The Bama Band

The Bama Band
Origin	USA
Genres	Country
Years active	1982-present
Labels	Oasis, Soundwaves, Compleat, Mercury Nashville, Capitol Nashville, Ginnin' Cotton
Associated acts	Hank Williams, Jr.
Members	Lamar Morris Wayne "Animal" Turner "Cowboy" Eddie Long Jerry McKinney Ray Barrickman William Claude Marshall Billy Earheart
Past members	Paul Eugene "Dixie" Hatfield Vernon Derrick

The Bama Band is an American country music group composed of Lamar Morris (vocals, guitar), Wayne "Animal" Turner (guitar), Clifford E. "Cowboy" Eddie Long (steel guitar), Jerry McKinney (saxophone), Vernon Derrick (fiddle), Ray Barrickman (bass), Billy Earheart (keyboards) and William Claude Marshall (drums). For more than twenty years, The Bama Band were the backing band for Hank Williams, Jr.^[1] The Bama Band was nominated twice for Band of the Year by the Academy of Country Music.^[2] They also found success on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the 1980s with singles like "Dallas," "Tijuana Sunrise" and "What Used to Be Crazy." An eponymous album released on Compleat Records in 1985 charted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.^[3]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	US Country	Label
1985	The Bama Band	61	Compleat
1988	Solid Ground	—	Mercury
1990	Takin' Off the Edge	—	Capitol
2004	Beale St. Boogie	—	Ginnin' Cotton

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions		Album
		US Country	CAN Country
1982	"Dallas"	54	—	singles only
1983	"Tijuana Sunrise"	56	—
1985	"What Used to Be Crazy"	60	—	The Bama Band
1986	"I've Changed My Mind"	70	—
1987	"Suddenly Single"	64	—	single only
1988	"Southern Accent"	71	—	Solid Ground
	"Real Old-Fashioned Broken Heart"	69	—
1989	"When We Get Back to the Farm"	87	—
1990	"She's Movin' In"	—	93	Takin' Off the Edge
	"My Reckless Heart"	—	—

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1988	"Real Old-Fashioned Broken Heart"	Mac Bennett/Jim May
1990	"My Reckless Heart"

References

1. The Bama Band Biography
2. Billy Earheart
3. The Bama Band Charts & Awards

External links

• The Bama Band at Allmusic