“TWO BOYS FROM FORT PAYNE — ONE HEARTBEAT THAT NEVER STOPPED.” ❤️ Randy Owen and Jeff Cook didn’t just start a band — they built a brotherhood. From the hills of Fort Payne, Alabama, they dreamed of singing songs that felt like home. Jeff’s guitar laughed while Randy’s voice prayed, and together they gave country music something it had never heard before: heart, harmony, and honesty. Through decades of touring, fame never changed them. Randy was the quiet soul, always grounding the music in faith and family. Jeff was the spark — his fiddle and smile could light up a whole stage. Even as Parkinson’s began to steal Jeff’s strength, he never stopped showing up. “Play one for me,” he’d say, and Randy always did. When Jeff passed, Randy kept that promise. At a hometown show, he sang “My Home’s in Alabama” — just him, a guitar, and the ghost of his best friend. No lights, no encore. Just love that still echoes through every note.
“TWO BOYS FROM FORT PAYNE — AND THE SONG THAT NEVER ENDED.” ❤️ Long before the spotlight, before the platinum…