Alabama music

Live bluegrass music and BBQ come together for Huntsville’s sixth annual tradition. The festival was originally created to showcase Southside Park when it first opened. Now, it’s purpose is to bring local bluegrass music and good food to the Huntsville community.

Rhythm and Blues (R&B) royalty is coming to Birmingham to put on a show. Billboard reintroduced R&B in the 1990s to categorize all music made by Black people that is not hip-hop. Lalah Hathaway, five-time GRAMMY award-winning singer, released her seventh studio album, VANTABLACK, two months ago ahead of her tour, which kicks off on Aug. 24 at the BJCC Concert Hall in Birmingham.

The city of Atmore is a small city in Alabama, home to less than 8,500 residents. This tiny area in Escambia County, however, is gearing up to host a big name in music.

The W.C. Handy Music Festival is returning to the Shoals. Music fans will join together by the thousands for the biggest tourism event in North Alabama.

Music lovers in North Alabama will experience the 1980s in Huntsville’s Orion Amphitheater. The Totally Tubular Festival is a tour themed around the 1980s.

Country music lovers will gather to honor country legend Hank Williams this year at the 45th annual Hank Williams Festival.

Tuscaloosa is home to the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Strip, the Black Warrior River and the original Dreamland Bar-B-Que. The lively community is also a base for local musicians creating original melodies, songs and compositions. They can often be found at Druid City Brewing Company during the taproom’s weekly Open Mic Night.

Music lovers have the opportunity to attend the Woodstock Music Festival on Saturday, May 18th. The festival is $20 per vehicle and family friendly for all ages. No coolers or pets are allowed but guests are highly encouraged to bring their own lawn chair. There will be dozens of food venders and concessions available.

The Opelika Songwriters Festival is expected to bring artists from across the country starting this Thursday and running through the weekend. The event also attracts music lovers from all over the Southeast.

A legendary gospel group from Alabama has once again been celebrated. The Blind Boys of Alabama won another Grammy earlier this week for their 2023 album “Echoes of the South” in the category of Best Roots Gospel Album. Not only was the album recorded in Sheffield, but it was released on Florence record label Single Lock Records.