
