Alabama 3 (known in the United States as A3) are an English music group from
Brixton. Formed by Jake “The Very Reverend Dr. D. Wayne Love” Black and Rob
“Larry Love” Spragg in 1995, the band’s ambitions aimed to connect the dots
between American roots music and England’s booming rave scene. They began
performing under the name First Presleyterian Church of Elvis the Divine but
quickly changed it to Alabama 3 and signed with One Little Indian Records in
1997. Later that year, their studio debut Exile on Coldharbour Lane climbed to
Number 12 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. The ...