Teddy Gentry: Biography in Details
Who is Teddy Gentry?
Теddу Gеntrу is a known American bassist and singer-songwriter. He is best known as co-founder, vocalist, and bass player of a country-rock band, Alabama.
Alabama is recognized as the greatest and most successful country-rock band and is enlisted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019. He is also the owner of the ‘Bent Tree Farms’ a cattle business.
Who are the parents of Teddy Gentry?
Teddy Gentry was born in Fort Payne, Alabama, the United States on 22 January 1952. Gentry is 71 years old as of 2023 and he maintains an American nationality. He holds a Caucasian ethnicity and According to the astrologers, Capricorn is his birth zodiac sign.
Teddy Gentry has not opened up detailly about his parents, siblings, and educational life.
Teddy Gentry- Professional Life, Careers
Teddy Gentry formed the band along with guitarists Randy Owen and Jeff Cook in Fort Payne, Alabama in 1969 who are cousins by relations too. Soon, their other cousin, Jeff Cooked became a member of the band.
In the early time, their band was named ‘Wild Country’ and they late changed the name of the band to ‘Alabama’ in 1977.
In the same year, their debut single, ‘I Want to Be with You Tonight’ was released and peaked 78 on the Billboard Hot County Songs charts.
Likewise, in 1979 Mark Herndon was added to the band. After a year, there ‘I Wanna Come Over ‘which got first radio hit and enlisted in the Top 40 in the Billboard country chart.
Their other release, ‘Tennessee River’ reached a high position on the Billboard Hot County Singles Chart. Their other singles include, ‘Dixieland Delight’ in 1983, ‘First Degree’ in 1981, and ‘Song of the South’ in 1988.
Similarly, their other release, ‘Jukebox in My Mind’ ranked top in the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for more than four weeks.
Alabama is worldwide famous for its mixture of Southern rock and traditional country music with elements of gospel, pop music, folk, and bluegrass.
Teddy Gentry’s combined band, ‘Alabama’ won the Grammy Awards twice for the Best Country Performance by a Duo with vocals for ‘Mountain Music’ and ‘The Closer You Get in 1983 and 1984.
Bent Tree Farms
Besides being a singer and musician, Gentry owns a ‘Bent Tree Farms’ too. He bought the 60 Acres farm from his grandfather after getting his first cheque of 61K USD from RCA in 1980.
Teddy Gentry formed a high breed of cattle known as the South Poll breed in 1989 by combining the finest genes of the maternal Bos Taurus. South Poll breed is a four-way cross of Red Angus, Barzona, Senepol, and Hereford.
Teddy Gentry- Net worth, Salary
The net worth of bassist and musician, Teddy Gentry is estimated to be around 6 million USD. However, Gentry has not revealed his salary and income.
Teddy Gentry- Rumors, Controversy
Teddy Gentry has not been part of rumors and controversies up to date as he is able to maintain a clean profile.
What are the body stats of Teddy Gentry?
There is no info on Gentry’s body measurements including his height and weight.
Similarly, Teddy Gentry has black-colored hair and a couple of hazel-grey eyes.
He has an amazing personality with a great beard on his face.
Social Media
Teddy Gentry is active on Twitter with more than 1.7 K followers while there is an official Facebook page under his name, which is enriched with more than 37 K followers.
Similarly, there is also a youtube channel titled under his band, Alabama which has garnered about 301 K subscribers.
He is not available on Instagram.
Teddy Gentry’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | January | Monday |
| 2025 | January | Wednesday |
| 2026 | January | Thursday |
| 2027 | January | Friday |
| 2028 | January | Saturday |