A story of 2 bands. True story.

Both were signed by the same major label on or around the same day. Both were, at that time, pretty much unknown bands. Both playing the bar circuit and small time gigs but had a substantial local following.

One band was playing the house gig at a bar in Myrtle Beach called The Bowery. That band, Alabama, went on to a string of number one hits and changed country music. They were innovative and original.

The other band, The Bill Lyerly Band release one song that barely cracked the top 100 and ended up back playing biker bars after the record company failed to renew their contract. Bill was good but he sounded too much like other country outlaws.... Waylon in particular.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQrxsGlWhKA this was at the same venue where our band at about the same time won a huge battle of the bands against 31 other bands from up and down the east coast.

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