was a founding member with cousins Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry of Alabama, the popular country music band that rose to prominence in the late ’70s and ’80s with such hits as “Tennessee River,” “Dixieland Delight,” “Song Of The South,” “Mountain Music,” “Feels So Right,” and more. The group amassed more than 41 No. 1 singles and 12 top 10 albums and is credited with selling more, the group kept his gear on the road in case he was able to show up for sporadic appearances. A title song he co-wrote for their 2015 album, , became an anthem directly related to his condition. “After I got the Parkinson’s diagnosis, people would quote the song to me and say, ‘No bad days,’” Cook told in a 2019 interview. “They write me letters, notes, and emails and they sign ‘No Bad Days.’ I know the support is there. They join me. People I don’t know come up to me and say, ‘How ya feeling?’ You just got to live it every day and take it as it comes. Prayer does work. And I know there was a lot of praying going on.” Cook passed away Nov. 7 at age 73 at his home in Destin, Florida.
