Muscle Shoals

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click photo to enlarge		 There are 2 main music studios in the Muscle Shoals area, FAME and The Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. FAME is where it all started but the 4 main session musicians left FAME and went out on their own and that is where most of the hits were done. They started a studio at 3614 Jackson Highway in Sheffield Alabama. They were the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section given the nick name of The Swampers. It was really cool to see it and be there.. some of the music from my childhood was recorded in this area.  There was a documentary we watched about a year ago on Neflix but they have pulled it off. The only way you can see it now if to pay Amazon to buy or rent it.

click photo to enlarge		 The top two pictures were taken at Fame and the bottom 3 at 3614 Jackson Highway. We really enjoyed the tour at Jackson Highway because it was only us and one other person. At FAME they stuffed 35 people on the tour and it simply wasn't big enough for that many people. But what did they care they got the $10 from everybody. All in all the Muscle Shoals area was an interesting stop and the tour at Jackson Highway was very good. Some of the artists who have recorded in Muscle Shoals are; The Rolling Stones, Bob Seger, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, Percy Sledge, The Staple Singers, Clarence Carter and many others.

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