As Muscle Shoals Sound’s operations manager, Ana Hyde has booked recording sessions for stars like Lana Del Rey and The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, A-list producer Dave Cobb and actor/musician Kiefer ...

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Little Muscle Shoals, Alabama boasts a giant legacy as the birthplace of blues, "Brown Sugar" and miraculous American icons. Helen Keller, W.C. Handy and Sam Phillips were each born along this sleepy ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Muscle Shoals holds an outsized place in the history of American music. Known for two legendary recording studios – Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and FAME Studios – the town has ...

SHEFFIELD, Ala. (TENNESSEE VALLEY LIVING) - There’s a place nestled in North Alabama that’s world-renowned as a hub for creating music magic. The Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, founded by The Swampers in ...

None of the session musicians knew the song, and they couldn’t find a copy anywhere locally. They needed to hear it, though. Because Rod Stewart wanted to record a cover of “The First Cut is the ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is celebrating the legendary music of Muscle Shoals, AL, with its newest major exhibition, Muscle Shoals: Low Rhythm Rising, now open through March 2028. The ...

Most people of a certain age recall Boz Scaggs for his 1976 breakthrough album, Silk Degrees. With hits like “Georgia,” “Lido Shuffle” and — the number three hit — “Lowdown,” it was a must-own album ...

MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala (WHNT) — Certified Chief Meteorologist Danielle Dozier drove out to Muscle Shoals to visit FAME Recording Studios for Weather Wednesday. Weather Wednesday is when Danielle drives to ...

In the 1960s and 1970s, artists flocked to the banks of the Tennessee River to capture a swampy, soulful sound unlike anything else. Aretha Franklin recorded her breakthrough single “I Never Loved a ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville is turning its attention to a little Alabama town that quietly shaped the soundtrack of generations. On November 14, 2025, the museum will open ...