As the leader of Alabama, Jeff Cook landed eight No. 1 songs on the country charts before being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease
Guitarist Jeff Cook, who co-founded the successful country group Alabama and steered it up the charts with such hits as “Song of the South” and “Dixieland Delight,” has died at 73.
Cook had Parkinson’s disease and disclosed his diagnosis in 2017. He died Tuesday at his home in Destin, Fla., said Don Murry Grubbs, a representative for the band.
Tributes poured in from country stars, including Travis Tritt, who called Cook “a great guy and one heckuva bass fisherman,” and Charlie Daniels, who tweeted that “Heaven gained another guitar/fiddle player today.
