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Barry Edward Beckett (February 4, 1943 – June 10, 2009) was an American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder.He is best known for his work with David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, and Roger Hawkins, his bandmates in the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which performed with numerous notable artists on their studio albums and helped define the "Muscle Shoals sound".
Barry Beckett— keyboards; Roger Hawkins— drums; David Hood— bass; Jimmy Johnson— guitar; Affectionately called The Swampers, but later officially adopting the name The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, this group achieved extraordinary success as one of the best-known group of session musicians of their era.
- 1960s-1980s
- Muscle Shoals, Alabama, U.S.
Aug 16, 2023 · By Amy Beeman / Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 10:22 am EST. The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, also known as The Swampers, consisted of four men you've definitely heard — but likely never heard of. Session musicians David Hood on bass, Barry Beckett on keyboards, Jimmy Johnson on rhythm guitar, and Roger Hawkins on drums played on scores of hit ...
- Amy Beeman
The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (Roger Hawkins, Jimmy Johnson, Barry Beckett, and David Hood, often affectionately called "the Swampers") is widely regarded as one of the most important American recording… Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 1980s. Formed. 1967 in Muscle Shoals, AL. Genre. Pop/Rock, Blues, R&B. Styles.
Dec 23, 2017 · The Swampers was the nickname of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section—Barry Beckett (keyboards), Roger Hawkins (drums), David Hood (bass), and Jimmy Johnson (guitar)—one of the most respected and sought after session groups from the late 1960s onward.
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Aug 16, 2009 · It was Russell who gave the studio band the nickname the Swampers, which was memorialised in Lynyrd Skynyrd's hit Sweet Home Alabama, and three Swampers (Beckett included) appeared with an...
Jan 18, 2018 · The Swampers at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. Eventually the Swampers—which also includes guitarist Jimmy Johnson, drummer Roger Hawkins, and the now-deceased keyboardist Barry Beckett—tried to make a record with a couple of singers, but as Hood says, “It sounded like the singer, not us.”
