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Cause of death revealed for reality TV celebrity chef who died at 55

Anne Burrell died by suicide, according to the New York Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

The chief medical examiner listed the cause of death as “acute intoxication due to the combined effects of diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine, and amphetamine” (per the New York Times).

Burrell, a former restaurant chef who hosted the Food Network’s “Secrets of a Restaurant Chef” and co-hosted “Worst Cooks in America,” was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in her Brooklyn home on June 17.

Authorities pronounced her dead at the scene. She was 55.

Beginning on Food Network on “Iron Chef,” Burrell served as sous-chef to Mario Batali from the show’s beginning in 2005.

She competed on “The Next Iron Chef Super Chefs” and was a contestant on “Chopped All-Stars Tournament.”

Her first headlining act came in 2010 as a co-host and mentor on the first season of the network’s “Worst Cooks in America,” which she led for 27 of its 28 seasons. She also hosted “Chef Wanted With Anne Burrell” and was a regular guest talent across Food Network’s programming, with appearances on “Rachael Ray,” “The Kitchen” and “Guilty Pleasures.”

Beyond television, Burrell served on the Garden of Dreams Foundation Advisory Board and was a celebrity ambassador for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. She opened her own restaurant, Phil & Anne’s Good Time Lounge, in Brooklyn in 2017.

The final season of “Worst Cooks in America,” which sees Burrell return to the series, debuts in July on Food Network. She co-hosted the episodes with chef Gabe Bertaccini.

“Anne was a remarkable person and culinary talent – teaching, competing and always sharing the importance of food in her life and the joy that a delicious meal can bring. Our thoughts are with Anne’s family, friends and fans during this time of tremendous loss,” the Food Network said in a statement after her death.

If you or anyone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.

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Massive ice cream recall includes Alabama: 110,000 cases could be contaminated with listeria

Florida-based Rich’s Ice Cream is recalling 110,292 cases of frozen dessert products due to Listeria contamination.

According to an alert from the FDA, the desserts were distributed to Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. They were also sold in Nassau, Bahamas.

The recall affects the following products:

  • Chocolate Crunch Cake Bars
  • Strawberry Shortcake Bars
  • Rich Bars
  • Crumbled Cookie Bars
  • Orange Cream Bars
  • Fudge Frenzy Bars
  • Cotton Candy Twirl Bars
  • Savagely Sour Blue Raspberry Bars
  • Savagely Sour Cherry Bars
  • Cool Watermelon Bars

A full list of the recalled desserts is available on the FDA website.

The agency has not issued a full press release for the recall, but the health alert is “ongoing.”

Other July recalls: Hundreds of boxes of blueberries could contain listeria

Hundreds of boxes of blueberries are being recalled due to possible listeria contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Georgia-based Alma Pak International LLC , has issued a voluntary recall on 400 boxes of its organic blueberries.

Listeria was found on one of the company’s products during routine testing.

The FDA has classified the recall as the highest risk, a Class I, meaning “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”

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Former Alabama prep standout earns place in 2025 ‘NFL Top 100’

For the second straight year, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen is a member of the “NFL Top 100.”

In its 15th year, “NFL Top 100” features a ranking for the league’s best 100 players as selected by the players for NFL Films.

On the 2025 list, Hines-Allen placed 63rd in the voting, the NFL revealed on Thursday. Last season, Hines-Allen held the 35th spot on the top-100 list.

An All-State wide receiver at Abbeville High School, Hines-Allen has been selected to the Pro Bowl twice in his six NFL seasons since joining the Jaguars from Kentucky as the seventh selection in the 2019 draft. A year after recording 17.5 sacks, Hines-Allen had eight sacks in 2024 to lift his career total to 53.

Using a new digital-first format this year, “NFL Top 100” is being revealed two players at a time every weekday on the social-media platform X until Sept. 1, when the top 10 players for 2025, as selected by their peers, will be announced on NFL Network at 7 p.m. CDT.

Hines-Allen is the fifth player from an Alabama high school or college to appear in this year’s rankings, with Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (Pinson Valley, Auburn) at No. 64, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (Alabama) at No. 82, New York Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams (Wenonah, Alabama) at No. 87, and Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama) at No. 91.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.

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Trump threatens to get popular daytime show canceled after co-host says he’s ‘jealous of Obama’

Another popular television throw is facing threats from Donald Trump a day after one of its co-hosts said the president is “jealous” of former President Barack Obama.

“The View” co-host Joy Behar — long the subject of Trump’s ire — made the remark Wednesday while responding to Trump’s claim that Obama “wanted to lead a coup.”

Amid the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Trump on Tuesday alleged Obama orchestrated a plot against him, calling it “treason,” as he revived long-standing grievances over the Russia investigation and sought to deflect questions about the Epstein case.

Behar claimed Trump’s hatred of Obama stems from jealousy.

“The thing about [Trump] is he’s so jealous of Obama, because Obama is everything that he is not: trim, smart, handsome, happily married … and Trump cannot stand it,” Behar said. “It’s driving him crazy.”

In response, Trump administration spokesperson Taylor Rogers threatened to have “The View” canceled.

“Joy Behar is an irrelevant loser suffering from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. It’s no surprise that ‘The View’s ratings hit an all-time low last year. She should self-reflect on her own jealousy of President Trump’s historic popularity before her show is the next to be pulled off air,” Rogers said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

The threat comes after Paramount canceled “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert following a multi-million-dollar settlement with Trump.

On social media, the president took glee in the show’s cancellation.

“I absolutely love that Colbert’ got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next,” Trump posted, referring to ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!.”

“Has even less talent than Colbert! Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show,” referring to “The Five” co-host Greg Gutfeld on Fox News and “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon.

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Alabama prison lawyers kicked off case for faking citations with ChatGPT: ‘Recklessness in the extreme’

Three of the private attorneys representing Alabama’s prison system have been publicly reprimanded by a federal judge for using fake legal citations.

The scathing order said lawyers Matthew Reeves, William Cranford and William Lunsford filed court records with citations that were “hallucinations” from Chat GPT, the popular generative artificial intelligence app.

“In simpler terms, the citations were completely made up,” wrote U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco on Wednesday.

The judge publicly reprimanded the lawyers and kicked them off the case, where they were representing the Alabama Department of Corrections over an inmate’s lawsuit. The lawyers will still be allowed to represent the prison system in other cases, including the lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice in 2020, although Reeves withdrew from that case several months ago.

She ordered the lawyers to provide a copy of the sanctions order to all of their clients, opposing lawyers, and judges in every case they’re working on. They were also ordered to give the order to every attorney in their law office, Butler Snow, a prestigious national law firm. The three lawyers sanctioned work in the Huntsville office.

Wednesday’s sanctions order will also be published in a federal legal publication.

“Fabricating legal authority is serious misconduct that demands a serious sanction,” wrote Manasco in her order on Wednesday. “In the court’s view, it demands substantially greater accountability than the reprimands and modest fines that have become common as courts confront this form of AI misuse.”

She also slammed the Alabama Department of Corrections for continuing to employ the attorneys. “And in any event, they have little effect when the lawyer’s client (here, an Alabama government agency) learns of the attorney’s misconduct and continues to retain him.”

Lunsford has represented the prison system for over two decades and has been designated a deputy Alabama Attorney General. The state has paid him $42 million for his services since 2020, according to state records, and is slated to pay out more.

The fake citations were used in a case that was originally filed in 2021 by an inmate at Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer. The inmate was stabbed multiple times in 2019 and 2020, according to his lawsuit.

The fake citations first came to light in May when an attorney for the inmate filed a motion questioning the references. At the time, Manasco tried to do her own searches for the citations but couldn’t find them. She ordered the Butler Snow attorneys to show why they shouldn’t be punished “for making false statements of fact or law to the court.”

In a filing on May 19, Lunsford explained what happened. “In short,” he explained, “attorney Matt Reeves used ChatGPT to obtain case citations in support of two arguments made in the motions at issue without verifying their accuracy, and those citations proved to be false.”

Lunsford said his team “deeply regret(s)” the mistake.

“It is unacceptable, embarrassing, and does not reflect the high regard we have for the Court, the judicial system, and all parties and counsel of record. We sincerely apologize to everyone involved.”

The judge said lawyers at Butler Snow should have known better, and she would be sending the issue to the Alabama State Bar.

“Even in cases like this one, where lawyers who cite AI hallucinations accept responsibility and apologize profusely, much damage is done,” wrote Manasco.

“This is recklessness in the extreme, and it is tantamount to bad faith,” she added.

Lunsford told the judge that the AI use was a “lapse in judgment, and we will do everything within our power to make sure it never happens again.”

In a declaration Lunsford submitted, he said the made up citations “do not reflect the nature or quality of work that I have worked for decades to ensure that every client receives.”

Lunsford has long represented the prison system, including in the lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice in 2020 over unconstitutional prison conditions and the excessive sexual and physical violence that happens inside.

Lunsford said the ChatGPT incident included “terrible decisions that led to an erroneous filing. We will ensure that this never occurs again.”

He said that when the motion with the fake citations was written in May, he was looped in via email from the two other lawyers on the case—but at the time, he said, he was inside a prison with “limited cell connectivity.” The other lawyers, Reeves and Cranford, filed the motion without his input.

Lunsford said he wasn’t aware of any of the attorneys in the firm using AI to prepare legal filings.

In his declaration, Reeves admitted the error. “In my haste to finalize the motions and get them filed, I failed to verify the case citations returned by ChatGPT through independent review in Westlaw or PACER before including them,” in their motion.

“I sincerely regret this lapse in diligence and judgment. I take full responsibility,” he said. “I relied on the AI-generated output without confirming that the citations were valid and applicable.”

“From this point forward, I will take whatever time necessary to ensure a thorough review of all filings for citation accuracy and reliability. I will never cite to legal authority without verifying its accuracy (with or without artificial intelligence), as has been my practice prior to these events.”

In her Wednesday order, the judge explained why she thought hefty sanctions were necessary. “As a practical matter, time is telling us – quickly and loudly – that (fines) are insufficient deterrents. In principle, they do not account for the danger that fake citations pose for the fair administration of justice and the integrity of the judicial system.”

In a declaration submitted in court records last month, Lunsford said he has never used any publicly accessible AI, including ChatGPT. In Cranford’s declaration, he said he had never used any publicly available AI, either.

In his declaration, Reeves said he’s never used Chat GPT for legal filings, except in this instance. He said after a court hearing on the issue, he’s been in talks with the University of Alabama’s law school professors to create a program to teach students on the risks of AI.

Butler Snow, the firm where the three reprimanded lawyers work, did a review of their other cases to make sure there were no other AI-generated citations or other issues. The firm reviewed 52 federal court cases, according to the judge’s order, and didn’t find any similar problems.

The firm also asked an independent group to do their own evaluation, and the group didn’t find any similar issues, either. Butler Snow incurred that cost, and didn’t bill the state.

As for Lunsford, the only attorney of the three to have a special deputy Alabama Attorney General designation, Manasco wrote:

“To be clear, the court’s finding in this regard is not simply a harsh inference: when it became apparent that multiple motions with his name in the signature block contained fabricated citations, Mr. Lunsford’s nearly immediate response was to try to skip the show cause hearing and leave the mess for someone else. And when the court compelled him to appear at the hearing, he paired his apology with an explanation in greater fullness of how very little work he personally puts in to be sure that his team’s motions tell the truth.”

“This cannot be how litigators, particularly seasoned ones, practice in federal court or run their teams.”

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JD Vance, Trump Jr. react to death of Hulk Hogan: ‘A great American icon’

JD Vance took to social media to call Hulk Hogan a “great American icon” as news broke of the WWE legend dying Thursday at the age of 71.

“Hulk Hogan was a great American icon,” the Vice President of the United States posted on X. “One of the first people I ever truly admired as a kid. The last time I saw him we promised we’d get beers together next time we saw each other. The next time will have to be on the other side, my friend! Rest in peace.”

Authorities in Clearwater, Florida, responded to a call Thursday morning about a cardiac arrest. Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Some of the biggest names is wrestling paid tribute on social media to the iconic wrestler.

Donald Trump Jr. also posted a tribute, calling Hogan a “legend.”

Hogan, also reality TV star, endorsed President Donald Trump in 2024 at the Republican National Convention for the presidential bid. In the 1980s, Trump had hosted WrestleManias featuring Hogan.

Hogan had said he made the decision to support the Republican candidate after seeing his combative, fist-pumping reaction to an attempted assassination on the campaign trail.

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The best-selling Nespresso VertuoPlus is on sale at Target this week

Nespresso, Breville and Target’s Hearth & Hand with Magnolia brand have all come together to create the most stylish Nespresso machine to date, and now it’s on sale just in time for back-to-school season.

Originally priced at $170, Target customers can get the black and white Nespresso VertuoPlus for just $118.99, a $51 discount overall. You’ll also get a free complimentary 12-pack of espresso pods in various flavors with this purchase.

Nespresso VertuoPlus

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The Nespresso VertuoPlus by Breville espresso machine is $51 off at Target this week.

$118.99 at Target

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According to Target, the Nespresso VertuoPlus by Breville and Hearth & Hand with Magnolia makes both coffee and espresso in a variety of sizes: 5-ounce and 8-ounce coffees, and single and double espresso shots. You can also pour over ice to create your favorite iced coffee drinks.

“The Nespresso VertuoPlus single-serve coffee maker and espresso machine brews four single-serve cup sizes just with the touch of a button. Each machine includes a complimentary welcome set with a range of Nespresso Vertuo capsules with unique aroma profiles,” Target’s product details state.

“Additional features include: an adjustable tray, large 40-ounce water reservoir, machine automatically ejects capsules after brewing; holds up to 10 used capsules, heat up time of only 15-20 seconds and energy-saving automatic shutoff after nine minutes of inactivity.”

Hearth & Hand with Magnolia is a Target-exclusive brand by Joanna Gaines. The home goods brand often collaborates with other popular brands such as Nespresso, KitchenAid, Owala and Stanley for unique, fun products only available at Target.

Those interested in this deal can checkout the full listing on Target’s website.

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New airport tenant for WWII hangar seen as ‘really exciting’ for Mobile’s aerospace future

A new investment in a Mobile airport facility could represent an important puzzle piece of the city’s aerospace future.

This week, the Mobile Airport Authority discussed a company’s plan not just to rent a World War II-era hangar, but to invest in “significant improvements.” The company likely will put $2 million to $2.5 million into the facility, which it will then rent to as-yet unidentified new tenants.

What makes the deal special is that the property involved isn’t at the Brookley Aeroplex, a site strongly associated with the 1940s war effort. It’s on the campus of Mobile Regional Airport in west Mobile.

The airport authority is building a new international terminal at Brookley Field, which is much closer to downtown and which provides far better interstate access for travelers. Upon its completion – currently projected for fall 2026 – commercial passenger traffic will shift from west Mobile to Brookley.

While backers say the swap will make Mobile much more competitive with other airports in the region, it does raise the question of how the potential of the west Mobile airfield will be used once passenger planes start flying into Brookley.

To have an outside company like Florida-based PPK Investment Group already booking space at Regional is “really exciting,” said Luckett Robinson, leader of the Mobile Airport Authority board. It also addresses a challenge he’s discussed with Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, he said.

“As chairman of the board, that is one of the things that I’ve told Sandy is going to be a big job in the next five years,” he said. “And that is reworking Regional for noncommercial aircraft uses. I mean, we’ve got our fixed base operations out there, we’ve got the Coast Guard out there, we have Airbus [Airbus U.S. Military Aircraft] out there, but we will need to find a lot more of those kinds of entities to relocate there.

“The good news is, there aren’t a lot of big airports like that, that have the real estate to really develop.”

“For us it was really exciting that a company like PPK was interested in this site,” continued Robinson. “I look at it as one of the first steps in bringing those kinds of important businesses to Regional. The airport authority, we have two missions. The first mission is to provide commercial air service to the greater South Alabama area. But our second mission is to become the leading aeronautical business hub in the United States. Airbus has propelled us rapidly to achieving that mission. But we’ve got to do it at both airports and you know, it’s exciting that PPK was interested in the other airport.”

A Florida-based investment company plans to invest an expected $2 million to $2.5 million in the renovation of a hangar at Mobile Regional Airport. The location, circled in yellow, is behind a city fire station on Airport Boulevard.Mobile Airport Authority/AL.com

The hangar in question isn’t as big as the cavernous Brookley facilities that Steven Spielberg once rented to film parts of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” It sits to the southeast of Regional’s runways. Passersby on Airport Boulevard might catch a glimpse of it behind a city fire station adjacent to the airfield. Robinson said it’s in the ballpark of 24,000 square feet. But it comes with key amenities such as ramp connections to the runways and plenty of aircraft parking space.

He said that at the height of the WWII effort, air traffic was so heavy at Brookley that some operations, such as training flights and some commercial flights, were pushed to what was then known as Bates Field. The hangar at Regional is a remnant of those days.

Robinson said the board authorized him to finalize and sign the lease deal at a meeting on Tuesday. He said he expects PPK to move quickly to start renovations. A timeline for their completion and the arrival of PPK’s first sublease tenant wasn’t yet definite, he said.

A rendering provided by Robinson shows the hangar bearing the logo of AirBOSS Hangars, a company that offers leases on corporate hangars and aircraft maintenance facilities.

Meanwhile, Robinson said, “we have more interest in Brookley than we probably have space.”

He attended the Paris Air Show earlier this year along with other Mobile Airport Authority personnel and city representatives, part of a larger Alabama delegation.

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Ric Flair, Sgt. Slaughter, WWE, others react to Hulk Hogan’s death: ‘No one will ever compare to you’

Hulk Hogan, the legendary WWE wrestler known for his mustache and ability to shred T-shirts and opponents, died Thursday at the age of 71.

In Clearwater, Florida, authorities responded to a call Thursday morning about a cardiac arrest. Hogan was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Support on social media for Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was immediate for perhaps the biggest star in WWE’s long history.

“I am absolutely shocked to hear about the passing of my close friend Hulk Hogan,” Ric Flair posted. “Hulk has been by my side since we started in the wrestling business. An incredible athlete, talent, friend and father! Our friendship has meant the world to me. He was always there for me even when I didn’t ask for him to be. He was one of the first to visit me when I was in the hospital with a 2 percent chance of living, and he prayed by my bedside. Hulk also lent me money when Reid was sick. No one will ever compare to you. Rest in peace, my friend!”

“WWE is saddened to learn WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away,” the WWE statement read. “One of pop culture’s most recognizable figures, Hogan helped WWE achieve global recognition in the 1980s.WWE extends its condolences to Hogan’s family, friends, and fans.

“He was the main draw for the first WrestleMania in 1985 and was a fixture for years, facing everyone from Andre The Giant and Randy Savage to The Rock and even company chairman Vince McMahon.”

“Say what you want about Hulk Hogan, but his impact on pro wrestling is undeniable,” Tony Shiavone posted. “RIP Hulkster. The end of an era.”

Hogan won at least six WWE championships and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.

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25 great songs from the last 10 years by Alabama musicians you may have missed

The last 10 years of Alabama music isn’t just defined by its biggest stars. Yes, several artists from here — including Jason Isbell, Waxahatchee, Flo Milli, Yung Bleu, Brittany Howard, Red Clay Strays and Jessie Murph — have found big audiences.

But less commercially successful bands and solo acts are also a big part of our state’s soundtrack.

Below are 25 great songs released since 2015 you may have missed by Alabama musicians. Of course, there are many more. This is just for starters. Can’t wait to hear all the great music coming out of Alabama the next 10 years.

“All Of Me” Billy Allen + The Pollies (2025)

Shoals-based quintet and (Netflix soundtrackers) wield fuzz-blues meets indie-R&B bliss .

“Drag” Bleaker (2019)

Defunct, North Alabama founded duo Bleaker wrapped fire-bomb subversion in radio-kiss melody.

“Appreciate Life” Shaheed and DJ Supreme (2023)

Elite conscious rap by long-running Birmingham duo Shaheed and DJ Supreme.

“When the Trumpet Sounds” The Underhill Family Orchestra (2018)

A welcome swampy take on indie-folk from Mobile.

“Flower in a Drought” Taylor Hunnicutt (2018)

Birmingham country rocker’s bluesy vocals can be a kiss or a fist and induce chills on the regular.

“Trix” Offchain (2023)

Huntsville-via-Decatur hard-rock band Offchain, formerly known as 53 Judges, sound like some lost album by Slash and Scott Weiland led supergroup Velvet Revolver.

“A Bad Hand” Them Dirty Roses (2024)

Nashville-via-Gadsden band Them Dirty Roses do beer-drinking and hell-raising Southern rock right.

“There You Are” Watch the Duck (2018)

Montgomery natives Jesse Rankins and Eddie Smith turned Pharrell Williams signed duo Watch The Duck crafted poppy R&B with hot-sauce swagger.

“Heavy Rubber Gloves” Hollywood Horses (2019)

If Go-Go’s vinyl melted onto a Breeders CD, now-defunct Birmingham band Hollywood Horses was what you’d get. Every song off their debut album “Funny Sexy Cool” is killer.

“Ebb & Flow” Victoria Jones (2019)

Intimate R&B lounge ballad from Huntsville singer/songwriter Victoria Jones.

“(In Remembrance of the) 40-Hour Week” Lee Bains & The Glory Fires (2022)

Birmingham-founded band’s “40-Hour Week” is “Street Fighting Man” via Springsteen, if The Boss was from Bama instead of Jersey.

“Let It All Go” LuQuire (2025)

During the ‘80s and early ‘90s, Tuscaloosa band Storm Orphans’ “Southern Soundgarden” sound made them hard-rock contenders. This year, Storm Orphans frontman Rusty LuQuire rebooted as a mononymous solo artist, releasing the sparkling country-soul single “Let It All Go.”

“FLEX sum” Mr. 88 (2017)

Vibrant, indie-tinged hip-hop by Mobile rapper Mr. 88.

“Cautionary Tale” Dylan LeBlanc (2016)

Shoals native Dylan LeBlanc’s mesmerizing vocals curl around strings-swept folk-pop.

“Wherever You Go” Dee White (2018)

Slapout, Alabama native Dee White’s silky vocals are a natural wonder. As heard on songs like “Wherever You Go,” his classic country music instincts, with production by Black Keys’ frontman Dan Auerbach, are right on, too.

“Twisted Blanket” Rob Aldridge & The Proponents (2022)

Tom Petty meets Replacements awesomeness from Shoals/Huntsville rockers Rob Aldridge & The Proponents, featuring former Drive-By Truckers guitarist Rob Malone and dearly departed local legend Stone Anderson on bass.

“In Love With The Memories” Bailey Ingle (2019)

Hoover singer/songwriter Bailey Ingle displayed radio-country talent on “In Love With The Memories.”

“First Song” Caroline Says (2018)

Huntsville native and watercolor-pop auteur Caroline Sallee, who records and performs as Caroline Says, is blog famous but she deserves wider acclaim.

“New Eyes” CBDB (2017)

Before going on hiatus in 2022, these Tuscaloosa jam-band tried on Afrobeat-spiked-reggae with their song “New Eyes.”

“Faithful” King Kwofi (2019)

Huntsville hip-hop with a jazz soul.

“Pills ‘n’ Paper” B.B. Palmer (2019)

Stoned balladry from Lee County outlaw-country singer B.B. Palmer.

“Talking to Yourself” Wanda Band (2020)

Fronted by Huntsville native Wanda Wesolowski, the Wanda Band’s top-shelf alt-rock’s wheelhouse for fans of Phoebe Bridgers and Snail Mail.

“Something To Do” Camacho (2022)

Dramatic alt-rock from Huntsville that takes cues from the likes of Smashing Pumpkins and Queen.

“The Deal” The Mulligan Brothers (2018)

Mobile band’s gypsy-jazz and parlor-music touches differentiated them from the 2010s Americana masses.

“Errol Flynn” Donnie Fritts (2015)

A bittersweet showbiz story-song, masterfully crooned by the late Donnie Fritts, a Muscle Shoals treasure.

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