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Hall changed the course of popular music history in the early 1960s when he opened his FAME Recording Studios in the tiny town of Muscle Shoals, Ala.—the first professional studio in the entire state. Hall's memoir is a fascinating tale of how he combined a love of country music and rhythm and blues with a band of talented local musicians ("The Swampers," immortalized in Lynyrd Skynyrd's hit "Sweet Home Alabama") to create "a safe haven where blacks and whites could work together in musical harmony," producing hits for many different musicians including Wilson Pickett, Joe Tex, Clarence Carter, Aretha Franklin, Paul Anka, and the Osmonds. The "Muscle Shoals Sound" created at FAME is often associated with the rival Muscle Shoals Sound Studio founded in 1969 by the Swampers after an acrimonious split with Hall. But the book firmly puts the spotlight on Hall's unique accomplishments, and provides a moving tale of Hall's rise from a poverty-stricken youth surrounded by "starvation, deaths, sickness, divorces, and tornadoes" to his nurturing of a regional sweet soul sound that exploded onto the national music scene. (Mar.)
The Man from Muscle Shoals: My Journey from Shame to Fame
This is the story of legendary record producer Rick Hall and his historic role in the development of the world-famous “Muscle Shoals Sound.” FAME Studios founder Hall, produced chart-topping hits from soul music to pop to country, for iconic stars like Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, and more. Now he tells his own story. The Man From Muscle Shoals: My Journey from Shame to Fame chronicles Hall's life, starting with his poor upbringing in Franklin County, Alabama and leading to the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. In 1971, he was named Billboard's Producer of the Year. Hall went on to earn international fame and in 2014, he received a Grammy for a lifetime achievement. The very popular 2013 documentary film, Muscle Shoals, profiled Hall's life and his career.
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The Man from Muscle Shoals: My Journey from Shame to Fame
This is the story of legendary record producer Rick Hall and his historic role in the development of the world-famous “Muscle Shoals Sound.” FAME Studios founder Hall, produced chart-topping hits from soul music to pop to country, for iconic stars like Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, and more. Now he tells his own story. The Man From Muscle Shoals: My Journey from Shame to Fame chronicles Hall's life, starting with his poor upbringing in Franklin County, Alabama and leading to the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. In 1971, he was named Billboard's Producer of the Year. Hall went on to earn international fame and in 2014, he received a Grammy for a lifetime achievement. The very popular 2013 documentary film, Muscle Shoals, profiled Hall's life and his career.
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BN ID: | 2940169165210 |
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Publisher: | Lantern Audio |
Publication date: | 09/22/2015 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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