Alabama, Montgomery Gentry, 7 p.m. Aug. 28, Service Electric Grandstand Stage, The Great Allentown Fair. Alabama is an American country music band formed in Fort Payne, Ala., in 1969. The band was founded by Randy Owen, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and his cousin Teddy Gentry, bass, backing vocals, and were joined by cousin Jeff Cook, lead guitar, fiddle, keyboards. Cook died in 2022. Alabama’s biggest success came in the 1980s, when the band had 27 country No. 1 hits and seven multi-platinum albums. Alabama’s first single, “Tennessee River,” began a streak of 21 country No. 1 singles, including “Love in the First Degree” (1981), “Mountain Music” (1982), “Dixieland Delight” (1983), “If You’re Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)” (1984) and “Song of the South” (1988). The band’s popularity waned slightly in the 1990s, although they continued to produce hit singles and multi-platinum albums. Alabama disbanded in 2004 following a farewell tour and two albums of inspirational music, but reunited in 2010 and has continued to record and tour worldwide. Alabama has had more than 40 No. 1 singles and 12 Top 10 albums, including 10 that peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. Alabama has sold more than 75 million records, making them the most successful band in country music history. This will be Alabama’s 10th time performing at The Great Allentown Fair. They performed in 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995 and 2002. Montgomery Gentry features Eddie Montgomery. Troy Gentry died in a helicopter crash, in Medford, N.J., in 2017.