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May 20, 2021 · Hawkins was the founding drummer in the Swampers (the original name of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) when FAME Studios owner Rick Hall enlisted local Alabama musicians — Hawkins, guitarist ...
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Aug 13, 2021 · David Hood, bassist for the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, played on several Aretha Franklin albums. (Courtesy Allison Carter/The TimesDaily) David Hood, a bassist who played trombone on Franklin’s sole Muscle Shoals date, remembers that before Franklin came, Wexler played the band a recording of Franklin singing in her father’s church when ...
Sep 6, 2019 · Johnson was reportedly the first paid employee at Rick Hall’s FAME Recording Studios, initially sweeping the floors and making coffee. But the musician, who played his first paying gig at age 15, soon made his mark as a session guitarist, playing on sessions by the likes of Aretha Franklin, Etta James and Clarence Carter.
Jan 4, 2018 · On Jan. 2 around 7 a.m., Hall died at age 85 from cancer complications. He’s survived by wife Linda, and sons Rodney, Mark and Rick Jr., five grandchildren and a Muscle Shoals music legacy like ...
Even though the second rhythm section, referred to as the FAME Gang, would endure a few more months at FAME before they would strike out on their own (the first group left for greener pastures a couple years earlier), the Hey Jude album would be the last big commercial success for FAME studios with Johnson, Barry Beckett, Roger Hawkins, and ...
Mar 6, 2015 · Videos by American Songwriter American Songwriter spoke with venerable FAME Studios producer Rick Hall as he readies publication of his memoir The Man From Muscle Shoals, a book that documents his ...
