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Alabama released the song If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band). Date of release: 1984.

Release date: 1984

Duration: 03:33

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The song is about a band playing in Texas and the importance of having a fiddle in the band. When they performed without a fiddle, a cowboy in the audience told them they were missing something. They quickly realized their mistake and played a fiddle song that had everyone dancing. In fact, the song says that if you want to play in Texas, you have to have a fiddle in your band to get the audience excited.

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Alabama - Short Biography

Alabama is an American country music group, first formed under the name Wildcountry. The band was formed in the state of Alabama in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry. Later, another cousin, Jeff Cook, joined the duo. In 1977, the group was renamed Alabama. The group had its greatest success in the 1980s, with over 25 number ones on the charts. Their first hit single on RCA Records was "Tennessee River".

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If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) is a classic country music hit written by Murry Kellum and Dan Mitchell. It was recorded by the famous American country music band Alabama and released in July 1984 as the B-side of their third single from the album Roll On. Although "I'm Not That Way Anymore" was released as the A-side, radio programmers preferred the B-side, and the song became Alabama's fourteenth consecutive number one single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart. The song celebrates fiddle music and its importance in creating an authentic country sound.

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