Biography

Alabamas Heartland were formed by singer Jason Albert guitarist Craig Anderson and drummer Todd Anderson with lead guitarist Mike Myerson bassist Keith West and fiddler Chuck Crawford coming on board a little later to make the group a six-piece Citing influences as diverse as Johnny Cash ACDC Alabama Sam Cooke Van Halen Elvis Presley Otis Redding and the Beach Boys the band developed a strong regional following in the Huntsville AL region with their strong live shows Catching the eye of Lofton Creek Records Heartland signed a recording contract with the Nashville indie and was soon recording at Muscle Shoals Fame Studios with producer Walt Aldridge issuing a single I Loved Her First in 2006 The song written by Aldridge with Elliott Park is a poignant ballad of a fathers love for his daughter and seems destined to become a standard at country weddings and receptions until the end of time An album also called I Loved Her First followed later in 2006 Steve Leggett All Music Guide