muscle shoals sound: The Sound of the Shoals - Part 3 - The Birth of Rock and Roll and Rhythm and Blues
- 11/16/09 08:57 AM
The Sound of the Shoals - Part 3 - The Birth of Rock and Roll and Rhythm and BluesPart Three of our series that explains why Muscle Shoals, Alabama is considered the "Hit Recording Capital of the World." The next generation of Shoals area music began when the legendary Sam Phillips began working as a broadcast engineer at WLAY radio in Muscle Shoals. He eventually relocated to Memphis, and on July 5, 1954, Phillips discovered a talent that could only be explained as "a white man who could sing with a black man's soul." Elvis Presley auditioned for Sam Phillips one … (0 comments)
muscle shoals sound: The Sound of the Shoals - Part 2 - Beginnings
- 11/12/09 03:53 AM
The Sound of the Shoals - Part 2 - BeginningsOn the banks of the Tennessee River in the northwest corner of Alabama, four small, thriving cities are joined together by a history that many of its own citizens have never explored. Many of the people in the area are completely unaware of the internation significance that this area, known as the Shoals Area, has had in the music industry throughout the world. Muscle Shoals, Alabama, the second largest of the four, has a unique place in music history that earned this nearly forgotten part of the country the title of "Hit … (1 comments)
muscle shoals sound: The Sound of the Shoals - Part 1 - Intro
- 11/12/09 02:40 AM
The Sound of the Shoals - Part 1 - Intro A few days ago I received an interesting tip. I was encouraged to begin using my Home Grown Real Estate blog to post about our local area. At first I thought it was a little silly to do so, but then I realized that I absolutely love our local history. I enjoy studying about the things that happened here, and I love telling people about it. I know my wife probably gets tired of hearing all the same stories over and over, but I just love telling them! I decided that … (0 comments)
The Sound of the Shoals - Part 3 - The Birth of Rock and Roll and Rhythm and BluesPart Three of our series that explains why Muscle Shoals, Alabama is considered the "Hit Recording Capital of the World."
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