Muscle Shoals Sound Studio

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Title | Muscle Shoals Sound Studio |
Author | Audiopedia |
Duration | 3:19 |
File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=JGpi32s-ISA |
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The Muscle Shoals Sound Studio was formed in Sheffield, Alabama, in 1969 when a group of four session musicians called The Swampers decided to leave the nearby FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals to create their own recording set-up.
The four, Barry Beckett (keyboards), Roger Hawkins (drums), Jimmy Johnson (guitar) and David Hood (bass), then became known as The Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm Section and were the first rhythm section to own a studio and eventually run their own publishing and production companies. Their backing and arrangements have been heard on many recordings, including major hits from Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, and the Staple Singers, but a wide range of artists in popular music recorded hit songs and complete albums at the studio. They are referred to as "the Swampers" in the lyrics of Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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