“HE SAID THEY’D SING IT ONE MORE TIME — AND IN A WAY, THEY STILL DO.” When Jeff Cook passed on November 7, 2022, Randy Owen admitted, “I hurt in a way that’s hard to explain.” After more than five decades side by side, they were more than members of Alabama — they were family. Jeff had a rare gift, able to make any instrument come alive, but what Randy misses most isn’t the sound itself. It’s the harmony only Jeff could create, the magic that made their music feel like home. Randy once said he wished they could sing “My Home’s in Alabama” together just one more time. And somehow, every time that song drifts through the speakers, it feels like they’re still there — the two of them, blending their voices beneath the same Southern skies, keeping the promise in a way only music can.
Introduction: When Jeff Cook passed away on November 7, 2022, Randy Owen quietly admitted, “I hurt in a way that’s hard to…