Ever hear of Muscle Shoals? How about Aretha, Etta James, Percy Sledge, The Rolling Stones, and The Allman Brothers Band? How about the hits “Wild Horses,” “When a Man Loves a Woman,” and/or “Mustang Sally?”
Gregg Allman
These artists and many more made pilgrimages to the tiny river-town of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to record some of their biggest hits. They came seeking the “Muscle Shoals Sound.”
A confluence of luck, ambition, and talent flowed through the two squat, humble buildings of Fame Studio and Muscle Shoals Sound Inc.
Aretha Franklin at Muscle Shoals
This doc has everything—humor, a few “it’s just business” falling-outs, and some of the best music ever recorded.
