It's been 50 years since Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry and Randy Owen left the cotton farms of Alabama to play music in a Myrtle Beach bar called The Bowery. They've gone on to sell 80 million albums and change the face and sound of country music introducing rock style guitars, lights, pyrotechnics and sounds that has inspired many of today's biggest country stars. They've charted 43 #1 singles, including 21 in a row, and won dozens of CMA, GRAMMY®, and ACM Awards. They are members of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Musicians Hall of Fame and have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Exile formed in 1963 looking to play small clubs in Richmond, KY but has managed to top both the pop and country charts during their more than 50 year-long career. Their most successful hit, “Kiss You All Over,” spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard pop chart in 1978. In the early 1980's, Exile started to focus on country music. During their run on the country charts, Exile has successfully had ten No. 1 singles and many more top 20's. The five original members of the band reformed in 2008.