The Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama was home to many famous recordings. These four standout albums were just a few.

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WHNT) – A new exhibition dedicated to the sound of Muscle Shoals opened up a nearly three-year run at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville on Friday. The more than ...

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When 22-year-old Cherilyn Sarkisian arrived at Muscle Shoals Sound in April 1969, the owners and musicians there didn’t recognize her. Sarkisian, better known as Cher, was one of the most famous ...

In 1977, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio cofounder and Swampers guitarist Jimmy Johnson offered a local band called Jackson Highway a song called “Old Time Rock and Roll.” The band, named after Muscle ...

“In Muscle Shoals, American music crossed lines that weren’t supposed to be breached...Black and white sounds, R&B, blues, soul and country met between the banks.” In fact, eagle-eyed (eared?) ...

Regent Sound CEO, Robert Johnson discusses purchasing Billy Gibbons-Albert King THC Flying V Guitar & the missing Muscle Shoals 1971 Albert King Recordings LONDON ...

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 ...